US 12,256,269 B2
Time-division communication analysis and bandwidth allocation in a wireless network
Abdulrauf Hafeez, Cary, NC (US); and Maulik V. Vaidya, Escondido, CA (US)
Assigned to Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Dec. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/075,726.
Application 18/075,726 is a continuation of application No. 16/924,498, filed on Jul. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,546,803.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/037,420, filed on Jun. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0102375 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 28/20 (2009.01); H04L 41/0896 (2022.01); H04L 41/5054 (2022.01); H04W 16/14 (2009.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04W 28/12 (2009.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04L 5/14 (2006.01)
CPC H04W 28/20 (2013.01) [H04L 41/0896 (2013.01); H04L 41/5054 (2013.01); H04W 16/14 (2013.01); H04W 24/02 (2013.01); H04W 28/12 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04L 5/14 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving first input indicating a first time-division duplex communication configuration of multiple time-division duplex communication configurations;
receiving second input indicating a second time-division duplex communication configuration of the multiple time-division duplex communication configurations;
via a spectral analysis, determining bandwidth efficiency associated with use of the first time-division duplex communication configuration and the second time-division duplex communication configuration;
wherein the spectral analysis includes: determining a time overlap portion in which the first time-division duplex communication configuration supports uplink wireless communications and the second time-division duplex communication configuration supports downlink wireless communications; and based at least in part on the determined time overlap portion, determining that simultaneous use of the first time-division duplex communication configuration by both first wireless stations and second wireless stations provides a higher bandwidth efficiency than simultaneous use of the first time-division duplex communication configuration by the first wireless stations and the second time-division duplex communication configuration by the second wireless stations; and
based on the spectral analysis, controlling assignment of the multiple time-division duplex communication configurations for use by the first wireless stations and the second wireless stations in a network environment.