US 11,943,171 B2
Assigning physical block resources
Daniel Stewart Broyles, Olathe, KS (US); and Nagi A. Mansour, Arlington, VA (US)
Assigned to T-Mobile Innovations LLC, Overland Park, KS (US)
Filed by T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC, Overland Park, KS (US)
Filed on Dec. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/563,363.
Prior Publication US 2023/0208602 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 72/04 (2023.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 72/044 (2023.01); H04W 72/53 (2023.01)
CPC H04L 5/0071 (2013.01) [H04W 72/044 (2013.01); H04W 72/53 (2023.01)] 15 Claims
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1. A method for assigning physical resource blocks (PRBs) based on available bandwidth, the method comprising:
selecting a first segment of a spectrum available for wireless communication;
determining a first amount of bandwidth and a second amount of bandwidth;
determining a first standardized bandwidth that is greater than the first amount of bandwidth;
determining a second standardized bandwidth that is greater than the second amount of bandwidth;
computing a first bandwidth differential that is a difference between the first standardized bandwidth and the first amount of bandwidth;
computing a second bandwidth differential that is a difference between the second standardized bandwidth and the second amount of bandwidth;
determining that the first bandwidth differential and second bandwidth differential are part of a second segment not available for wireless communication;
assigning PRBs corresponding to the first amount of bandwidth without assigning PRBs corresponding to the first bandwidth differential;
assigning PRBs corresponding to the second amount of bandwidth without assigning PRBs corresponding to the second bandwidth differential;
aggregating the first amount and the second amount of bandwidth, wherein the first amount and the second amount of bandwidth are noncontiguous portions of bandwidth.