US 12,267,899 B2
Apparatuses and methods for facilitating a selection between carrier aggregation and dual connectivity
Ye Chen, Marietta, GA (US); Wen Yang, Bellevue, WA (US); Hongyan Lei, Plano, TX (US); and Yupeng Jia, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on May 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/740,396.
Prior Publication US 2023/0371096 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 16/14 (2009.01); H04W 28/02 (2009.01); H04W 72/0453 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 76/15 (2018.02) [H04L 5/0073 (2013.01); H04W 16/14 (2013.01); H04W 28/0236 (2013.01); H04W 72/0453 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device, comprising:
a processing system including a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
obtaining a request for a communication service from a user equipment;
based on the obtaining of the request for the communication service from the user equipment, obtaining first data indicative of a plurality of factors, wherein the plurality of factors includes an indication of an amount of mobility of the user equipment;
based on the obtaining of the first data, analyzing the first data to determine that a first portion of the communication service should be provisioned to the user equipment utilizing a plurality of frequency bands, resulting in a first determination;
based on the first determination, selecting one of carrier aggregation or dual connectivity for providing the first portion of the communication service to the user equipment, resulting in a first selection; and
providing the first portion of the communication service to the user equipment in accordance with the first selection.