| CPC H04W 72/541 (2023.01) [H04W 24/02 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
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1. A method for avoiding interference by selecting an access technology for use during a communication session between a user equipment (UE) and a communication network that is capable of communication with two or more access technologies, comprising:
at a first Long Term Evolution (LTE) node having a first LTE service area that overlaps a Fifth-Generation Cellular Communication System (5G) coverage area, receiving 5G performance data from a plurality of UEs in the 5G coverage area to form aggregate 5G performance data;
calculating, with the aggregate 5G performance data, a 5G performance measure for one or more geographic subunits of the 5G coverage area;
designating a geographic subunit having a 5G performance measure outside a threshold range as a low 5G performance subunit;
managing, at the first LTE node, communication sessions to prevent use of 5G access technology with UEs located in the low 5G performance subunit
at a second LTE node having a second LTE coverage area that overlaps the 5G coverage area, receiving a second set of 5G performance data from the UEs in the 5G coverage area;
calculating, with the second set of 5G performance data, 5G performance measures for the one or more geographic subunits of the 5G coverage area;
designating the geographic subunit as a high 5G performance subunit for the second LTE node because the 5G performance measure for the geographic subunit is inside the threshold range; and
managing, at the second LTE node, communication sessions to allow use of 5G with UEs located in the high 5G performance subunit.
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