US 12,342,227 B2
Automatic enabling ENDC (evolved universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN) new radio (NR)—dual connectivity for 4G long term evolution (LTE) evolved node B (eNB)
Avijit Bhattacharjee, Tokyo (JP); and Abhishek Kumar, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to RAKUTEN MOBILE, INC., Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 17/905,414
Filed by Rakuten Mobile, Inc., Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Jul. 11, 2022, PCT No. PCT/US2022/036634
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 1, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2024/015042, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 18, 2024.
Prior Publication US 2024/0205762 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/30 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 36/0069 (2018.08) [H04W 36/0058 (2018.08); H04W 36/304 (2023.05)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for automatically triggering Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) New Radio (NR)—Dual Connectivity (DC) (ENDC) enabling for a 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) evolved Node B (eNB), comprising:
receiving measurement reports at the 4G LTE eNB;
based on the measurement reports, determining by the 4G LTE eNB, a number of Automatic ENDC Enable (AEE) criterion being met during a predetermined time period is greater than a threshold; and
in response to the number of AEE criterion met during the predetermined time period being greater than the threshold, enabling ENDC for the 4G LTE eNB.