US 12,082,177 B2
Methods and apparatus for intra-cell and inter-frequency mobility optimization and mitigation of session disruption in a quasi-licensed wireless system
Hossam Hmimy, Aurora, CO (US); Umamaheswar Kakinada, Carpentersville, IL (US); and Maulik 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 Aug. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/898,250.
Application 17/898,250 is a continuation of application No. 15/986,614, filed on May 22, 2018, granted, now 11,432,284.
Prior Publication US 2023/0007655 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 72/0453 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 72/0453 (2013.01) 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Computer readable apparatus comprising a non-transitory storage medium, the non-transitory storage medium comprising at least one computer program having a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions configured to, when executed on a processing apparatus, cause a computerized wireless access node apparatus to:
determine that one or more radio frequency (RF) carriers require at least one of (i) reclamation or (ii) reassignment;
identify a first wireless sector having the one or more RF carriers then-currently in use by at least one computerized wireless-enabled mobile device;
identify a second wireless sector and a target RF carrier associated therewith;
transmit first data to the at least one computerized wireless-enabled mobile device via use of the one or more RF carriers, the transmitted first data configured to cause the at least one computerized wireless-enabled mobile device to access, via an access protocol, the target RF carrier via the second wireless sector; and
transmit second data to the at least one computerized wireless-enabled mobile device via the target RF carrier, the second data confirming availability of the target RF carrier for use via the second wireless sector.