US 12,089,233 B2
Adaptive UE capability indicators
Anurag Thantharate, Kansas City, MO (US); Sreekar Marupaduga, Overland Park, KS (US); and Kavitha Swaminathan, Olathe, KS (US)
Assigned to T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC, Overland Park, KS (US)
Filed by T-Mobile Innovations LLC, Overland Park, KS (US)
Filed on Sep. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/479,899.
Prior Publication US 2023/0090225 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 72/51 (2023.01); H04W 8/24 (2009.01); H04W 24/10 (2009.01); H04W 72/542 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 72/51 (2023.01) [H04W 8/24 (2013.01); H04W 24/10 (2013.01); H04W 72/542 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating a wireless User Equipment (UE) to intelligently provide UE capability information, the method comprising:
network circuitry receiving a UE capability inquiry from a first wireless access node over a wireless communication link;
the network circuitry transmitting the UE capability inquiry to user circuitry;
in response to the UE capability inquiry, the user circuitry calculating Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that indicate performance of a first frequency band of the wireless communication link;
the user circuitry accessing UE capability information of the UE based on chipset functionality and enabled functionality in the UE wherein the UE capability information comprises a Radio Access Technology (RAT) Frequency Selection Priority (RFSP) information element that selects a first frequency band preference;
the user circuitry comparing the KPIs to performance thresholds for the first frequency band to determine when to modify the RFSP element;
when one or more of the KPIs trigger a corresponding performance threshold of the performance thresholds, the user circuitry generating intelligent UE capability information by modifying the RFSP information element to select a second frequency band preference based on the KPIs;
the user circuitry transmitting the intelligent UE capability information to the network circuitry;
the network circuitry transmitting the intelligent UE capability information to the first wireless access node over the wireless communication link in response to the UE capability inquiry; and
the network circuitry wirelessly exchanging data with a second wireless access node over a second wireless communication link configured based on the intelligent UE capability information to provide wireless communication service for the wireless UE.