Beam selection for cellular access nodes

L Maggi, DK Nayak, S Kalyanasundaram - US Patent 11,425,591, 2022 - Google Patents
A solution for allocating N radio beam configurations to access nodes including, in some
embodiments, a method comprising storing a beam library defining a set of radio beam …

Managing deployment of a radio access technology

D Vivanco - US Patent 9,301,200, 2016 - Google Patents
An access node load distribution of a first radio access technology at a first time is received
from a plurality of access nodes, the first time comprising a first deployment time of a second …

Exchanging patterns of shared resources between machine-type and human traffic

K Balachandran, K Dimou, M Kazmi… - US Patent 10,314,103, 2019 - Google Patents
Techniques are disclosed for creating and using a pattern of radio resources to be shared in
a cell between devices using an enhanced-coverage mode and at least one other category …

Method and system of switching between coverage areas

JP Singh, B Khanka, SR Vargantwar… - US Patent 8,107,435, 2012 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND In a typical cellular radio communication system, an area is divided
geographically into a number of wireless coverage areas such as cells and sectors, each …

Enhanced mobility load balancing (MLB) with beam-specific handover

P Soldati, A Centonza, ILJ Da Silva - US Patent 11,902,846, 2024 - Google Patents
Embodiments include methods for beam-level mobility load balancing, MLB, in a radio
access network, RAN. Optionally, such methods include receiving (1810) measurement …

Robust selection of PRACH repetition level for MTC enhanced coverage

J Axmon, B Lindoff, S Thangarasa… - US Patent 10,123,356, 2018 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods are disclosed herein that relate to determining a coverage
scenario of a wireless device and determining an amount of resources to be used by the …

System and method for computing coverage set and resource allocation in wireless networks

S Ganu, GD Bhanage, P Narasimhan - US Patent 9,655,120, 2017 - Google Patents
The present disclosure discloses a network device and/or method for computing coverage
set and resource allocations in wireless networks. The disclosed network device selects a …

Methods for centralized channel selection across different cells in a radio access network

J Singh, TY Chen, H Nama - US Patent 10,111,235, 2018 - Google Patents
A method is shown for allocating a plurality of channels to a plurality of radio nodes (RNs) in
a radio access network (RAN). In accordance with the method, an initial RN is selected from …

Methods for centralized channel selection across different cells in a radio access network

TY Chen, H Nama, J Singh - US Patent 10,448,410, 2019 - Google Patents
A method is shown for allocating a plurality of channels to a plurality of radio nodes (RNs) in
a radio access network (RAN). In accordance with the method, an initial RN is selected from …

Energy efficient operation for wireless access nodes in a low-load service area within a dense deployment of wireless access nodes

JC Guey, K Balachandran, D Hui - US Patent 9,872,332, 2018 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods are disclosed for efficient operation of wireless access nodes
in a dense deployment of wireless access nodes in a cellular communication network. In …