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Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018

Filed:

Oct. 09, 2015
Applicant:

Vodafone Ip Licensing Limited, Newbury, Berkshire, GB;

Inventors:

Andrea De Pasquale, Madrid, ES;

Inigo Guemes Cabrejas, Madrid, ES;

Yannick Le Pezennec, Madrid, ES;

Santiago Tenorio Sanz, Madrid, ES;

Assignee:

VODAFONE IP LICENSING LIMITED, Newbury, Berkshire, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 84/04 (2009.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 16/26 (2009.01); H04W 36/24 (2009.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 88/04 (2009.01); H04W 36/32 (2009.01); H04W 24/08 (2009.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04W 88/10 (2009.01); H04W 36/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 84/04 (2013.01); H04L 5/001 (2013.01); H04L 5/0035 (2013.01); H04L 5/0098 (2013.01); H04W 16/26 (2013.01); H04W 24/08 (2013.01); H04W 36/24 (2013.01); H04W 36/32 (2013.01); H04W 52/0238 (2013.01); H04W 52/0254 (2013.01); H04W 64/006 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02); H04W 76/15 (2018.02); H04W 88/04 (2013.01); H04W 36/04 (2013.01); H04W 52/0258 (2013.01); H04W 52/0277 (2013.01); H04W 84/045 (2013.01); H04W 84/047 (2013.01); H04W 88/10 (2013.01); Y02D 70/00 (2018.01); Y02D 70/122 (2018.01); Y02D 70/1242 (2018.01); Y02D 70/1244 (2018.01); Y02D 70/1262 (2018.01); Y02D 70/1264 (2018.01); Y02D 70/142 (2018.01); Y02D 70/144 (2018.01); Y02D 70/146 (2018.01); Y02D 70/164 (2018.01); Y02D 70/21 (2018.01); Y02D 70/23 (2018.01);
Abstract

By first determining whether network conditions make it possible and necessary to assist the network in supporting communication devices in comparatively poor radio coverage, and then periodically determining what type of assistance would best improve the overall network performance, a cellular telecommunications network is dynamically adapted to improve overall network performance without requiring the introduction of new network equipment. In one example, the dynamic activation of the radio coverage assistance serves to reduce problems associated with users at the cell edge, resulting in improvements in overall cell capacity.


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