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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021

Filed:

Sep. 06, 2019
Applicant:

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Arlington, VA (US);

Inventors:

Ratul Kumar Guha, Warwick, PA (US);

Danielle Elizabeth Adamo, Cedar Knolls, NJ (US);

Lori E. Fountain, Flemington, NJ (US);

Assignee:

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/16 (2018.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01); H04B 17/327 (2015.01); H04W 28/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/16 (2018.02); H04B 17/327 (2015.01); H04W 28/0226 (2013.01); H04W 28/0278 (2013.01); H04W 88/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods manage split bearer selection in a multi-RAT dual connectivity environment. A first wireless station receives, from a first device, a first signal measurement for the first wireless station and a second signal measurement for a second wireless station. The first wireless station determines that the second signal measurement indicates that a split bearer for the first device can be supported by the second wireless station and identifies, based on the first signal measurement, a distance category for the first device relative to the first wireless station. The first wireless station determines, based on the second signal measurement, whether the second wireless station supports a sustainable split bearer and initiates a split bearer for the first device using the second wireless station, in response to determining that the second wireless station supports the sustainable split bearer.


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