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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2020
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
At&t Technical Services Company, Inc., Vienna, VA (US);
Slawomir Stawiarski, Carpentersville, IL (US);
Daniel Vivanco, Ashburn, VA (US);
Mark Stockert, San Antonio, TX (US);
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
AT&T TECHNICAL SERVICES COMPANY, INC., Vienna, VA (US);
Abstract
In multicarrier networks mobile devices can be distributed amongst carriers based on different criteria. However, prioritization may cause certain devices to end up on a carrier that is not optimal for the network. When there is a deployment of different types of cells (e.g., macro cells, small cells, etc.), the cells can use the same frequency. Consequently, a priority value contained within a system information broadcast message can override the mobile default cell transition procedures and thus select a neighboring cell based on additional criteria. Thus, small cells can be deployed to offload traffic from macro cells in spite of the small cells and macro cells operating in the same frequency band.