The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

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:
Feb. 28, 2023

Filed:

Jul. 20, 2021
Applicant:

Sprint Spectrum L.p., Overland Park, KS (US);

Inventor:

William Shvodian, McLean, VA (US);

Assignee:

Sprint Spectrum LLC, Bellevue, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 48/10 (2009.01); H04W 72/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/048 (2013.01); H04L 5/001 (2013.01); H04L 5/0053 (2013.01); H04W 48/10 (2013.01); H04W 72/1247 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and system to help prevent legacy devices that do not support a service feature such as uplink-downlink subcarrier shifting from connecting with an access node on a carrier where the service feature should be applied. An example method involves use of Network Signaling (NS) values that are used for spectral emission control. Per the disclosure, the access node could broadcast an NS value that legacy device are not configured to understand but that newer devices are configured to understand as relating to both spectral emission limitation and also the service feature at issue. Responsive to the broadcast of that NS value, the legacy devices will therefore not connect with the access node, while the newer devices may connect with the access node and apply the service feature.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…