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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2022
Applicant:
Sprint Spectrum Llc, Overland Park, KS (US);
Inventors:
Krishna Sitaram, Chantilly, VA (US);
Hemanth Pawar, Brambleton, VA (US);
Shilpa Kowdley Srinivas, Brambleton, VA (US);
Assignee:
Sprint Spectrum L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 36/08 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 74/08 (2009.01); H04W 8/24 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/08 (2013.01); H04W 8/24 (2013.01); H04W 36/0085 (2018.08); H04W 74/0833 (2013.01);
Abstract
Performing handovers based on RACH capabilities includes instructing neighboring access nodes to share RACH capabilities with each other, identifying a RACH capability of wireless devices attached to a serving access node, and selecting a target access node based on matching the RACH capabilities. The RACH capabilities are associated with a format and/or a range or distance of RACH transmissions.