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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2024
T-mobile Usa, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Amembal Vikram Pai, Bothell, WA (US);
Roopesh Kumar Polaganga, Bothell, WA (US);
T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
Solutions are disclosed that perform network load balancing based on device type and/or history. Current 'fair' criteria, such as round-robin selection, that select user equipment (UEs) for off-loading to lower-bandwidth frequency layers do not take into account bandwidth usage history and device type, even though human users using enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) devices are typically more delay-sensitive than fixed wireless access (FWA) UEs, even while an FWA may consume as much network bandwidth as 10 eMBBs. Example solutions determine UE device type and/or bandwidth usage history, and prioritize certain UEs (e.g., eMBB) for higher-bandwidth frequency layers than other UE types (e.g., FWA) and/or UEs that have a history of heavy bandwidth use. This enhances the user experience for a larger number of delay-sensitive users.