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Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 20, 2013
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

John W. Prock, Raymore, MO (US);

Young Zhao, Overland Park, KS (US);

Sreekar Marupaduga, Overland Park, KS (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/0066 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and system is disclosed for selection of an air interface protocol based on spectral efficiency (SE). When a request for service is received from a wireless communication device on a first air interface, a requested SE of the request will be determined, and a first ratio of the requested SE to an average SE on the first air interface computed. If the first ratio is greater than a threshold, the requested service will be provided on the first air interface. Otherwise, a projected SE of providing the requested service on a second air interface will be determined, and a second ratio of the projected SE to an average SE on the second air interface computed. If the first ratio is greater than the second ratio, the requested service will be provided on the first air interface. Otherwise, the requested service will be provided on the second air interface.


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