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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2014
Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Espoo, FI;
Anatoly Andrianov, Schaumburg, IL (US);
James Kepler, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Ravindra Moorut, Tower Lakes, IL (US);
Rapeepat Ratasuk, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Joseph Schumacher, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
A technique is provided for receiving a resource request by a first base station (BS) of a first Radio Access Technology (RAT) from one or more user devices, selecting resources, from a group of resources shared by BSs of a plurality of different RATs, to be scheduled for the one or more requesting user devices, scheduling, by the first BS, the selected resources for the one or more user devices, and sending, from the first BS, a resource scheduling announcement identifying the scheduled resources to one or more other BSs including at least a second BS of a second RAT. Another example technique may include receiving a resource scheduling request from a first base station (BS) implementing a first RAT, confirming an availability of the requested resources, and sending a first resource scheduling announcement to one or more BSs implementing other RATs.