Facilitation of channel selection within a wireless network

• US 10,051,608 B2
• Filed: 11/10/2015
• Issued: 08/14/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.), AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Huber, Kurt, Hetrick, Jerome, Henderson, Thomas W., Hristov, Hristo
• Primary Examiner(s): Mesfin, Yemane
• Assistant Examiner(s): Elmejjarmi, Abdelillah
• Application Number:
  US14/937,251
• Publication Number:
  US 20170135070A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,008 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0032 Distributed allocation, i.e. involving a plurality of allocating devices, each making partial allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0041 Frequency-non-contiguous
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0064 Rate requirement of the data, e.g. scalable bandwidth, data priority
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0069 Allocation based on distance or geographical location allocation based on terminal or device properties in general, H04W72/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 Wireless resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/51 based on terminal or device properties
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/542 using measured or perceived quality

Abstract

A more efficient network can be achieved using channel allocation strategies within a wireless network. A network device can receive several data points from a mobile device including resource request data, access condition data, and location data. Once the network device has received the aforementioned data points, the network device can identify channels that are conducive to a heightened quality of service for a resource being requested based on a signal attenuation associated with the channel. The network device can then facilitate a channel selection in response to an assessment of the data points and identifying a channel for the resource.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a first wireless network device of a wireless network comprising a processor, a resource request for a resource from a first mobile device;

receiving, by the first wireless network device from the first mobile device, condition data related to a condition of access to wireless network devices of the wireless network;

receiving, by the first wireless network device, first location data representative of a first location of the first mobile device, wherein the first location is closer to the first wireless network device than a first previous location of the first mobile device;

receiving, by the first wireless network device, second location data representative of a second location of a second mobile device, wherein the second location is closer to a second wireless network device than a second previous location of the second mobile device;

identifying, by the first wireless network device, a channel based on an attenuation of a signal of the channel and the resource request of the first mobile device;

identifying, by the first wireless network device, a first priority associated with the channel;

based on the resource request, re-identifying, by the wireless network device, the first priority as a second priority associated with the channel, the second priority being different from the first priority, wherein the re-identifying comprises labeling the channel as a primary channel comprising upload and download capabilities; and

based on the first location of the first mobile device, the labeling the channel, and the attenuation of the signal of the first mobile device, selecting, by the first wireless network device, for the communication between the first mobile device and the first wireless network device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, by the first wireless network device, whether the condition of access has been satisfied.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the resource request comprises a request for a voice call.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first location data further comprises third location data related to a first base station device.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

determining, by the first wireless network device, a distance between the first mobile device and the first base station device based on the first location data of the first mobile device and the third location data of the first base station device.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the first location data further comprises fourth location data related to a second base station device.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

determining, by the first wireless network device, a distance of the first mobile device relative to the first base station device and the second base station device based on the first location of the first mobile device, the third location data related to the first base station device, and the fourth location data related to the second base station device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying the channel comprises identifying the channel as a potential channel for selection.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the resource request comprises a request for a video call.

10. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

receiving a first resource request for a first resource from a first mobile device and a second resource request for a second resource from a second mobile device;

receiving first access data related to an access condition of the first mobile device and second access data related to a second access condition of the second mobile device;

receiving first location data representative of a first location of the first mobile device and second location data representative of a second location of the second mobile device, wherein the first location is closer to a first wireless network device than a first previous location of the first mobile device, and wherein the second location is closer to a second wireless network device than a second previous location of the second mobile device;

determining a first channel, based on a signal attenuation related to the first channel and based on the first resource request from the first mobile device, for the first mobile device;

determining a second channel, based on a second signal attenuation related to the second channel and based on the second resource request from the second mobile device, for the second mobile device;

in response to the first resource request, modifying a priority label associated with the first channel from a first label to a second label, wherein the modifying comprises;

labeling the first channel as a primary channel comprising upload capabilities and download capabilities; and

labeling the second channel as a secondary channel comprising the download capabilities;

based on the modifying and a first analysis of the first location data associated with the first mobile device and the first resource request from the first mobile device, facilitating a first channel selection; and

facilitating a second channel selection based on a second analysis of the second location data associated with the second mobile device and the second resource request from the second mobile device.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the facilitating the second channel selection comprises labeling the second channel based on the second resource request.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the facilitating the second channel selection comprises relabeling the second channel.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the facilitating the first channel selection is in response to initiating a voice call.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the first resource request is initiated in response to initiating a video call.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the facilitating the first channel selection is in response to transferring a call from a first network device to a second network device.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the first resource request is initiated in response to initiating a request for a video call.

17. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

receiving resource request data from user equipment;

receiving, from the user equipment, bandwidth condition data related to a condition of access to a base station device of a wireless network;

receiving location data representative of a location of the user equipment, wherein the location is closer to the base station device than a previous location of the user equipment;

identifying a first channel based on a first signal attenuation of the first channel, the resource request data, and the location data;

based on the resource request data, identifying a first priority associated with the first channel and a first bandwidth associated with the first channel;

identifying a second channel based on a second signal attenuation of the second channel, the resource request data, and the location data;

based on an indication that a second bandwidth associated with the second channel is higher than the first bandwidth, modifying the first priority to a second priority, different than the first priority, to be associated with the first channel, wherein the modifying comprises labeling the first priority of the second channel as a secondary channel comprising download capabilities;

aggregating the first channel and the second channel resulting in an aggregate channel; and

in response to the labeling the first priority of the second channel as the secondary channel, facilitating a selection of the aggregate channel for communication between the user equipment and the base station.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

labeling the first channel as a primary channel comprising upload and download capabilities.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the receiving the resource request data is initiated in response to initiating a video call.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to the aggregating, identifying a third channel; and

labeling the third channel as a tertiary channel comprising download capabilities.