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METHODS AND APPARATUSES TO IMPROVE ON-TIME THROUGHPUT FOR INTEGRATED MULTI-RAT HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS

  • US 20130301435A1
  • Filed: 09/28/2012
  • Published: 11/14/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for partitioning, by an enhanced Node B (eNodeB) serving a cell, user equipment (UEs) within the cell between two or more air interfaces integrated within the cell, the method comprising:

  • scheduling transmissions, for a measurement period, over at least one of the two or more air interfaces;

    estimating, based on the transmissions, a metric of on-time throughput for the UEs within the cell, the on-time throughput being a measure of an amount of data that arrives at a destination before a delay threshold has been reached and at a bit-rate greater than or equal to a target bit-rate; and

    assigning UEs within the cell to an air interface of the two or more air interfaces of the cell to maximize the metric.

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