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Methods and systems for selection of channels for unlicensed wireless communications

  • US 9,974,089 B2
  • Filed: 09/29/2015
  • Issued: 05/15/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for selection of an unlicensed wireless channel, comprising:

  • for a user device and one or more network nodes;

    determining a signal quality level associated with each of the one or more network nodes and each of two or more unlicensed wireless channels available to the user device and to that network node; and

    obtaining a target time share parameter associated with each of the two or more unlicensed wireless channels and each of the one or more network nodes;

    each target time share parameter being representative of an estimated data rate, and representing an amount of resources of a respective one of the two or more unlicensed wireless channels that is potentially available for use by a respective one of the one or more network nodes; and

    selecting an unlicensed wireless channel for use as a carrier by the user device, the unlicensed wireless channel being selected based on a metric calculated using a combination of both the signal quality level and the target time share parameter.

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