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SIMULTANEOUS COMMUNICATIONS OVER LICENSED AND UNLICENSED SPECTRUM

  • US 20130196653A1
  • Filed: 01/29/2013
  • Published: 08/01/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A mobile device system to load balance communications connections, comprising:

  • a processor;

    a memory coupled to the processor and operable to store processor readable instructions;

    a first radio configured to communicate over a wireless communications connection with bandwidth available over licensed spectrum;

    a second radio configured to communicate over a wireless communications connection with bandwidth available over unlicensed spectrum, and having access to substantially the same endpoints as the wireless communications connection of the first radio;

    a bandwidth monitor component, coupled to the processor, memory, first radio, and second radio, operable to monitor the available bandwidth over licensed spectrum from the first radio, and the available bandwidth over unlicensed spectrum from the second radio;

    an optimizer component, coupled to the processor, memory, and bandwidth monitor, configured toreceive a bandwidth request from an application resident in the memory and running on the processor,to receive an indicator of the available bandwidth over licensed spectrum from the first radio and the available bandwidth over unlicensed spectrum from the second radio from the bandwidth monitor, andto generate a load balancing recommendation based on at least the bandwidth request, the available bandwidth over licensed spectrum from the first radio and the available bandwidth over unlicensed spectrum from the second radio; and

    a load balancer component, coupled to the processor, memory, and optimizer, and configured to receive a load balancing recommendation from the optimizer and configured to satisfy the bandwidth request from the application with at least some available bandwidth over licensed spectrum from the first radio, and at least some available bandwidth over unlicensed spectrum from the second radio, based at least on the load balancing recommendation.

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