Patent ID: 11937133
Assignee: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method for optimizing layer assignment during an Evolved Packet System (EPS) fallback procedure, the method comprising:
monitoring a UE load of one or more layers of a first wireless access technology;
responsive to the UE load meeting a predetermined threshold,
analyzing historical data associated with each of a plurality of UEs that is associated with the EPS fallback procedure from a second wireless access technology to the first wireless access technology, the historical data indicating one or more of historical throughput needs or historical location information, and
determining a layer capability associated with the each of the plurality of UEs; and

based on the layer capability associated with the each of the plurality of UEs, assigning to the each of the plurality of UEs a layer associated with the first wireless access technology.