Patent ID: 11962394
Assignee: AT&T TECHNICAL SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. A non-transitory, machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operating as an aerial base station, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
receiving a handover request from a terrestrial base station that is configured to communicate with user equipment (UE) in an additional coverage zone, wherein the additional coverage zone at least partially overlaps a first coverage zone of the aerial base station;
determining an action to reduce potential interference between the aerial base station and the terrestrial base station, wherein the action includes selecting a downlink frequency for the aerial base station, changing an altitude of the aerial base station, changing a latitude or longitude of the aerial base station, changing a transmit power of the aerial base station, modifying the first coverage zone, or any combination thereof;
performing the action to reduce potential interference between the aerial base station and the terrestrial base station; and
accepting the handover request.