Patent ID: 11910375
Assignee: DISH WIRELESS L.L.C.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A technological method for scheduling wireless data transmissions for a plurality of user equipment devices (UEs) that each have data to transfer on one of two overlapping frequency bands including a first frequency band and a second frequency band, the UEs having data to transfer on the first frequency band belonging to a first group of UEs and the UEs having data to transfer on the second frequency band belonging to a second group of UEs, the method comprising:
determining, by at least one processor, at a scheduling time t, for each of the UEs, a priority metric for the UE;
allocating at scheduling time t, by at least one processor, physical resource blocks (PRBs) to UEs belonging to the first group up to a maximum number of PRBs available for the first group, giving higher priority for PRB allocation to UEs that have a larger metric than other UEs of the plurality of UEs; and
allocating at scheduling time t, by at least one processor, PRBs to UEs belonging to the second group up to a maximum number of PRBs available for the second group, giving higher priority for PRB allocation to UEs that have a larger metric than other UEs of the plurality of UEs.