Patent ID: 11968702
Assignee: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 6:
7. A system for managing network resources, comprising:
an access node configured to provide communication services via a first communication mode in a first coverage area and via a second communication mode in a second coverage area; and
a scheduler operatively connected to the access node, the scheduler configured to:
set a noise threshold for the access node,
monitor a noise parameter in a band of the first communication mode, wherein the noise parameter is a reverse noise rise,
receive a join request from a wireless device, wherein the wireless device is configured for communication in both of the first communication mode and the second communication mode and is located in an overlap area of the first coverage area and the second coverage area, and
dynamically assign one of the first communication mode or the second communication mode to the wireless device by:
when the noise parameter does not exceed the noise threshold, assigning the wireless device to the first communication mode, and
when the noise parameter exceeds the noise threshold, assigning the wireless device to the second communication mode.