Patent ID: 11943171
Assignee: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 12:
13. A system for scheduling physical resource blocks (PRBs) in nonstandard channel sizes, the system comprising:
a scheduling component configured to perform operations comprising:
selecting a first segment of spectrum available to a wireless carrier for wirelessly communicating with one or more user devices, the first segment of spectrum having a first bandwidth;
selecting a second segment of spectrum available to a wireless carrier for wirelessly communicating with one or more user devices, the second segment of spectrum having a second bandwidth;
determining that the first bandwidth is between a lower standardized carrier bandwidth and an upper standardized carrier bandwidth;
determining that the second bandwidth is between a lower standardized carrier bandwidth and an upper standardized carrier bandwidth;
determining a first bandwidth differential that is a difference between the upper standardized carrier bandwidth and the first of bandwidth;
determining a second bandwidth differential that is a difference between the upper standardized carrier bandwidth and the first of bandwidth;
determining that the first bandwidth differential corresponds to a third segment, wherein the third segment is not available for wireless communication and is not carrier-controlled;
determining that the second bandwidth differential corresponds to a fourth segment, wherein the fourth segment is not available for wireless communication and is not carrier-controlled;
scheduling a plurality of physical resource blocks for at least a portion of the first bandwidth and second bandwidth and no physical resource blocks for the first bandwidth differential and the second bandwidth differential;
aggregating the first bandwidth and the second bandwidth, wherein the first bandwidth and the second bandwidth are noncontiguous portions of bandwidth;
communicating the schedule of the plurality of physical resource blocks to a radio component;
determining at least one amount of bandwidth that is not carrier controlled; and
identifying a controlling entity for the at least one mount of bandwidth that is not carrier-controlled.