Patent ID: 9439193
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: measuring, by a network device, interferences associated with a plurality of unlicensed bands in an unlicensed spectrum; selecting, by the network device, particular unlicensed bands, of the plurality of unlicensed bands, as those of the unlicensed bands that are below a particular threshold level of measured interference; determining, by the network device, a sequence, that identifies an order in which the selected particular unlicensed bands, of the plurality of unlicensed bands in the unlicensed spectrum, are to be assigned for communication of a data flow between a user device and the network device; providing, by the network device, the sequence, via a licensed band, to a user device to cause the user device to transmit the data flow using the particular unlicensed bands in the order identified by the sequence; and receiving, by the network device and from the user device, the data flow via the licensed band and the particular unlicensed bands, wherein the network device receives packets of the data flow, over the unlicensed bands, based on switching reception between the unlicensed bands, in the order identified in the sequence and wherein the switching is performed on a per-packet basis.