Patent ID: 9363822
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. In a communication system comprising a wireless network that allocates, among a plurality of user equipment devices (UEs), resources from a first set of resources and a second set of resources, a method comprising: the wireless network operating in a first mode in which the wireless network gives a first UE and a second UE equal priority for resource assignment from the first set of resources; the wireless network making a first determination that (i) the first UE is operating using resources from only the first set of resources and (ii) the second UE is operating using resources from the first set of resources and the second set of resources; the wireless network making a second determination that the first UE is engaged in a ramp-up process; in response to making the first and second determinations, the wireless network switching from operating in the first mode to operating in a second mode in which the wireless network gives the first UE higher priority than the second UE for resource assignment from the first set of resources; after switching to operating in the second mode, the wireless network determining that the ramp-up process is complete; and responsive to determining that the ramp-up process is complete, the wireless network switching from operating in the second mode back to operating in the first mode in which the wireless network gives the first UE and the second UE equal priority for resource assignment from the first set of resources.