Patent ID: 9516665
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of wireless communication of a user equipment (UE) communicating with one or more base stations, comprising: determining a first preferred radio access technology (RAT) of a first application; determining a RAT used on a first carrier in communication with the one or more base stations; selectively allowing and disallowing the first application to communicate data with the one or more base stations on the first carrier based on the RAT used on the first carrier and the first preferred RAT; executing a first determination that the RAT used on the first carrier is lower than the first preferred RAT; executing a second determination that a second carrier is available, wherein the second carrier is in communication with the one or more base stations using the first preferred RAT; using, in response to the first determination and the second determination, the second carrier and allowing the first application to communicate data with the one or more base stations on the second carrier; and suspending data communication of a second application with the one or more base stations for a predetermined time period unless an interruption occurs, wherein a second preferred RAT of the second application is lower than an RAT used on the second carrier.