Patent ID: 9578517
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A network element for coordinating use of radio resources between a first Radio Access Network (RAN) and a second RAN, wherein each RAN is configured to communicate over a same predefined bandwidth range, the network element comprising: logic, arranged to determine a first priority associated with a first traffic to be carried over the first RAN and to determine a second priority associated with a second traffic to be carried over the second RAN and further arranged to assign to the first RAN a first portion of the radio resources comprising one or more first bandwidth segments and to assign to the second RAN a second portion of the radio resources comprising a plurality of second bandwidth segments, the assignment of the first and second portions being based on the first and second priorities, wherein the assignment of the first and second portions are performed at specific intervals that are defined by certain detected events, the detected events at least comprising detection of a new call or detection of a new user; and an output, configured to communicate an indication of the first portion to a scheduler of the first RAN and/or to communicate an indication of the second portion to a scheduler of the second RAN; wherein the logic is arranged to assign at least one of the one or more first bandwidth segments between two of the plurality of second bandwidth segments.