US 11,838,972 B2
Systems and methods for optimizing dual connectivity network environments
Susan Wu Sanders, Bridgewater, NJ (US); and Lily Zhu, Parsippany, NJ (US)
Assigned to Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed by Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/550,039.
Application 17/550,039 is a continuation of application No. 16/786,494, filed on Feb. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,234,283.
Prior Publication US 2022/0104297 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 80/02 (2009.01); H04W 76/27 (2018.01); H04W 84/20 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 76/15 (2018.02) [H04W 76/27 (2018.02); H04W 80/02 (2013.01); H04W 84/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
determining, by a network device anchored to a first anchor master cell group (MCG) associated with multiple Fifth Generation (5G) secondary cell groups (SCGs), that a multi-radio dual connectivity (MR-DC) user equipment (UE) device has a wireless connection to a first 5G wireless station via a first 5G SCG, wherein a second 5G SCG is associated with a second 5G wireless station;
switching, by the network device, the wireless connection from the first 5G SCG to the second 5G SCG; and
transitioning, by the network and based on the switching, the first 5G SCG and the second 5G SCG from the first anchor MCG to a second anchor MCG.