USPTO Grants Patent for Wireless Network Capacity Management

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Published March 17th, 2026

Detected March 23rd, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has granted a new patent (US12581426B2) to Charter Communications Operating, LLC for methods and apparatus for managing capacity in a Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) network. The patent details techniques for decreasing UE inactivity timer length in response to a power down message while continuing transmissions to UEs at the cell edge.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted patent US12581426B2 to Charter Communications Operating, LLC. This patent covers methods and apparatus for managing capacity within a Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) network. Specifically, it describes a process where a CBRS Device (CBSD) receives a power down message, reduces the UE inactivity timer length, and continues transmitting packets to UEs at the cell edge.

This patent grant is a non-binding informational item for compliance professionals. It does not impose new regulatory obligations or require immediate action. However, companies operating in the wireless telecommunications sector, particularly those involved with CBRS networks, may wish to review the patent details for potential implications on their technology development or intellectual property strategies.

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Capacity management methods and apparatus for use in a wireless network

Grant US12581426B2 Kind: B2 Mar 17, 2026

Assignee

Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventors

Haider Syed, Volkan Sevindik

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for managing capacity in a Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) network. An exemplary method embodiment includes operating a Citizens Broadband Radio Service Device (CBSD) of a cell to perform the steps of: receiving a power down message; decreasing, in response to the power down message, UE inactivity timer length for one or more UEs from a first length to a second length; and continuing to transmit packets to UEs at an edge of the cell. An exemplary system embodiment includes: a CBSD of a cell that comprises: a network receiver that receives a power down message; a first processor that controls the first CBSD to decrease, in response to the power down message, UE inactivity timer length for one or more UEs from a first length to a second length; and a wireless transmitter that continues to transmit packets to UEs at an edge of the cell.