Patent attributes
A method includes receiving a grant request message over a first uplink channel from a user equipment (UE) device requesting permission to operate on a second uplink channel within a Citizens Broadband Radio Services (CBRS) spectrum band. The UE device supports carrier aggregation of the first and second uplink channels. The method also includes determining whether operating the UE device on the second uplink channel at the corresponding maximum transmit power will cause impermissible interference within the CBRS spectrum band. When operating the UE device on the second uplink channel at the maximum transmit power will not cause impermissible interference, the method includes granting permission for the UE device to operate on the second uplink channel at the maximum transmit power.