Border optimization in LSA

• US 10,194,325 B2
• Filed: 02/06/2014
• Issued: 01/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Perez, Eva, Markwart, Christian, Halfmann, Ruediger
• Primary Examiner(s): D Agosta, Stephen M
• Application Number:
  US15/116,097
• Publication Number:
  US 20170180998A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,818 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks

Abstract

It is provided a method, comprising monitoring if a request for an optimization of a rule affecting a border of a shared resource is received from a first controller; identifying, if the request is received, a second controller having at least a part of the border in common with the first controller; informing the second controller on the request, the rule, and the part of the border.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory,

wherein the at least one memory is configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to;

receive a request from a first licensed shared access controller to modify one or more rules affecting a border of a shared spectrum band of the first licensed shared access controller;

identify, in response to receiving the request, a second licensed shared access controller sharing at least a part of the border of the shared spectrum band with the first licensed shared access controller;

transmit a message to the second licensed shared access controller indicating the request, the one or more rules, and at least the part of the border; and

control the shared spectrum band according to the one or more rules.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one memory is further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:

identify the second licensed shared access controller based on information on the shared spectrum band stored in a data repository, wherein the information includes information on the one or more rules;

monitor if a first proposal for an optimized rule is received from one of the first licensed shared access controller and the second licensed shared access controller;

monitor if a confirmation of the first proposal is received from the other one of the first licensed shared access controller and the second licensed shared access controller; and

store, if the confirmation is received, the first proposal in the data repository as information on the optimized rule.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the at least one memory is further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:

forward the first proposal for the optimized rule received from the one of the first licensed shared access controller and the second licensed shared access controller to the other one of the first licensed shared access and second licensed shared access controller; and

be prevented from considering that the confirmation is received if the confirmation is not received in response to the forwarding of the first proposal.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the at least one memory is further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:

supervise if the first proposal matches a first predefined rule; and

prevent the forwarding of the first proposal if the first proposal does not match the first predefined rule.

5. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the at least one memory is further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:

consider that the confirmation is received if;

a second proposal for the optimized rule is received from the other one of the first licensed shared access controller and the second licensed shared access controller from which the first proposal is received; and

the second proposal corresponds to the first proposal.

6. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the at least one memory is further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:

supervise if the first proposal matches a second predefined rule; and

at least one of;

prevent the storing of the first proposal if the first proposal does not match the second predefined rule; and

provide an agreement information to at least one of the first licensed shared access controller and the second licensed shared access controller if the first proposal matches the second predefined rule.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one memory is further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:

inform the second licensed shared access controller of the request; and

monitor if a negotiation acceptance is received from the second licensed shared access controller in response to being informed of the request,

wherein the second licensed shared access controller is informed of at least one of the one or more rules and the part of the border only if the negotiation acceptance is received.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one memory is further configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least one of:

inform the second licensed shared access controller of an identification of the first licensed shared access controller; and

inform the first licensed shared access controller of an identification of the second licensed shared access controller.

9. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory,

wherein the at least one memory is configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to;

receive a request from a first licensed shared access controller to modify one or more rules affecting a border of a shared spectrum band of the first licensed shared access controller;

identify, in response to receiving the request, a second licensed shared access controller sharing at least a part of the border of the shared spectrum band with the first licensed shared access controller based on information on the shared spectrum band stored in a data repository, wherein the information includes information on the rule;

transmit a message to the second licensed shared access controller indicating the request, the one or more rules, and at least the part of the border;

monitor if a first proposal for an optimized rule is received from one of the first licensed shared access controller and the second licensed shared access controller;

forward the first proposal for the optimized rule received from the one of the first licensed shared access controller and the second licensed shared access controller to the other one of the first licensed shared access and second licensed shared access controller;

monitor if a confirmation of the first proposal is received from the other one of the first licensed shared access controller and the second licensed shared access controller;

avoid considering that the confirmation is received if the confirmation is not received in response to the forwarding of the first proposal;

store, if the confirmation is received, the first proposal in the data repository as information on the rule; and

control the shared spectrum band according to the one or more rules.

10. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory,

wherein the at least one memory is configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to;

receive a request from a first licensed shared access controller to modify one or more rules affecting a border of a shared spectrum band of the first licensed shared access controller;

identify, in response to receiving the request, a second licensed shared access controller sharing at least a part of the border of the shared spectrum band with the first licensed shared access controller based on information on the shared spectrum band stored in a data repository, wherein the information includes information on the rule;

transmit a message to the second licensed shared access controller indicating the request, the one or more rules, and at least the part of the border;

monitor if a first proposal for an optimized rule is received from one of the first licensed shared access controller and the second licensed shared access controller;

monitor if a confirmation of the first proposal is received from the other one of the first licensed shared access controller and the second licensed shared access controller;

consider that the confirmation is received if a second proposal for the optimized rule is received from the other one of the first licensed shared access controller and the second licensed shared access controller from which the first proposal is received, and the second proposal corresponds to the first proposal;

store, if the confirmation is received, the first proposal in the data repository as information on the rule; and

control the shared spectrum band according to the one or more rules.