Selecting a channel based on backhaul bandwidth
First Claim
1. A method performed by one or more processors configured with specific instructions, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a base station, a request to select an operating channel for a computing device;
performing, by the base station, a scan of at least a portion of an unlicensed spectrum;
selecting, by the base station, a band in the unlicensed spectrum based at least partly on the scan;
determining, by the base station, a set of channel widths, wherein individual channel widths of the set of channel widths correspond to individual channels of a set of channels in the band;
selecting, by the base station, the operating channel from the set of channels in the band based at least partly on a channel width of the operating channel;
determining that a characteristic associated with the operating channel has fallen below a predetermined threshold;
performing a second scan of at least the unlicensed spectrum;
selecting a second band in the unlicensed spectrum based at least partly on the second scan;
determining a second set of channel widths, wherein individual ones of the second set of channel widths correspond to individual channels in a second set of channels associated with the second band; and
selecting a new operating channel from the second set of channels associated with the second band based at least partly on the second set of channel widths.
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Abstract
In some implementations, a base station may determine a bandwidth associated with a backhaul connecting the base station to a network. The base station may select a band in an unlicensed spectrum based at least partly on a scan of at least a portion of the unlicensed spectrum. The base station may select an operating channel in the band based at least partly on a characteristic of the operating channel and the bandwidth associated with the backhaul. After selecting the operating channel, the base station may, based on one or more conditions, re-scan the band and select a new operating channel based at least partly on a characteristic of the new operating channel.
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20 Claims
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1. A method performed by one or more processors configured with specific instructions, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a base station, a request to select an operating channel for a computing device; performing, by the base station, a scan of at least a portion of an unlicensed spectrum; selecting, by the base station, a band in the unlicensed spectrum based at least partly on the scan; determining, by the base station, a set of channel widths, wherein individual channel widths of the set of channel widths correspond to individual channels of a set of channels in the band; selecting, by the base station, the operating channel from the set of channels in the band based at least partly on a channel width of the operating channel; determining that a characteristic associated with the operating channel has fallen below a predetermined threshold; performing a second scan of at least the unlicensed spectrum; selecting a second band in the unlicensed spectrum based at least partly on the second scan; determining a second set of channel widths, wherein individual ones of the second set of channel widths correspond to individual channels in a second set of channels associated with the second band; and selecting a new operating channel from the second set of channels associated with the second band based at least partly on the second set of channel widths. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing instructions that are executable by one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a request to select an operating channel; performing a first scan of at least a portion of an unlicensed spectrum; selecting a first band in the unlicensed spectrum based at least partly on a transmission clarity associated with the first band; selecting a first operating channel from a first set of channels in the first band based at least partly on a channel width of the first operating channel; performing a second scan of at least the unlicensed spectrum; selecting a second band in the unlicensed spectrum based at least partly on the second scan; determining a set of channel widths, wherein individual ones of the set of channel widths correspond to individual channels in a second set of channels associated with the second band; and selecting a second operating channel from the second set of channels associated with the second band based at least partly on the second set of channel widths. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A base station, comprising:
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one or more processors; and one or more computer readable media to store instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to perform operations comprising; receiving a request from a computing device to select an operating channel; selecting a first band in an unlicensed spectrum based at least partly on a first scan of at least a portion of the unlicensed spectrum; selecting a first operating channel in the first band based at least partly on a channel width of the first operating channel; performing a second scan of at least the unlicensed spectrum; selecting a second band in the unlicensed spectrum based at least partly on the second scan; determining a set of channel widths, wherein individual ones of the second set of channel widths correspond to individual channels in a second set of channels associated with the second band; and selecting a second operating channel from the second set of channels associated with the second band based at least partly on the second set of channel widths. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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