SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT ACROSS DIVERSE RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES
First Claim
1. A method for use in a network node, the method comprising:
- receiving a service request from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU);
in response to the service request, sending a first message to a second network node, wherein the first message indicates a request that the second network node make a frequency band available;
receiving a second message from the second network node, wherein the second message indicates that the second network node has made the frequency band available; and
sending a third message to the WTRU, wherein the third message indicates that the WTRU should communicate data on the frequency band.
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Abstract
A network management node may manage a network of base stations and wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) that operate using diverse radio access technologies. The network management node may communicate with other network management nodes to manage spectrum usage across their respective managed networks. The network management node may acts as a proxy for cellular-capable WTRUs that operate within the managed networks. The network management node may perform handovers of Peer-to-Peer (P2P) groups that operate within the managed networks. The WTRUs may include WTRUs that operate at Very High Frequency (VHF) or Ultra High Frequency (UHF) spectrum (“white space”) frequencies.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for use in a network node, the method comprising:
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receiving a service request from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU); in response to the service request, sending a first message to a second network node, wherein the first message indicates a request that the second network node make a frequency band available; receiving a second message from the second network node, wherein the second message indicates that the second network node has made the frequency band available; and sending a third message to the WTRU, wherein the third message indicates that the WTRU should communicate data on the frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for use in a network node, the method comprising:
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receiving a service request from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU); evaluating spectrum usage on a first radio access network; in response to the evaluation, causing a frequency band currently in use to become available; and sending a first message to the WTRU, wherein the first message indicates that the WTRU should communicate data on the frequency band. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A network node comprising:
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a processor configured to make a determination to handover a Peer-To-Peer (P2P) group of wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) from a first radio access network to a second radio access network; and a transmitter configured to send handover messages to the WTRUs in the P2P group, the handover messages indicating that the WTRUs in the P2P group should handover to the second radio access network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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