Shared Band Deployment Support Function For Connection Establishment
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor; and
at least one memory storing a computer program;
in which the at least one memory with the computer program is configured with the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to at least;
collect at a network support node information about unlicensed spectrum in use by a first access node; and
provide at least some of the information to a user equipment via a second access node which utilizes licensed spectrum.
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Abstract
A network support node collects information about unlicensed spectrum in use by a first access node; and provides at least some of the information to a user equipment via a second access node which utilizes licensed spectrum. In various exemplary embodiments: the information is collected via an interface between the first access node and the support node which does not pass through the second access node; the support node sends a query for the information when previously collected information is outdated; the support node sends to the first access node a preferred set of whitespace channels and/or virtual channelization; and the support node sends parameters for either/both access nodes to report on the unlicensed spectrum. Example parameters are: frequency/bandwidth range for the unlicensed spectrum in use by the first access node, and/or frequency range for a common control channel transmitted by the first access node in the unlicensed spectrum.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory storing a computer program; in which the at least one memory with the computer program is configured with the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to at least; collect at a network support node information about unlicensed spectrum in use by a first access node; and provide at least some of the information to a user equipment via a second access node which utilizes licensed spectrum. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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collecting information about unlicensed spectrum in use by a first access node; and providing at least some of the information to a user equipment via a second access node which utilizes licensed spectrum. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer readable memory storing a computer program comprising:
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code for collecting information about unlicensed spectrum in use by a first access node; and code for providing at least some of the information to a user equipment via a second access node which utilizes licensed spectrum. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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