METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR COEXISTENCE MANAGEMENT

• US 20130142129A1
• Filed: 12/06/2011
• Published: 06/06/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Rinne, Mika, Uusitalo, Mikko, Kasslin, Mika
• Granted Patent: US 9,019,909 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/04 Error control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/367 Power values between minimum and maximum limits, e.g. dynamic range
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 Wireless resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/22 Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities

Abstract

Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to provide a wireless device with suitable operating parameters for wireless resource sharing with heterogeneous wireless networks to enable coexistence of secondary networks in a shared band environment. An example embodiment includes a method, comprising: receiving a request from a wireless network, requesting device management information for coexistence within an unassigned frequency band with zero or more neighboring wireless networks of the wireless network; and providing the requested device management information for the wireless network, based on at least location of the wireless network, the device management information including at least allowed frequency and transmission power.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a request from a wireless network, requesting device management information for coexistence with neighboring wireless networks of the wireless network; and

providing the requested device management information including descriptions of allowed spectrum access for the wireless network, based on at least location of the wireless network.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the request being received from a network controller serving a control node associated with the wireless network; and

the requested device management information being provided to the wireless network via the network controller and the control node.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

wherein the request is a GET command for accessing a management object for coexistence, to be accessed from a device management objects tree.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

wherein the device management information is a subtree of a device management objects tree, the subtree including information for coexistence with neighboring wireless networks of the wireless network.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

wherein the device management information includes one or more descriptions of

frequency of shared spectrum,

validity of granted access,

price and charging mechanism of granted access,

power limits of granted access,

certification requirements,

allowed device type,

radio systems and their priorities for access,

known incompatibilities,

scaling rules,

measurements,

device types, or

variation of the device management information by device type.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

wherein the providing the requested device management information is performed with a PUSH command to the wireless network.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

comparing the device management information with reference device management information;

replacing at least a portion of the device management information with a corresponding at least a portion of the reference device management information; and

providing the at least a portion of the reference device management information to the wireless network.

8. A method, comprising:

transmitting a request, by a node in a wireless network, requesting device management information for coexistence with neighboring wireless networks of the wireless network; and

receiving, by the node in the wireless network, the requested device management information including descriptions of allowed spectrum access based on at least location of the wireless network.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

the wireless network being associated with a control entity served by a network controller, and

the transmitting and receiving being via the control entity and the network controller.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

wherein the request is a GET command for accessing a management object for coexistence, to be accessed from a device management objects tree in a server.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

wherein the device management information is a subtree of a device management objects tree in a server, the subtree including information for coexistence with neighboring wireless networks of the wireless network.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

wherein the device management information includes one or more descriptions of

frequency of shared spectrum,

validity of granted access,

price and charging mechanism of granted access,

power limits of granted access,

certification requirements,

allowed device type,

radio systems and their priorities for access,

known incompatibilities,

scaling rules,

measurements,

device types, or

variation of the device management information by device type.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

wherein the receiving the requested device management information is performed with a PUSH command to the wireless network.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

wherein the device management information is a subtree of a device management objects tree in a server, the subtree including information for coexistence with neighboring wireless networks of the wireless network; and

applying in the wireless network, the device management information, to manage coexistence with neighboring wireless networks of the wireless network.

15. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one memory including computer program code;

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to;

receive a request from a wireless network, requesting device management information for coexistence with neighboring wireless networks of the wireless network; and

provide the requested device management information including descriptions of allowed spectrum access for the wireless network, based on at least location of the wireless network.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising:

the request being received from a network controller serving a control node associated with the wireless network; and

the requested device management information being provided to the wireless network via the network controller and the control node.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising:

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to;

compare the device management information with reference device management information;

replace at least a portion of the device management information with a corresponding at least a portion of the reference device management information; and

provide the reference device management information to the wireless network.

18. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one memory including computer program code;

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to;

transmit a request requesting device management information for coexistence with neighboring wireless networks for a wireless network of the apparatus; and

receive the requested device management information including descriptions of allowed spectrum access based on at least location of the wireless network.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising:

the apparatus being associated with a control node served by a network controller, and

the transmitting and receiving being via the control node and the network controller.

20. The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising:

wherein the device management information is a subtree of a device management objects tree in a server, the subtree including information for coexistence with neighboring wireless networks of the apparatus;

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to;

apply in the apparatus, the device management information, to manage coexistence with more neighboring wireless networks of the apparatus.

21. A computer program product comprising computer executable program code recorded on a computer readable, non-transitory storage medium, the computer executable program code comprising:

code for receiving a request from a wireless network, requesting device management information for coexistence with neighboring wireless networks of the wireless network; and

code for providing the requested device management information including descriptions of allowed spectrum access for the wireless network, based on at least location of the wireless network.

22. A computer program product comprising computer executable program code recorded on a computer readable, non-transitory storage medium, the computer executable program code comprising:

code for transmitting a request requesting device management information for coexistence with neighboring wireless networks of a wireless network; and

code for receiving the requested device management information including descriptions of allowed spectrum access based on at least location of the wireless network.