METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WHITE SPACE OPERATION BY A MOBILE ENTITY

• US 20130195054A1
• Filed: 01/31/2013
• Published: 08/01/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Horn, Gavin Bernard, Prakash, Rajat
• Granted Patent: US 9,363,812 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/069 using certificates or pre-shared keys
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/12 using downlink control channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/29 between an access point and the access point controlling device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

A method by an access point for wireless communication service includes receiving configuration parameters from a core network entity for operation as a base station using at least one non-white space (non-WS) bandwidth. The method further includes determining whether the received configuration parameters comprise an indication for the access point to use white space (WS) for the service. The method further includes requesting authorization information from a WS database to operate in the WS, in response to the received parameters comprising the indication. An access point comprising a processor, memory and transceiver may be configured to perform the elements of the method, using a computer-readable storage medium or other means.

Claims

1. A method operable by an access point for wireless communication service, the method comprising:

receiving configuration parameters from a core network entity for operation as a base station using at least one non-white space (non-WS) bandwidth;

determining whether the received configuration parameters comprise an indication for the access point to use white space (WS) for the service; and

requesting authorization information from a WS database to operate in the WS, in response to the received parameters comprising the indication.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein requesting the authorization information comprises requesting to operate as a master WS device (WSD).

3. The method of claim 1, wherein requesting the authorization information comprises requesting to operate as a slave WS device (WSD).

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the configuration parameters further comprise an indication to use white space for a backhaul or an access connectivity.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein requesting the authorization information comprises requesting to operate as a slave WS device (WSD) in response to the indication to use white space for the backhaul connectivity.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein requesting the authorization information comprises requesting to operate as a master WS device (WSD) in response to the indication to use white space for the access connectivity.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising authorizing a slave WSD for use of the WS.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting a WS channel based on at least one of the configuration parameters and the authorization information.

9. The method of claim 5, further comprising establishing backhaul connectivity on the WS channel.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the indication comprises an information element (IE) indicating that the access point should use the WS.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the indication comprises a list of bands for the operation, the list comprising a WS band.

12. An access point for wireless communication service, the access point comprising:

means for receiving configuration parameters from a core network entity to operate as a base station using at least one non-white space (non-WS) bandwidth;

means for determining whether the received configuration parameters comprise an indication for the access point to use white space (WS) for the service; and

means for requesting authorization information from a WS database to operate in the WS, in response to the received parameters comprising the indication.

13. An access point for wireless communication service, the access point comprising:

at least one processor configured to;

receive configuration parameters from a core network entity to operate as a base station using at least one non-white space (non-WS) bandwidth;

determine whether the received configuration parameters comprise an indication for the access point to use white space (WS) for the service; and

request authorization information from a WS database to operate in the WS, in response to the received parameters comprising the indication; and

a memory coupled to the at least one processor for storing data.

14. The access point of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to request the authorization information by requesting to operate as a master WS device (WSD).

15. The access point of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to request the authorization information by requesting to operate as a slave WS device (WSD).

16. The access point of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to process the configuration parameters comprising an indication to use white space for a backhaul or an access connectivity.

17. The access point of claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to request the authorization information by requesting to operate as a slave WS device (WSD) in response to the indication to use white space for the backhaul connectivity.

18. The access point of claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to request the authorization information by requesting to operate as a master WS device (WSD) in response to the indication to use white space for the access connectivity.

19. The access point of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to authorize a slave WSD for use of the WS.

20. The access point of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to select a WS channel based on at least one of the configuration parameters and the authorization information.

21. The access point of claim 17, wherein the processor is further configured to establish backhaul connectivity on the WS channel.

22. The access point of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to process the indication comprising an information element (IE) indicating that the access point should use the WS.

23. The access point of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to process the indication comprising a list of bands for the operation, the list comprising a WS band.

24. A computer program product, comprising:

a computer-readable medium comprising code for causing an access point for wireless communication service to;

receive configuration parameters from a core network entity to operate as a base station using at least one non-white space (non-WS) bandwidth;

determine whether the received configuration parameters comprise an indication for the access point to use white space (WS) for the service; and

request authorization information from a WS database to operate in the WS, in response to the received parameters comprising the indication.