TWO-LEVEL OPTIMIZATION FOR CLOUD SPECTRUM SERVICES
First Claim
1. A method for implementing dynamic spectrum access, comprising:
- obtaining, by a centralized processor, information from first entities regarding available spectrum in a particular geographic region;
obtaining, by the centralized processor, requests for available spectrum from second entities, including an indication of at least one of a form of monetary compensation or other consideration that the second entities offer to secure additional spectrum made available by the first entities in the particular geographic region;
executing, by the centralized processor, a transaction scheme to provide to individual ones of the second entities portions of the spectrum made available by the first entities in the particular geographic location for a prescribed period of time;
informing, by the centralized processor, the individual ones of the second entities of the provision of the portions of the spectrum for the prescribed period of time according to the executed transaction scheme; and
executing, by the centralized processor, a recall of provided portions of the spectrum licensed to one of the first entities,the method being executed by at least one network-connected and cloud-based component.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for implementing a cloud based spectrum management scheme that enables Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) through rentals of available spectrum in a two-level analytics process for optimization. Primary spectrum holders as exclusive licensees of underused spectrum communicate with a global spectrum broker to place portions of their underused spectrum into an auction-based rental market on the condition that they can regain control of their spectrum when a need arises. Local spectrum brokers communicate with the global spectrum broker to bid for available spectrum to meet their temporary needs in time and place. The local spectrum brokers, in turn, administer local optimization schemes over their portion of the global region to ensure that an expected level of quality of service is provided to individual customers with whom the local spectrum brokers communicate. The disclosed brokering scheme, properly administered, provides an incremental step-wise approach to solving long-term spectrum shortage for wireless communications.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for implementing dynamic spectrum access, comprising:
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obtaining, by a centralized processor, information from first entities regarding available spectrum in a particular geographic region; obtaining, by the centralized processor, requests for available spectrum from second entities, including an indication of at least one of a form of monetary compensation or other consideration that the second entities offer to secure additional spectrum made available by the first entities in the particular geographic region; executing, by the centralized processor, a transaction scheme to provide to individual ones of the second entities portions of the spectrum made available by the first entities in the particular geographic location for a prescribed period of time; informing, by the centralized processor, the individual ones of the second entities of the provision of the portions of the spectrum for the prescribed period of time according to the executed transaction scheme; and executing, by the centralized processor, a recall of provided portions of the spectrum licensed to one of the first entities, the method being executed by at least one network-connected and cloud-based component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for locally implementing dynamic spectrum access, comprising:
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a monitoring device that monitors use of available spectrum by individual wireless devices in a particular geographic region; a spectrum estimator that generates estimates of (1) a time period in which a demand for use of available spectrum exceeds an amount of available spectrum in the particular geographic region; and
(2) an amount of additional spectrum appropriate to address the excess demand;a processor that is programmed to generate a request for the amount of additional spectrum in the particular geographic region and over the requested time period, the request including an indication of at least one of a form of monetary compensation or other consideration offered to secure the amount of the additional spectrum; and direct communication of the request to a global broker that oversees available spectrum provided by primary spectrum holders and administers a transaction process to provide available spectrum to meet received requests; and a local spectrum optimizer that optimizes use of spectrum among the individual wireless devices including exclusively-licensed spectrum and any spectrum obtained from the global broker via the transaction process. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A global system for implementing dynamic spectrum access, comprising:
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a first communication interface through which information is obtained from first entities on available spectrum in a particular geographic region, any conditions on the availability of the spectrum and any conditions related to an on-demand recall of the available spectrum; a second communication interface through which requests are obtained for available spectrum in the particular geographic region from second entities, the requests including an indication of at least one of a form of monetary compensation or other consideration that the second entities offer to secure spectrum made available by the first entities; a plurality of processors programmed to execute a transaction scheme to provide to individual ones of the second entities portions the spectrum made available by the first entities in the particular geographic location for a prescribed period of time; inform the individual ones of the second entities of the provision of the portions of the spectrum for the prescribed period of time according to the executed transaction; and execute at least one of an on-demand recall or a recall at an expiration of the prescribed period of time of the provided portions of the spectrum licensed to one of the first entities upon receipt of the information on the recall of the spectrum made available; and a global spectrum optimizer that optimizes use of spectrum among the second entities. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to execute a method for implementing dynamic spectrum access, the method comprising:
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obtaining information from first entities regarding available spectrum in a particular region, the first entities being one or more spectrum holders whose exclusively-licensed spectrum allocation is underused; obtaining requests for available spectrum from second entities, including an indication of at least one of a form of monetary compensation or other consideration that the second entities will provide to secure spectrum made available by the first entities in the particular region, the second entities being a plurality of local broker engines that optimize spectrum use among individual wireless devices within a corresponding plurality of first coverage areas in the particular region; executing a transaction scheme to provide to individual ones of the second entities portions the spectrum made available by the first entities in the particular geographic area for a prescribed period of time; informing the individual ones of the second entities of the provision of the portions of the spectrum for the prescribed period of time according to the executed transaction; and executing at least one of an on-demand recall or a recall at an expiration of the prescribed period of time of provided portions of the spectrum licensed to one of the first entities, the method being executed by at least one network-connected and cloud-based component.
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