DISTRIBUTED SPECTRUM MONITOR
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1. A system comprising a plurality of RF sensors, each of the plurality of RF sensors disposed at one of a plurality of locations;
- wherein each of the plurality of RF sensors senses spectrum usage at the one of the plurality of locations at which the each of the plurality of RF sensors is located to obtain spectrum data at the location; and
wherein the system integrates the spectrum data from each of the plurality of RF sensors to form an information product.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for distributed monitoring of radio frequency electromagnetic spectrum using dedicated and/or opportunistic sensors and varying sensor tasking assignments to collect, and optionally process collected data, that is used in conjunction with previously stored data and/or a plurality of models such as propagation models, terrain models, etc. Spectrum usage is sensed at multiple locations to obtain spectrum data, and integrated the spectrum data to form an information product that can be provided to a requestor, such as a secondary user of a region of spectrum.
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1. A system comprising a plurality of RF sensors, each of the plurality of RF sensors disposed at one of a plurality of locations;
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wherein each of the plurality of RF sensors senses spectrum usage at the one of the plurality of locations at which the each of the plurality of RF sensors is located to obtain spectrum data at the location; and wherein the system integrates the spectrum data from each of the plurality of RF sensors to form an information product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 16)
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6. A method comprising:
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providing a plurality of sensing tasks to a plurality of spectrum sensors, each spectrum sensor located at one of a plurality of locations; obtaining spectrum data from each of the plurality of spectrum sensors in response to each spectrum sensor performing at least one of the plurality of sensing tasks; deriving spectrum usage data from the spectrum data received from each of the plurality of spectrum sensors; and responsive to a request, providing an information product based upon the spectrum data to a requestor, the information product describing spectrum usage in at least one of the plurality of locations. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17)
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