Dynamic Spectrum Sharing for Wireless Local Area Networks
First Claim
1. A method in a wireless dock, comprising:
- querying a first wireless networking database to identify a first set of available channels;
querying a second wireless networking database to identify a second set of available channels;
sending location and device attributes;
receiving a list of permissible frequencies and power levels;
sending to a client device at least a portion of the list of the permissible frequencies and the power levels for use of selected channels selected from the first set of the available channels and the second set of the available channels; and
communicating with the client device using selected frequencies and power levels selected from the at least the portion of the list of the permissible frequencies and the power levels.
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Abstract
A method in a wireless dock includes querying a first wireless networking database to identify a first set of available channels, querying a second wireless networking database to identify a second set of available channels, and sending location and device attributes. The method also includes receiving a list of permissible frequencies and power levels, sending to a client device at least a portion of the list of the permissible frequencies and the power levels for use of selected channels selected from the first set of the available channels and the second set of the available channels, and communicating with the client device using selected frequencies and power levels selected from the at least the portion of the list of the permissible frequencies and the power levels.
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20 Claims
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1. A method in a wireless dock, comprising:
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querying a first wireless networking database to identify a first set of available channels; querying a second wireless networking database to identify a second set of available channels; sending location and device attributes; receiving a list of permissible frequencies and power levels; sending to a client device at least a portion of the list of the permissible frequencies and the power levels for use of selected channels selected from the first set of the available channels and the second set of the available channels; and communicating with the client device using selected frequencies and power levels selected from the at least the portion of the list of the permissible frequencies and the power levels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An information handling system comprising:
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a client device; and a wireless dock for providing wireless communication with the client device, the wireless dock comprising; a first wireless networking transceiver; a second wireless networking transceiver; and a control circuit, coupled to the first wireless networking transceiver and to the second wireless networking transceiver, the control circuit configured to query a first wireless networking database to identify a first set of available channels, to query a second wireless networking database to identify a second set of available channels, to send location and device attributes, to receive a list of permissible frequencies and power levels, to send to the client device at least a portion of the list of the permissible frequencies and the power levels for use of selected channels selected from the first set of the available channels and the second set of the available channels, and to communicate with the client device via at least one of the first wireless networking transceiver and the second wireless networking transceiver using selected frequencies and power levels selected from the at least the portion of the list of the permissible frequencies and the power levels. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method in a client device, comprising:
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querying a database to obtain client device indoor location position information based on wireless networking signals emanating from the client device; receiving channel availability, power, and coexistence parameters for at least one channel; and communicating via a wireless dock via the at least one channel based on the client device indoor location position information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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