NODE DEVICE, NETWORK SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DISCOVERING NEIGHBOR OF NODE DEVICE IN TVWS COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENT
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1. A node device using a TV white space (TVWS), comprising:
- a decision unit configured to compare energy levels of a first sub-channel and at least one second sub-channel adjacent to the first sub-channel among a plurality of sub-channels with respect to a digital TV (DTV) channel including the plurality of sub-channels and decide whether the DTV channel is an available channel; and
a discovery unit configured to, if the DTV channel is decided as the available channel, discover a beacon by scanning the first sub-channel in the DTV channel.
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Abstract
A node device using a TV white space (TVWS) includes a decision unit for comparing energy levels of a first sub-channel and at least one second sub-channel adjacent to the first sub-channel among a plurality of sub-channels with respect to a digital TV (DTV) channel including the plurality of sub-channels and deciding whether the DTV channel is an available channel, and a discovery unit for, if the DTV channel is decided as the available channel, discovering a beacon by scanning the first sub-channel in the DTV channel.
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20 Claims
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1. A node device using a TV white space (TVWS), comprising:
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a decision unit configured to compare energy levels of a first sub-channel and at least one second sub-channel adjacent to the first sub-channel among a plurality of sub-channels with respect to a digital TV (DTV) channel including the plurality of sub-channels and decide whether the DTV channel is an available channel; and a discovery unit configured to, if the DTV channel is decided as the available channel, discover a beacon by scanning the first sub-channel in the DTV channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A TVWS network system, comprising:
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a first node device configured to select, as an available channel, at least one DTV channel among a plurality of DTV channels, based on acquired available channel information, and transmit a beacon by using a pilot channel in the DTV channel selected as the available channel; and a second node device configured to compare energy levels of a pilot channel in a DTV channel corresponding to each of the plurality of DTV channel and at least one adjacent channel, decide whether the corresponding DTV channel is the DTV channel selected as the available channel, and discover a beacon by scanning the pilot channel in the DTV channel selected as the available channel. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for discovering a neighbor of a node device in a TVWS communication environment, the method comprising:
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comparing energy levels of a first sub-channel and at least one second sub-channel adjacent to the first sub-channel among a plurality of sub-channels with respect to a DTV channel including the plurality of sub-channels and deciding whether the DTV channel is an available channel; and if the DTV channel is decided as the available channel, discover a beacon by scanning the first sub-channel in the DTV channel. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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