Method and apparatus for determining appropriate channels for communication
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1. A method for determining available channels for communication within a communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
- a node being assigned to a group of nodes;
scanning by the node, a first group of channels at a first time for transmissions wherein the first group of channels differs from a second group of channels scanned by at least one other node within the group of nodes;
determining, by the node, good and/or bad channels from the first group of channels, wherein the good channels comprise channels having no transmissions, and the bad channels comprise channels having transmissions;
communicating by the node, the good and/or bad channels to the group of nodes within the communication system, wherein the group of nodes is less than a total number of nodes within the communication system.
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Abstract
During operation of a secondary communication system, cells (106) are formed by a plurality of localized nodes (104) to alert other nodes within the cell of frequencies which must be protected or otherwise avoided. All nodes within the cell monitor a differing subset of all frequencies available, and share information with respect to acceptable and protected frequencies with each other via low-power, short-range communication. Each node then forms a list of available channels for communication, and chooses a single node to report this information back to controller.
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1. A method for determining available channels for communication within a communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
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a node being assigned to a group of nodes; scanning by the node, a first group of channels at a first time for transmissions wherein the first group of channels differs from a second group of channels scanned by at least one other node within the group of nodes; determining, by the node, good and/or bad channels from the first group of channels, wherein the good channels comprise channels having no transmissions, and the bad channels comprise channels having transmissions; communicating by the node, the good and/or bad channels to the group of nodes within the communication system, wherein the group of nodes is less than a total number of nodes within the communication system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method within a communication system comprising the steps of:
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being assigned to a cell comprising a plurality of nodes; scanning a first group of channels for transmissions wherein the first group of channels differs from a second group of channels scanned by at least one other node within the cell; and determining a good and/or bad channels from the first group of channels, wherein the good channels comprise channels having no transmissions, and the bad channels comprise channels having transmissions; communicating the good and/or bad channels to the plurality of nodes within the cell, wherein the plurality of nodes within the cell is less than a total number of nodes within the communication system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus assigned to a group of nodes, the apparatus comprising:
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circuitry scanning a first group of channels for transmissions, wherein the first group of channels differs from a second group of channels scanned by at least one other node within the group of nodes; logic circuitry determining good and/or bad channels from the first group of channels, wherein the good channels comprise channels having no transmissions, and the bad channels comprise channels having transmissions; and transmit circuitry communicating the good and/or bad channels to a plurality of nodes within the group of nodes. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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