Dynamic spectrum utilization techniques and methods
First Claim
1. A remote communications node unit determining radio frequency (RF) dynamic spectrum utilization for use in a RF communications network comprising:
- a measuring module for measuring radio frequency (RF) interference at a location of the remote communications node unit;
a processing module receiving RF measurement data from the measuring module for determining RF interference in a local environment of the remote communications node based upon selected factors of type including mission priority parameters, channel availability statistics, link dynamic information, and waveform dependent susceptibility data;
the processing module controlling communications frequency and characteristics used by the remote communications module for exchange of information with other remote communications nodes.
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Abstract
A remote communications node unit (86) determines radio frequency (RF) dynamic spectrum utilization for use in a RF communications network (154) and includes a measuring module (46) for measuring radio frequency (RF) interference at a location of the communications node unit (86). A processing module (62) receives RF measurement data from the measuring module (46) for determining RF interference in a local environment of the remote communications node (86) based upon selected factors of the type including mission priority parameters, channel availability statistics, link dynamic information, and the waveform dependent susceptibility data. The processing module (62) controls communications frequency and characteristics used by the remote communications module (86) for exchange of information with other remote communications nodes (86).
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21 Claims
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1. A remote communications node unit determining radio frequency (RF) dynamic spectrum utilization for use in a RF communications network comprising:
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a measuring module for measuring radio frequency (RF) interference at a location of the remote communications node unit; a processing module receiving RF measurement data from the measuring module for determining RF interference in a local environment of the remote communications node based upon selected factors of type including mission priority parameters, channel availability statistics, link dynamic information, and waveform dependent susceptibility data;
the processing module controlling communications frequency and characteristics used by the remote communications module for exchange of information with other remote communications nodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A radio frequency (RF) communications network of type including a plurality of discrete remote node units that inter-communicate in a geographically dispersed network comprising:
a plurality of remote communications node unit determining radio frequency (RF) dynamic spectrum utilization for use in the RF communications network comprising; a measuring module for measuring radio frequency (RF) interference at a location of a communications node unit; a processing module receiving RF measurement data from the measuring module for determining RF interference in a local environment of the remote communications node based upon selected factors of the type including mission priority parameters, channel availability statistics, link, dynamic information, and waveform dependent susceptibility data;
the processing module controlling communications frequency and characteristics used by the remote communications module for exchange of information with other remote communications nodes.- View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for radio frequency (RF) communication between a plurality of discrete remote node units in an RF communications network including the steps of
configuring mission hardware and dynamic spectrum utilization (DSU) parameters; -
performing an initial interference scan using a measuring module; building information for successive interference databases with collected interference data; communicating the collected interference data with other remote nodes; conveying the data to a processing module for determining whether a RF channel being used by the discrete remote node requires re-configuration; and
,re-configuring an operational RF channel if network communications can be improved. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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