Spectrum coordination controller
First Claim
1. A method for controlling wireless communication channel allocation between two wireless networks, the method comprising:
- monitoring communication channel allocation commands issued by a first wireless network, wherein the first wireless network comprises a plurality of communication frequencies;
determining from the communication channel allocation commands a set of communication frequencies that have been assigned from the plurality of communication frequencies to wireless devices associated with the first wireless network, and from at least the set of assigned communication frequencies, determining unused communication frequencies within the plurality of communication frequencies; and
transmitting, in response to the determining, to at least one second wireless network, a specification of the unused communication frequencies within the plurality of communication frequencies.
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Abstract
A method, wireless controller, and information processing system that define communication channel allocation. Communication channel allocation commands associated with a first network are monitored (102). The first network (102) comprises a plurality of communication frequencies assigned by the communication channel allocation commands. A set of communication frequencies are determined that have been assigned to wireless devices (108) associated with the first network (102) in response to the monitoring. A specification of unused communication frequencies within the plurality of communication frequencies are transmitted to a second network (104) in response to the determining.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for controlling wireless communication channel allocation between two wireless networks, the method comprising:
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monitoring communication channel allocation commands issued by a first wireless network, wherein the first wireless network comprises a plurality of communication frequencies; determining from the communication channel allocation commands a set of communication frequencies that have been assigned from the plurality of communication frequencies to wireless devices associated with the first wireless network, and from at least the set of assigned communication frequencies, determining unused communication frequencies within the plurality of communication frequencies; and transmitting, in response to the determining, to at least one second wireless network, a specification of the unused communication frequencies within the plurality of communication frequencies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless communication controller comprising:
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a channel assignment monitor adapted to monitor communication channel allocation commands issued by a first wireless network, wherein the first wireless network comprises a plurality of communication frequencies; a channel assignment tracker, communicatively coupled to the channel assignment monitor, adapted to determine from the communication channel allocation commands monitored by the channel assignment monitor, a set of communication frequencies that have been assigned from the plurality of communication frequencies to wireless devices associated with the first wireless network, and from at least the set of assigned communication frequencies, adapted to determine unused communication frequencies within the plurality of communication frequencies; and a channel availability transmitter communicatively coupled to the channel assignment tracker, adapted to transmit, in response to determinations by the channel assignment tracker, to at least one second wireless network, a specification of the unused communication frequencies within the plurality of communication frequencies. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An information processing system comprising:
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network adapter hardware; a processing unit comprising a processor communicatively coupled to a memory, the processing unit communicatively coupled to the network adapter hardware, wherein the processing unit is adapted to monitor communication channel allocation commands issued by a first wireless network, wherein the first wireless network comprises a plurality of communication frequencies, adapted to determine from the communication channel allocation commands a set of communication frequencies that have been assigned from the plurality of communication frequencies to wireless devices associated with the first wireless network, and from at least the set of assigned communication frequencies, adapted to determine unused communication frequencies within the plurality of communication frequencies, and adapted to transmit, in response to the determinations, to at least one second wireless network, a specification of the unused communication frequencies within the plurality of communication frequencies. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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