Autonomous dynamic spectrum access
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1. A method for communicating between a plurality of nodes, comprising:
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sensing spectrum activity on at least one channel;
creating and maintaining spectrum awareness data in at least one spectrum awareness table based at least in part on the sensed spectrum activity;
determining at least one selected bearer based on the at least one spectrum awareness table, said determining comprising;
scoring a plurality of candidate bearers based at least in part on a transmit power in each of said plurality of candidate bearers;
prioritizing said scored plurality of candidate bearers by, independently of environmental conditions, considering at least one policy awareness data, said policy awareness data comprising allowed transmit power density information; and
defining a frequency and one or more of a waveform and a power for the selected bearer;
performing an adaptive control channel initialization operation to detect zero or more neighbor nodes; and
updating said determining in response to changes in said sensed spectrum activity without releasing said selected bearer.
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Abstract
Communicating between a plurality of nodes includes: at one or more of the plurality of nodes, sensing spectrum activity on at least one channel; creating and maintaining at least one spectrum awareness table based at least in part on the sensed spectrum activity, determining at least one selected bearer based on the at least one spectrum awareness table; performing an adaptive control channel initialization operation to detect zero or more neighbor nodes.
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1. A method for communicating between a plurality of nodes, comprising:
at one or more of the plurality of nodes; sensing spectrum activity on at least one channel; creating and maintaining spectrum awareness data in at least one spectrum awareness table based at least in part on the sensed spectrum activity; determining at least one selected bearer based on the at least one spectrum awareness table, said determining comprising; scoring a plurality of candidate bearers based at least in part on a transmit power in each of said plurality of candidate bearers; prioritizing said scored plurality of candidate bearers by, independently of environmental conditions, considering at least one policy awareness data, said policy awareness data comprising allowed transmit power density information; and defining a frequency and one or more of a waveform and a power for the selected bearer; performing an adaptive control channel initialization operation to detect zero or more neighbor nodes; and updating said determining in response to changes in said sensed spectrum activity without releasing said selected bearer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless node operable to communicate with one or more other mobile nodes, comprising:
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an interface operable to; send and receive signals; and sense spectrum activity on at least one channel; and one or more processors, where one of the one or more processors are operable to; sense spectrum activity on at least one channel; create and maintain spectrum awareness data in at least one spectrum awareness table based at least in part on the sensed spectrum activity; determine at least one selected bearer based on the at least one spectrum awareness table by; scoring a plurality of candidate bearers based at least in part on a transmit power in each of said plurality of candidate bearers; prioritizing said scored plurality of candidate bearers by, independently of environmental conditions, considering at least one policy awareness data, said policy awareness data comprising allowed transmit power density information; and defining a frequency and one or more of a waveform and a power for the selected bearer; perform an adaptive control channel initialization operation to detect zero or more neighbor nodes; and update said selected bearer in response to changes in said sensed spectrum activity without releasing said selected bearer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for communicating between a plurality of nodes, comprising:
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means for sensing spectrum activity on at least one channel; means for creating and maintaining spectrum awareness data in at least one spectrum awareness table based at least in part on the sensed spectrum activity; means for determining at least one selected bearer based on the at least one spectrum awareness table, said means for determining comprising; means for scoring a plurality of candidate bearers based at least in part on a transmit power in each of said plurality of candidate bearers; means for prioritizing said scored plurality of candidate bearers by independently of environmental conditions, considering at least one policy awareness data, said policy awareness data comprising allowed transmit power density information; and means for defining a frequency and one or more of a waveform and a power for the selected bearer; means for performing an adaptive control channel initialization operation to detect zero or more neighbor nodes; and means for updating said determining in response to changes in said sensed spectrum activity without releasing said selected bearer.
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