Method and access point for allocating whitespace spectrum
First Claim
1. An access point, comprising:
- a first module configured to report a signal strength associated with each of a plurality of other access points to a central controller;
a second module configured to aggregate a plurality of demands to produce an aggregate demand, each of the plurality of demands associated with one of a plurality of users, and configured to report the aggregated demand to the central controller;
a third module configured to at least one of associate one of the plurality of users with the access point based on a user setting and associate one of the plurality of users based on allocation by the central controller, the allocation from the central controller being based on the reported signal strength and the aggregated demand, and the allocation indicating a frequency band from a set of frequency bands to be allocated by the access point to the user.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for allocating a whitespace spectrum associated with a plurality of access points. The method includes reporting a signal strength associated with each of a plurality of other access points to a central controller. The method includes aggregating a plurality of demands to produce an aggregate demand. Each of the plurality of demands is associated with one of a plurality of users. The method includes reporting the aggregated demand to the central controller. The method includes associating one of the plurality of users with the access point based on a user setting or associating one of the plurality of users based on an allocation by the central controller. The allocation from the central controller is based on the signal strength and the aggregated demand. The allocation indicates a frequency band from the set of frequency bands to be allocated by the access point to the user.
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17 Claims
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1. An access point, comprising:
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a first module configured to report a signal strength associated with each of a plurality of other access points to a central controller; a second module configured to aggregate a plurality of demands to produce an aggregate demand, each of the plurality of demands associated with one of a plurality of users, and configured to report the aggregated demand to the central controller; a third module configured to at least one of associate one of the plurality of users with the access point based on a user setting and associate one of the plurality of users based on allocation by the central controller, the allocation from the central controller being based on the reported signal strength and the aggregated demand, and the allocation indicating a frequency band from a set of frequency bands to be allocated by the access point to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for allocating a set of frequency bands associated with an access point, the method comprising:
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reporting a signal strength associated with each of a plurality of other access points to a central controller; aggregating a plurality of demands to produce an aggregate demand, each of the plurality of demands associated with one of a plurality of users; reporting the aggregated demand to the central controller; and at least one of associating one of the plurality of users with the access point based on a user setting and associating one of the plurality of users based on allocation by the central controller, the allocation from the central controller being based on the signal strength and the aggregated demand, and the allocation indicating a frequency band from the set of frequency bands to be allocated by the access point to the user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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