Dynamic spectrum allocation and access for user device
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1. A computer-implemented method for requesting access to a spectrum band, comprising:
- sensing, by a mobile device, an ambient power level for a portion of an electromagnetic spectrum over which the mobile device communicates wirelessly;
determining, by the mobile device, and based on the sensed ambient power level, an amount of power required for performance of a communication operation within a total permissible power cap during a unit of time;
generating, by the mobile device, a bid for an auction of an access allocation, the bid including data indicating the sensed ambient power level;
transmitting, by the mobile device, the bid to a spectrum access manager that receives bids that include data indicating sensed ambient power levels from mobile devices, and that organizes received bids into at least two different subsets according to respectively sensed ambient power levels included in the received bids, and, for each subset of the received bids;
auctions access allocation according to the received bids that belong to that subset of received bids, the access allocation being an allocation of access to an auctioned portion of the electromagnetic spectrum; and
receiving, by the mobile device, from the spectrum access manager, and in response to the spectrum access manager conducting an auction, a determination of an authorization to transmit data over the access allocation.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, in which access allocations to a spectrum band and transmit rights to the access allocations are defined. Real-time auction bids for the transmit rights to the access allocations to the spectrum band are sent from a participating device, and the participating device iteratively increments the bids until a maximum bid is reached or a transmit right is awarded to the participating device.
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1. A computer-implemented method for requesting access to a spectrum band, comprising:
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sensing, by a mobile device, an ambient power level for a portion of an electromagnetic spectrum over which the mobile device communicates wirelessly; determining, by the mobile device, and based on the sensed ambient power level, an amount of power required for performance of a communication operation within a total permissible power cap during a unit of time; generating, by the mobile device, a bid for an auction of an access allocation, the bid including data indicating the sensed ambient power level; transmitting, by the mobile device, the bid to a spectrum access manager that receives bids that include data indicating sensed ambient power levels from mobile devices, and that organizes received bids into at least two different subsets according to respectively sensed ambient power levels included in the received bids, and, for each subset of the received bids; auctions access allocation according to the received bids that belong to that subset of received bids, the access allocation being an allocation of access to an auctioned portion of the electromagnetic spectrum; and receiving, by the mobile device, from the spectrum access manager, and in response to the spectrum access manager conducting an auction, a determination of an authorization to transmit data over the access allocation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for accessing a spectrum band, comprising:
a communication device, comprising; a communication subsystem that transmits and receives data over the spectrum band; a processing subsystem that processes data received over the communication subsystem and for transmission over the communication subsystem, the processing subsystem in communication with the communication subsystem; and a data store storing instructions executable by the processing subsystem, wherein upon execution of the instructions stored in the data store, the processing subsystem and the communication subsystem perform operations comprising; sensing an ambient power level for a portion of an electromagnetic spectrum over which the mobile device communicates wirelessly; determining and based on the sensed ambient power level, an amount of power required for performance of a communication operation within a total permissible power cap during a unit of time; generating a bid for an auction of an access allocation, the bid including data indicating the sensed ambient power level; transmitting the bid to a spectrum access manager that receives bids that include data indicating sensed ambient power levels from mobile devices, and that organizes received bids into at least two different subsets according to respectively sensed ambient power levels included in the received bids, and, for each subset of the received bids; auctions access allocation according to the received bids that belong to that subset of received bids, the access allocation being an allocation of access to an auctioned portion of the electromagnetic spectrum; and receiving from the spectrum access manager, and in response to the spectrum access manager conducting an auction, a determination of an authorization to transmit data over the access allocation. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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