Method and system for ensuring authorized operation of a communication system as a secondary user
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1. A method for obtaining transmission permission in a regulated spectrum, comprising:
- transmitting, from an access node to an authorization server, a request for authorized transmission parameters, the request indentifying the access node and including a location of the access node wherein, the request is signed with a digital certificate that is issued by a certificate authority associated with the authorization server;
receiving from the authorization server at the access node the authorized transmission parameters, wherein the authorized transmission parameters are based at least in part on the location of the access node and known licensed users in the location of the access node, and are specific to the access node, and wherein the access node then operates in accordance with the transmission parameters;
receiving an association request from a subscriber unit at the access node; and
transmitting from the access node an association approval to the subscriber unit, including the authorized transmission parameters, wherein the subscriber unit commences communication activity using the authorized transmission parameters.
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Abstract
A communication system (100) is facilitated by an access node (102) to support communication with subscriber units (104, 106) as secondary users of a regulated spectrum portion. The access node requests permission to operate as a secondary user from an authorization server (118). The authorization server provides authorized transmission parameters based on characteristics of the access node. The access node operates according to the authorized transmission parameters and provides the parameters to eligible subscriber units.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for obtaining transmission permission in a regulated spectrum, comprising:
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transmitting, from an access node to an authorization server, a request for authorized transmission parameters, the request indentifying the access node and including a location of the access node wherein, the request is signed with a digital certificate that is issued by a certificate authority associated with the authorization server; receiving from the authorization server at the access node the authorized transmission parameters, wherein the authorized transmission parameters are based at least in part on the location of the access node and known licensed users in the location of the access node, and are specific to the access node, and wherein the access node then operates in accordance with the transmission parameters; receiving an association request from a subscriber unit at the access node; and transmitting from the access node an association approval to the subscriber unit, including the authorized transmission parameters, wherein the subscriber unit commences communication activity using the authorized transmission parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless communication access node, comprising:
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a transceiver for receiving and transmitting radio signals; a memory including a non-modifiable portion having a digital certificate stored within the non-modifiable portion; a controller operably coupled to the transceiver and memory which executes instruction code stored in the memory which configures the access node to; transmit, from the access node to an authorization server, an authenticable request for authorized transmission parameters, wherein the request identifies the access node and includes a location of the access node and is signed with the digital certificate, wherein the digital certificate issued by a certificate authority associated with the authorization server; receive from the authorization server at the access node the authorized transmission parameters, wherein the authorized transmission parameters are based at least in part on the location of the access node, and wherein the access node then operates in accordance with the transmission parameters; receive an association request via the transceiver from a subscriber unit at the access node; and transmit an association approval to the subscriber unit, including the authorized transmission parameters, wherein the subscriber unit commences communication activity with the access node according to the authorized transmission parameters. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of ensuring authorized operation of subscriber units in a communication system as secondary users of a reserved spectrum portion, comprising:
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obtaining, at an access node of the communication system, authenticated transmission parameters from an authorization server, wherein the transmission parameters define a transmission operating regime to be used by the communication system in the reserved spectrum portion; requesting association by a subscriber unit to the access node; transmitting a digital certificate including the transmission parameters by the access node to the subscriber unit while granting the requested association; authenticating the transmission parameters by the subscriber unit using a public key of the certification authority trusted by the authorization server; and configuring the transceiver of the subscriber unit in accordance with the authenticated transmission parameters. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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