Service-based approach to channel selection and network configuration for television white space networks
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method of coexistence management comprising:
- receiving a channel request from a requesting wireless network of a plurality of secondary user wireless networks;
obtaining available channel information from a geolocation database;
collecting channel usage information from the secondary user wireless networks, the channel usage information comprising a different type of information than the available channel information from the geolocation database and indicating at least one characteristic of devices in the secondary user wireless networks; and
providing, to the requesting wireless network, a ranked list of available channels based at least on the available channel information and the channel usage information.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method for managing channel selection in a dynamic spectrum management network includes receiving a spectrum allocation request; based on the source of the spectrum allocation request, checking for available channels; based on the source of the spectrum allocation request, collecting sensing and usage data for the available channels; providing the channel usage data to an entity that transmitted the spectrum allocation request.
-
Citations
22 Claims
-
1. A method of coexistence management comprising:
-
receiving a channel request from a requesting wireless network of a plurality of secondary user wireless networks; obtaining available channel information from a geolocation database; collecting channel usage information from the secondary user wireless networks, the channel usage information comprising a different type of information than the available channel information from the geolocation database and indicating at least one characteristic of devices in the secondary user wireless networks; and providing, to the requesting wireless network, a ranked list of available channels based at least on the available channel information and the channel usage information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
-
-
9. A method of spectrum coordination comprising:
-
receiving, at a co-existence manager, a channel request from a requesting wireless network; determining, at the co-existence manager, channel usage information of associated secondary user wireless networks that use service of the co-existence manager from the secondary user wireless networks, the channel usage information indicating at least one characteristic of devices in the secondary user wireless networks; generating, at the co-existence manager, a ranked list of channels that are available to the requesting wireless network based at least on the channel usage information; and providing, to the requesting wireless network, the ranked list of the channels. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
-
Specification