Protecting non-informing incumbent spectrum operations
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1. A system for protecting a non-informing incumbent spectrum user, comprising a spectrum access system and an environmental sensing capability;
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b) responsibility to implement radio frequency interference protection for the non informing incumbent spectrum user is assigned to the spectrum access system; and
c) the environmental sensing capability is comprised of;
i) An application configured to;
1) establish a geographic partitioning strategy wherein an ordered arrangement of service areas is defined;
2) establish and maintain a finite state machine status of each service area defined by the geographic partitioning strategy;
3) communicate an immediate status and/or immediate change event of the various finite state machines to a spectrum access system;
ii) At least one or more spectrum sensing devices;
iii) An application that receives information from one or more spectrum sensing devices, the application being configured to process the received information and to discern from the received information the presence or absence of a radio frequency emission from the non-informing incumbent spectrum user;
iv) the application that receives information from the one or more spectrum sensing devices, the application being configured to process the received information and to geo-locate a position or approximate position of a detected non-informing incumbent spectrum user;
v) the application configured to;
1) establish the geographic protected contour around the position or approximate position of the detected non-informing incumbent spectrum user;
2) perform a geometric calculation that incorporates the established geographic protected contour3) optionally adjust a result of the geometric calculation according to a plurality of spectrum sharing policy rules;
4) cause the finite state machine of the various service areas to be changed according to the results of the geometric calculation and plurality of spectrum sharing policy rules.
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Abstract
A Environmental Sensing Capability (ESC) is provided that facilitates the protection of a non-informing incumbent spectrum user in a dynamic spectrum sharing environment. The ESC, which consists of a plurality of spectrum sensors, may establish a geographic partitioning strategy within which each partitioned geographic service area may be individually managed according to a finite state machine. Incumbent users may receive radio frequency interference protection without disclosing the details of their spectrum operations.
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1. A system for protecting a non-informing incumbent spectrum user, comprising a spectrum access system and an environmental sensing capability;
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a) responsibility to establish radio frequency interference protection for the non informing incumbent spectrum user is assigned to the environmental sensing capability; and b) responsibility to implement radio frequency interference protection for the non informing incumbent spectrum user is assigned to the spectrum access system; and c) the environmental sensing capability is comprised of; i) An application configured to; 1) establish a geographic partitioning strategy wherein an ordered arrangement of service areas is defined; 2) establish and maintain a finite state machine status of each service area defined by the geographic partitioning strategy; 3) communicate an immediate status and/or immediate change event of the various finite state machines to a spectrum access system; ii) At least one or more spectrum sensing devices; iii) An application that receives information from one or more spectrum sensing devices, the application being configured to process the received information and to discern from the received information the presence or absence of a radio frequency emission from the non-informing incumbent spectrum user; iv) the application that receives information from the one or more spectrum sensing devices, the application being configured to process the received information and to geo-locate a position or approximate position of a detected non-informing incumbent spectrum user; v) the application configured to; 1) establish the geographic protected contour around the position or approximate position of the detected non-informing incumbent spectrum user; 2) perform a geometric calculation that incorporates the established geographic protected contour 3) optionally adjust a result of the geometric calculation according to a plurality of spectrum sharing policy rules; 4) cause the finite state machine of the various service areas to be changed according to the results of the geometric calculation and plurality of spectrum sharing policy rules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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