Method and apparatus for activating frequencies in white space
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- acquiring, by a wireless network entity, spectral resources beyond a licensed spectrum for wireless network communications, from an available spectrum, the spectral resources including available white space frequencies;
identifying, by the wireless network entity, a carrier aggregation configuration of at least a portion of the available white space frequencies, using network signaling in the licensed spectrum; and
receiving, at the wireless network entity, an indication of one or more of the available white space frequencies which a user equipment requests to be activated for communication according to the carrier aggregation configuration.
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Abstract
A method for acquiring spectrum beyond the licensed spectrum for wireless network communications comprising accessing a geolocation database to determine a configuration of white space frequencies that may be available and transmitting the carrier aggregation configuration to user equipment (UE). The carrier aggregation configuration may be at least partially encrypted with the key sequences for the encryption being optionally changed for improved security. The white spaces may be activated in a handshake sequence in which a network node transmits an enabling signal to UE, receives an enabling request from UE specifying which white spaces are requested, and transmits an enabling response. In an alternative to transmitting an enabling response, the node may activate the requested white spaces in an LTE signal.
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1. A method comprising:
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acquiring, by a wireless network entity, spectral resources beyond a licensed spectrum for wireless network communications, from an available spectrum, the spectral resources including available white space frequencies; identifying, by the wireless network entity, a carrier aggregation configuration of at least a portion of the available white space frequencies, using network signaling in the licensed spectrum; and receiving, at the wireless network entity, an indication of one or more of the available white space frequencies which a user equipment requests to be activated for communication according to the carrier aggregation configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
at least a processor and at least one memory including computer code arranged to, with the processor, cause the apparatus at least to; acquire spectral resources beyond a licensed spectrum for wireless network communications, from an available spectrum, the spectral resources including available white space frequencies; identify a carrier aggregation configuration of at least a portion of the available white space frequencies, using network signaling within the licensed spectrum; and receive an indication of one or more of the available white space frequencies which a user equipment requests to be activated for communication according to the carrier aggregation configuration. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus comprising:
at least a processor and at least one memory including computer code arranged to, with the processor, cause the apparatus at least to; cause a carrier aggregation configuration of available white space frequencies to be received by network signaling within the licensed spectrum; cause an enabling signal to be received from a wireless network entity, the enabling signal indicating the availability of one or more white spaces for wireless network communications according to the carrier aggregation configuration; and cause an enabling request to be transmitted to the wireless network entity, the enabling request requesting at least a portion of the one or more available white spaces be activated. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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