Spectrum sharing

• US 9,503,905 B2
• Filed: 10/17/2008
• Issued: 11/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks US LLC (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Luo, Jijun, Vihriala, Jaakko Eino Ilmari
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tu X
• Application Number:
  US13/124,143
• Publication Number:
  US 20110201372A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,958 Days
• Field of Search: 455/450, 455/451, 455/452.1, 455/452.2, 455/443, 455/444
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/54 based on quality criteria

Abstract

The invention provides methods, a network device and radio station for spectrum resource allocation in a network employing spectrum sharing among at least a primary and secondary system, including scanning, by a network device of the secondary system, a specific frequency range of a candidate band of the primary system, estimating, by the network device, interference level on the scanned candidate band of the primary system, determining position of the network device, and transmitting the estimation result to a radio station of the secondary system.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining position information for two or more user devices;

determining if the two or more user devices are in sufficiently similar positions that they are able to detect interference at the same frequency bands;

if the two or more user devices are in sufficiently similar positions, performing at least one of directing the two or more user devices to scan complementary frequency bands with one another or directing one of the two or more user devices to stop scanning;

receiving an estimation of interference level detected by the user device on a scanned frequency range of a candidate band of a primary system; and

evaluating, based on the at least one estimation of the interference level and the position of at least one of the user devices, interference level in an entire cell area.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising, indicating to the user device a suitable frequency for resource request according to the position of the user device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising combining estimation results of a plurality of user devices.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising, when the interference level at a particular position and frequency is lower than a predetermined value, indicating to the user device that spectrum resources of the particular frequency of the primary system can be used at the particular position.

5. The method of claim 1 implemented in a radio communication base station.

11. A computer readable medium storing a program of instructions, execution of which by a processor configures an apparatus to perform a method according to claim 1.

6. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor;

memory storing a program of instructions;

wherein the memory storing the program of instructions is configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least;

determining position information for two or more user devices;

determining if the two or more user devices are in sufficiently similar positions that they are able to detect interference at the same frequency bands;

if the two or more user devices are in sufficiently similar positions, performing at least one of directing the two or more user devices to scan complementary frequency bands with one another or directing one of the two or more user devices to stop scanning;

receiving an estimation of interference level detected by the user device on a scanned frequency range of a candidate band of a primary system; and

evaluating, based on the at least one estimation of the interference level and the position of at least one of the user devices, interference level in an entire cell area.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the apparatus is further caused to indicate to the user device a suitable frequency for resource request according to the position of the user device.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the apparatus is further caused to combine estimation results of a plurality of user devices.

9. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the apparatus is further caused, when the interference level at a particular position and frequency is lower than a predetermined value, to indicate to the user device that spectrum resources of the particular frequency of the primary system can be used at the particular position.

10. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the apparatus is a radio communication base station.