Method, apparatus and system for secondary system registering in database

• US 9,585,026 B2
• Filed: 08/30/2013
• Issued: 02/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corporation Limited
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Liu, Xing, Li, Yan, Wang, Bin, Miao, Ting
• Primary Examiner(s): DOAN, KIET M
• Application Number:
  US14/429,881
• Publication Number:
  US 20150215788A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,278 Days
• Field of Search: 455/411, 455/445, 455/435.1, 455/552.1, 455/67.11, 726/3, 709/245, 705/14.73, 705/14.51, 705/26.1, 705/14.4
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/02 Access restriction performed under specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/04 using triggered events

Abstract

A method, apparatus and system for a secondary system registering in a database, the method includes: a database receiving a registration request sent by a secondary system; and the database processing the registration of the secondary system. A database device includes: a receiving module, a registration processing module and a sending module; the secondary system includes: a network element device, a reconfiguration management node and a registration requesting module.

Claims

1. A method for a secondary system registering in a database, comprising:

the database receiving a registration request sent by the secondary system; and

the database processing the registration of the secondary system;

wherein, the registration request refers to a registration request message sent by the secondary system to the database when a network element device in the secondary system or a reconfiguration management node of the secondary system needs to register in the database;

wherein, the network element device comprises one or more of the following items;

a master white spectrum device with control capability, a fixed device, a personal portable device, a base station, and an access point device;

wherein, the registration processing comprises;

performing a registration process for the network element device when determining that the network element device is an allowed network element device, and performing a registration process for the reconfiguration management node when determining that the reconfiguration management node is an allowed reconfiguration management node;

wherein, the network element device or the reconfiguration management node accessing the database before the secondary system sends a registration request;

wherein, the network element device or the reconfiguration management node accessing the database comprises;

after the regulatory domain provides the secondary system with information of the databases which can provide services for the secondary system, the network element device or the reconfiguration management node selecting and accessing one database according to the information of the databases;

wherein, the information of the databases is identifiers and Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of databases;

the network element device or the reconfiguration management node accessing a database which provide services for the network element device or the reconfiguration management node and has established a fixed connection;

or

the network element device or the reconfiguration management node saving a database list or default initial database information, and the network element device or the reconfiguration management node automatically accessing a database in the database list or a database in the default initial databases after the secondary system is turned on.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein,

the reconfiguration management node comprises one or more of the following physical or logical entities:

a central control node, a reconfiguration management module, a reconfiguration function module, a reconfiguration entity, an advanced positioning entity, an advanced positioning function, and a coexistence function.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein,

the registration request message comprises one or more of the following parameters:

device type, identification, location information, positioning accuracy, information of host operator, information of host radio access technology (RAT), contact information, spectrum mask information, out-of-band transmission parameters, stray transmission parameters, transmit power range, antenna height, a propagation model between a device using white spectrums and a receiver in the host system, antenna directivity, main lobe width, and antenna polarization.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein,

the network element device being an allowed network element device refers to that one or more of the following conditions are met:

the network element device is a legitimate user, that is, the network element device is authenticated by the regulatory domain, and the network element device is allowed to occupy white spectrum resources in the current spectrum resource occupancy status, and the network element device does not create potential interference to the master system;

the reconfiguration management node being an allowed reconfiguration management node refers to that one or more of the following conditions are met;

the reconfiguration management node belongs to a legitimate secondary system, that is, the secondary system to which the reconfiguration management node belongs is authenticated by the regulatory domain, the secondary system to which the reconfiguration management node belongs is allowed to occupy white spectrum resources in the current spectrum resource occupancy status, as well as, the secondary system to which the reconfiguration management node belongs does not create potential interference to the master system.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein,

the registration process refers to, the database storing parameters carried in the registration request, or the database storing the parameters carried in the registration request and assigning a registration code to the network element device or the reconfiguration management node;

wherein, the registration code refers to an identifier uniquely identifying the network element device or the reconfiguration management node initiating the registration request within a scope of the database or the regulatory domain;

or, the registration processing comprises;

rejecting the registration request when determining that the network element device is not an allowed network element device and/or the reconfiguration management node is not an allowed reconfiguration management node.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the database sending a registration response message to the secondary system after the database completes the registration processing;

wherein, the registration response message comprises a registration success or failure identifier, or besides of the registration success or failure identifier, the registration response message further comprises a registration code, a valid range of registration area and/or a valid time limit of registration information;

the registration code refers to an identifier uniquely identifying the network element device or the reconfiguration management node initiating the registration request within a scope of the database or the regulatory domain.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the network element device or the reconfiguration management node updating the registration information to the database or re-executing the registration process when the network element device or the reconfiguration management node moves out of a preset valid range of registration area and/or the last registration exceeds a preset valid time limit of registration information.

8. A database device, comprising:

a receiving module and a registration processing module;

wherein,

the receiving module is configured to;

receive a registration request sent by a secondary system; and

the registration processing module is configured to;

process a registration of the secondary system;

wherein,

the secondary system comprises;

a network element device and a reconfiguration management node;

the registration processing module is configured to process the registration of the secondary system in the following manner;

performing a registration process for the network element device when determining that the network element device is an allowed network element device, and performing a registration process for the reconfiguration management node when determining that the reconfiguration management node is an allowed reconfiguration management node;

the network element device being an allowed network element device refers to that one or more of the following conditions are met;

the network element device is a legitimate user, that is, the network element device is authenticated by a regulatory domain, the network element device is allowed to occupy white spectrum resources in the current spectrum resource occupancy status, and the network element device does not create potential interference to the master system;

the reconfiguration management node being an allowed reconfiguration management node refers to that one or more of the following conditions are met;

the reconfiguration management node belongs to a legitimate secondary system, that is, the secondary system to which the reconfiguration management node belongs is authenticated by the regulatory domain, the secondary system to which the reconfiguration management node belongs is allowed to occupy white spectrum resources in the current spectrum resource occupancy status, as well as, the secondary system to which the reconfiguration management node belongs does not create potential interference to the master system.

9. The database device of claim 8, wherein,

the registration processing module is configured to process the registration of the secondary system in the following manner:

storing parameters carried in the registration request, or storing the parameters carried in the registration request and assigning a registration code to the network element device or the reconfiguration management node;

wherein the registration code refers to an identifier uniquely identifying the network element device or the reconfiguration management node initiating the registration request within a scope of the database or the regulatory domain.

10. The database device of claim 8, further comprising:

a sending module;

wherein,

the sending module is configured to;

send a registration response message to the secondary system after the registration processing module completes the registration processing;

wherein, the registration response message comprises a registration success or failure identifier, or besides of the registration success or failure identifier, the registration response message further comprises a registration code, a valid range of registration area and/or a valid time limit of registration information;

the registration code refers to an identifier uniquely identifying the reconfiguration management node or the network element device initiating the registration request within a scope of the database or the regulatory domain.

11. A secondary system, comprising:

a network element device and a reconfiguration management node;

wherein,

the network element device comprises a registration requesting module;

the reconfiguration management node comprises a registration requesting module;

the registration requesting module is configured to;

send a registration request message to the database when the network element device or the reconfiguration management node needs to register in the database;

wherein, the network element device comprises one or more of the following items;

a master white spectrum device with control capability, a fixed device, a personal portable device, a base station, and an access point device;

wherein, the network element device comprises an accessing module;

the reconfiguration management node comprises an accessing module;

the accessing module is configured to;

access the database before the registration requesting module sends a registration request to the database;

the accessing module is configured to access the database in the following manner;

selecting and accessing one database according to the information, provided by the regulatory domain, of the databases which can provide services for the secondary system;

wherein, the information of the database is identifiers and Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of databases;

accessing a database which provides services for the network element device or the reconfiguration management node and has established a fixed connection;

or

accessing a database in the saved database list, or accessing a database in the saved default initial databases.

12. The secondary system of claim 11, wherein,

the reconfiguration management node comprises one or more of the following physical or logical entities:

a central control node, a reconfiguration management module, a reconfiguration function module, a reconfiguration entity, an advanced positioning entity, an advanced positioning function, and a coexistence function.

13. The secondary system of claim 11, wherein,

the registration request message comprises one or more of the following parameters:

device type, identification, location information, positioning accuracy, information of the host operator, information of the host radio access technology (RAT), contact information, spectrum mask information, out-of-band transmission parameters, stray transmission parameters, transmit power range, antenna height, a propagation model between a device using white spectrums and a receiver in the host system, antenna directivity, main lobe width, and antenna polarization.

14. The secondary system of claim 11, wherein,

the network element device comprises a registration information updating module;

the reconfiguration management node comprises a registration information updating module;

the registration information updating module is configured to;

update the registration information to the database or re-execute the registration process when the network element device or the reconfiguration management node moves out of a preset valid range of registration area and/or the last registration exceeds a preset valid time limit of registration information.