Systems and methods for subscriber-centric dynamic spectrum management
US8363546B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W28/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A radio spectrum management system is provided. In an embodiment, the radio spectrum management system includes a radio spectrum gateway, a radio spectrum management server and a radio spectrum policy decision server. The radio spectrum gateway is coupled to a radio access network that receives bandwidth requests from subscriber devices and provides bandwidth allocation decisions to the radio access network. The radio spectrum management server receives bandwidth requests from the radio spectrum gateway and provides bandwidth allocation decisions to the radio spectrum gateway based on radio resources and bandwidth policy decisions. The radio spectrum policy management server provides bandwidth policy decisions to the radio spectrum server. The bandwidth policy decisions are generated based on consideration of subscriber and/or application service provider characteristics. Methods for allocation of radio spectrum for a subscriber within a wireless network when the subscriber requests an application are also provided.
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