Spectrum assignment for networks over white spaces and other portions of the spectrum
US8811903B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/54
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Functionality is described by selecting a channel in an environment in which non-privileged entities have subordinate access rights to spectrum compared to privileged entities. The functionality operates by identifying spectrum that is available to all nodes involved in communication (where the nodes are associated with non-privileged entities). The functionality then generates a suitability assessment for each candidate channel within the available spectrum. The functionality selects a channel having the most desirable suitability assessment. The functionality can form a suitability assessment for a candidate channel of arbitrary width, e.g., by combining suitability assessments associated with constituent spectrum units within the candidate channel.
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