Method, apparatus, and computer program product for wireless network discovery based on geographical location
US8929831B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 18, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W16/14
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed for wireless resource sharing between heterogeneous wireless networks to enable coexistence of secondary networks. An example embodiment of the invention includes a method, comprising: receiving, at an apparatus or entity, information associated with a wireless network; determining, by the apparatus or entity, a geographic communication area and one or more geographic interference areas associated with the wireless network based on the received information; transmitting, by the apparatus or entity, a message to a destination to register the wireless network and the determined geographic communication area and one or more geographic interference areas associated with the wireless network; and receiving, by the apparatus or entity, confirmation of the registering of the wireless network at the destination and information associated with zero or more wireless networks that at least one of potentially interfere with the determined geographic communication area associated with the wireless network, or potentially experience interference caused by the determined one or more interference areas associated with the wi…
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