System and method for determining a location for a device in a communication network

An access point for establishing a wireless network using a first radio technology, the wireless network including a computing device, the access point comprising:

• a processor and a memory device, the processor configured to:
• retrieve, at the access point, primer location data comprising an approximate location of the access point;
• send, to the computing device, a request to provide additional location data for determining a geographic location of the access point via a second radio technology;
• receive, from the computing device, the additional location data via the second radio technology the additional location data representing a location of the computing device;
• determine the geographic location of the access point by updating the primer location data using the additional location data, the additional location data being more geographically precise than the primer location data;
• based on the determined geographic location of the access point, identify a selected one of a plurality of transmission frequency ranges for the first radio technology, the selected transmission frequency range conforming with spectrum management regulations for a geographic region of the geographic location of the access point;
• and,
• responsive to identifying the selected transmission frequency range, initiate communications for the wireless network using the first radio technology according to the selected transmission frequency range.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program executable by an access point to perform a method of identifying location data in order to initiate communications for a wireless network using a first radio technology, the wireless network including a computing device, the method comprising:

• retrieving, at the access point, primer location data comprising an approximate location of he access point;
• sending, from the access point to the computing device via a second radio technology, a request to provide additional location data for determining a geographic location of the access point;
• receiving, at the access point from the computing device, the additional location data via the second radio technology, the additional location data representing a location of the computing device;
• determine, based on the location data, the geographic location of the access point by updating the primer location data using the additional location data, the additional location data being more geographically precise than the primer location data;
• based on the determined geographic location of the access point, identifying a selected one of a plurality of transmission frequency ranges for the first radio technology, the selected transmission frequency range conforming with spectrum management regulations for a geographic region of the geographic location of the access point;
• and,
• at the access point, responsive to identifying the selected transmission frequency range, initiating communications for the wireless network using the first radio technology according to the selected transmission frequency range.