Extending cell broadcast notification to other communication technologies
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsSrinath Gundavelli, Indermeet Singh Gandhi, Shree N. Murthy
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Abstract
Methods for extending cell broadcast notifications to various access technologies and enterprise communication infrastructure. A method includes obtaining, by a controller, a cellular broadcast message of a public warning system and identifying, by the controller, at least one network entity, from among a plurality of network entities operating in a private radio network, based on the at least one network entity being within a location area specified in the cellular broadcast message. The method further includes providing, by the controller to the at least one network entity, the cellular broadcast message.
Claims8
A method comprising:
- obtaining, by a spectrum access system (SAS) that grants citizen broadband radio service (CBRS) network spectrum to wireless carriers that operate CBRS devices, a cellular broadcast message of a public warning system;
- identifying, by the SAS, at least one CBRS device, from among a plurality of CBRS devices operating in a private radio network, based on the at least one CBRS device being within a location area specified in the cellular broadcast message;
- providing, by the SAS to the at least one CBRS device, the cellular broadcast message;
- and
- forwarding, by the at least one CBRS device, the cellular broadcast message to an enterprise controller that further distributes the cellular broadcast message to access points of a wireless local area network that is separate from the private radio network in which the CBRS devices operate, wherein the access points to which the cellular broadcast message is distributed are selected based on a match between a location of the access points and a location of the at least one CBRS device forwarding the cellular broadcast message.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a network interface card configured to enable communications via a network;
- a memory configured to store logic instructions;
- and
- a processor, when executing the logic instructions, configured to:
- operate a spectrum access system (SAS) that grants citizen broadband radio service (CBRS) network spectrum to wireless carriers that operate CBRS devices;
- obtain a cellular broadcast message of a public warning system;
- identify at least one CBRS device, from among a plurality of CBRS devices operating in a private radio network, based on the at least one CBRS device being within a location area specified in the cellular broadcast message;
- provide, to the at least one CBRS device, the cellular broadcast message;
- and
- cause the at least one CBRS device to forward the cellular broadcast message to an enterprise controller that further distributes the cellular broadcast message to access points of a wireless local area network that is separate from the private radio network in which the CBRS devices operate, wherein the access points to which the cellular broadcast message is distributed are selected based on a match between a location of the access points and a location of the at least one CBRS device forwarding the cellular broadcast message.
A non-transitory computer readable storage media encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- operate a spectrum access system (SAS) that grants citizen broadband radio service (CBRS) network spectrum to wireless carriers that operate CBRS devices;
- obtain a cellular broadcast message of a public warning system;
- identify at least one CBRS device, from among a plurality of CBRS devices operating in a private radio network, based on the at least one CBRS device being within a location area specified in the cellular broadcast message;
- provide, to the at least one CBRS device, the cellular broadcast message;
- and
- cause the at least one CBRS device to forward the cellular broadcast message to an enterprise controller that further distributes the cellular broadcast message to access points of a wireless local area network that is separate from the private radio network in which the CBRS devices operate, wherein the access points to which the cellular broadcast message is distributed are selected based on a match between a location of the access points and a location of the at least one CBRS device forwarding the cellular broadcast message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.