Generation of channel access patterns for mutually uncoordinated networks

A terminal point of a communication system, wherein the communication system wirelessly communicates in a frequency band that is used for communication by a plurality of communication systems,

• wherein the terminal point is configured to receive a signal, wherein the signal comprises information about a channel access pattern, wherein the channel access pattern indicates a frequency hop-based and/or time hop-based occupancy of the frequency band that is usable for the communication of the communication system,
• wherein the terminal point is configured to identify the channel access pattern on a basis of the information about the channel access pattern,
• wherein the information describes a state of a numerical sequence generator for generating a numerical sequence, wherein the numerical sequence determines the channel access pattern,
• wherein the terminal point is configured to communicate with a participant of the communication system by using a real subset of resources determined by the channel access pattern.

A communication system, comprising:

• a base station of the communication system, wherein the communication system wirelessly communicates in a frequency band that is used for communication by a plurality of communication systems,
• wherein the base station is configured to transmit a signal, wherein the signal comprises information about a channel access pattern, wherein the channel access pattern indicates a frequency hop-based and/or time hop-based occupancy of the frequency band that is usable for the communication of the communication system, wherein the information describes a state of a numerical sequence generator for generating a numerical sequence, wherein the numerical sequence determines the channel access pattern,
• wherein the base station is configured to communicate with a participant of the communication system by using a real subset of resources determined by the channel access pattern;
• and
• at least one terminal point of the communication system, wherein the communication system wirelessly communicates in a frequency band that is used for communication by a plurality of communication systems,
• wherein the terminal point is configured to receive a signal, wherein the signal comprises information about a channel access pattern, wherein the channel access pattern indicates a frequency hop-based and/or time hop-based occupancy of the frequency band that is usable for the communication of the communication system,
• wherein the terminal point is configured to identify the channel access pattern on a basis of the information about the channel access pattern,
• wherein the information describes a state of a numerical sequence generator for generating a numerical sequence, wherein the numerical sequence determines the channel access pattern,
• wherein the terminal point is configured to communicate with a participant of the communication system by using a real subset of resources determined by the channel access pattern.

A method for operating a base station of a communication system, wherein the communication system wirelessly communicates in a frequency band that is used for communication by a plurality of communication systems, the method comprising:

• transmitting a signal, wherein the signal comprises information about a channel access pattern, wherein the channel access pattern indicates a frequency hop-based and/or time hop-based occupancy of the frequency band that is usable for the communication of the communication system,
• wherein the information describes a state of a numerical sequence generator for generating a numerical sequence, wherein the numerical sequence determines the channel access pattern;
• and
• communicating with a participant of the communication system by using a real subset of resources determined by the channel access pattern.

A method for operating a terminal point of a communication system, wherein the communication system wirelessly communicates in a frequency band that is used for communication by a plurality of communication systems, the method comprising:

• receiving a signal, wherein the signal comprises information about a channel access pattern, wherein the channel access pattern indicates a frequency hop-based and/or time hop-based occupancy of the frequency band that is usable for the communication of the communication system;
• identifying the channel access pattern on a basis of the information about the channel access pattern,
• wherein the information describes a state of a numerical sequence generator for generating a numerical sequence, wherein the numerical sequence determines the channel access pattern;
• and
• communicating with a participant of the communication system by using a real subset of resources determined by the channel access pattern.

A non-transitory digital storage medium having a computer program stored thereon to perform a method for operating a base station of a communication system, wherein the communication system wirelessly communicates in a frequency band that is used for communication by a plurality of communication systems, the method comprising:

• transmitting a signal, wherein the signal comprises information about a channel access pattern, wherein the channel access pattern indicates a frequency hop-based and/or time hop-based occupancy of the frequency band that is usable for the communication of the communication system,
• wherein the information describes a state of a numerical sequence generator for generating a numerical sequence, wherein the numerical sequence determines the channel access pattern;
• and
• communicating with a participant of the communication system by using a real subset of resources determined by the channel access pattern,
• when said computer program is run by a computer.

A non-transitory digital storage medium having a computer program stored thereon to perform a method for operating a terminal point of a communication system, wherein the communication system wirelessly communicates in a frequency band that is used for communication by a plurality of communication systems, the method comprising:

• receiving a signal, wherein the signal comprises information about a channel access pattern, wherein the channel access pattern indicates a frequency hop-based and/or time hop-based occupancy of the frequency band that is usable for the communication of the communication system;
• identifying the channel access pattern on a basis of the information about the channel access pattern,
• wherein the information describes a state of a numerical sequence generator for generating a numerical sequence, wherein the numerical sequence determines the channel access pattern;
• and
• communicating with a participant of the communication system by using a real subset of resources determined by the channel access pattern,
• when said computer program is run by a computer.