Low-latency network edge spectrum-as-a-service controller

A method, comprising:

• acquiring, by a system comprising a processor, first access rights to a first spectrum band from a spectrum access system that is external to the system via a spectrum request procedure initiated at the spectrum access system by the system;
• determining, by the system, availability of a second spectrum band, wholly contained within the first spectrum band, in response to a request, received from network equipment of a radio access network, for second access rights to the second spectrum band, wherein the request is provided by the network equipment to the system without providing the request to the spectrum access system;
• and
• in response to the second spectrum band being determined to be available, granting, by the system, the second access rights to the second spectrum band to the network equipment without exchanging any messages with the spectrum access system.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a system entity, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

• receiving, from a spectrum access system that is separate from the system entity, an allocation for a first spectrum band as a result of a spectrum access procedure initiated at the spectrum access system by the system entity;
• determining availability of a second spectrum band, wholly contained within the first spectrum band, in response to a request, received from network equipment of a radio access network, for access to the second spectrum band, wherein the network equipment sends the request to the system entity without sending the request to the spectrum access system;
• and
• in response to the second spectrum band being determined to be available, granting the access to the second spectrum band to the network equipment without exchanging any messages with the spectrum access system.