Spectrum usage protection in a shared wireless network

A system comprising:

• communication management hardware operable to:
• receive notification of primary spectrum allocation information and backup spectrum allocation information;
• implement the primary spectrum allocation information in which first wireless spectrum as specified by the primary spectrum allocation information is allocated to a first wireless station and second wireless spectrum as specified by the backup spectrum allocation information is allocated to a second wireless station in a network environment;
• and
• in response to detecting a trigger event in which the first wireless spectrum is no longer available for use:
• implement the backup spectrum allocation information in which the second wireless spectrum is allocated to the first wireless station as a substitute to the first wireless spectrum.

Computer-readable storage hardware having instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when carried out by computer processor hardware, cause the computer processor hardware to:

• receive notification of primary spectrum allocation information and backup spectrum allocation information;
• implement the primary spectrum allocation information in which first wireless spectrum as specified by the primary spectrum allocation information is allocated to a first wireless station and second wireless spectrum as specified by the backup spectrum allocation information is allocated to a second wireless station in a network environment;
• and
• in response to detecting a trigger event in which the first wireless spectrum is no longer available for use:
• implement the backup spectrum allocation information in which the second wireless spectrum is allocated to the first wireless station as a substitute to the first wireless spectrum.