Mechanism usable for validating a communication device for allowing usage of television radio bands/channels

An apparatus comprising

• a verification process relay processor configured to perform a relay function in an identification verification process of a communication device for allowing a usage of radio resources of a television radio band, wherein the verification process relay processor is further configured to receive from a requesting device a message related to a radio resource connection reconfiguration procedure including a unique identification element identifying a certified communication device allowed to use radio resources of a television radio band, and
• a forwarding processor configured to transmit the unique identification element to a core network control element of a communication system for performing the identification verification process,
• wherein the message related to a radio resource connection reconfiguration procedure is an integrity protected and ciphered message.

An apparatus comprising

• a device verification processor configured to perform an identification verification process of a communication device for allowing a usage of radio resources of a television radio band, wherein the device verification processor is further configured to receive from an access network control element a message including a unique identification element identifying a certified communication device allowed to use radio resources of a television radio band, and
• an interrogation processor configured to interrogate a database comprising data indicating certified communication devices allowed to use radio resources of a television radio band whether the received unique identification element is validated by the data of the database or not,
• wherein the device verification processor is further configured to forward a result of the interrogation of the database to an access network control element.

An apparatus comprising

• a handover decision processor configured to decide that a communication connection of a communication device is to be changed from a source access network control element to a target access network control element, and
• a verification requesting processor configured to send a verification request message to a core network control element for requesting to perform an identification verification process of the communication device for allowing a usage of radio resources of a television radio band.

An apparatus comprising

• a device verification processor configured to perform an identification verification process of a communication device for allowing a usage of radio resources of a television radio band, wherein the device verification processor is further configured to receive from an access network control element a verification request message for requesting to perform an identification verification process of a communication device for which a handover procedure is to be conducted, and
• an interrogation processor configured to interrogate a database comprising data indicating certified communication devices allowed to use radio resources of a television radio band, wherein the interrogation is based on a unique identification element of the communication device which is to be validated by the data of the database,
• wherein the device verification processor is further configured to forward a result of the interrogation of the database to a target access network control element of the handover procedure.

A method comprising

• deciding that a communication connection of a communication device is to be changed from a source access network control element to a target access network control element, and
• sending a verification request message to a core network control network for requesting to perform an identification verification process of the communication device for allowing a usage of radio resources of a television radio band.

An apparatus comprising

• a handover processor configured to decide whether a communication connection of a communication device can be changed from a source access network control element to a target access network control element, and
• a verification receiving processor configured to receive a result of an identification verification process of the communication device for allowing a usage of radio resources of a television radio band from core network control element,
• wherein the handover processor is further configured to send a message related to the handover to the source access network control element, the message indicating the result of the identification verification process.

A method comprising

• deciding whether a communication connection of a communication device can be changed from a source access network control element to a target access network control element,
• receiving a result of an identification verification process of the communication device for allowing a usage of radio resources of a television radio band from core network control element, and
• sending a message related to the handover to the source access network control element, the message indicating the result of the identification verification process.