Television band (tvbd) channel quieting across diverse radio access technologies
AssigneeInterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
InventorsJoseph A. Kwak, Alexander Reznik, Juan Carlos Zuniga
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for use in a spectrum manager are disclosed herein. A method includes receiving device parameters from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) in a managed area, transmitting the device parameters to a central television band (TVBD) data base server, wherein the spectrum manager also stores the device parameters in a local database, receiving enabling information from the central TVBD data base server, and transmitting the enabling information to the WTRU in the managed area.
Claims20
A method for use in an access point, the method comprising:
- receiving event-driven status information from wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) in a managed area;
- transmitting the event-driven status information to a spectrum manager in the managed area;
- receiving a command from the spectrum manager in the managed area to implement a quiet period;
- transmitting the command to the WTRUs in the managed area;
- and
- performing an action indicated in the command.
A method for use in a spectrum manager, the method comprising:
- receiving device parameters from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) in a managed area;
- transmitting the device parameters to a central television band (TVBD) data base server, wherein the spectrum manager also stores the device parameters in a local database;
- receiving enabling information from the central TVBD data base server;
- and
- transmitting the enabling information to the WTRU in the managed area.
A method for use in a master WTRU, the method comprising;
- receiving enabling information from a central television band (TVBD) database server;
- deriving enabling information for other WTRUs based on the enabling information received from the central TVBD database server, wherein the other WTRUs are non-master WTRUs;
- and
- providing the enabling information to the non-master WTRUs.
A spectrum manager comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive device parameters from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) in a managed area;
- a transmitter configured to transmit the device parameters to a central television band (TVBD) data base server, wherein the spectrum manager also stores the device parameters in a local database;
- the receiver further configured to receive enabling information from the central TVBD data base server;
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- the transmitter further configured to transmit the enabling information to the WTRU in the managed area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.