System and method for reducing control data traffic in a white space network

A hub radio device, comprising:

• radio circuitry configured to engage in wireless communications using specific operating parameters, the hub radio device having a coverage area in which spoke radio devices are entitled to communicate with the hub radio device using generic operating parameters;
• a memory;
• and
• a control circuit that executes logical instructions to configure the hub radio device to:
• receive a detailed channel list request from one of the spoke radio devices, the detailed channel list including plural data items selected from a data item to identify the spoke radio device, a data item that specifies current location of the spoke radio device, a data item to identify information regarding an owner or operator of the spoke radio device, and a data item to identify one or more operational characteristics of the spoke radio device;
• send a first proxy channel list request to a spectrum management server with the data items from the detailed channel list request, obtain a base channel list response from spectrum management server in response to the first proxy channel list request and send the base channel list response to the spoke radio device;
• receive a renewal request from the spoke radio device, the renewal request containing fewer data items than the detailed channel list request;
• and
• generate and send a second proxy channel list request to the spectrum management server with a location of the spoke radio device from the renewal request and data items from the detailed channel list request.