# US 2018/0324813 A1 · Radio resource manager devices and radio communication devices > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0324813 A1 - Document ID: US20180324813A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/038,931 - Filed: 2018-07-18 - Published: 2018-11-08 - Earliest claimed: 2009-09-17 - Assignees: Intel Deutschland GmbH - Applicants: Intel Deutschland GmbH - Inventors: Markus Mueck; Christian Drewes; Wen Xu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180324813A1 ## CPC - H04W 72/541: using the level of interference - H04W 52/24: using SIR [Signal to Interference Ratio] or other wireless path parameters - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A radio resource management system is disclosed and can include a receiver to receive a plurality of registration requests, each of the registration requests being from a separate one of a plurality of radio communication devices. The receiver is configured to further to receive, prior to receiving a spectrum assignment request from a first radio communication device among the plurality of radio communication devices, location information and radio information from the plurality of radio communication devices. The radio resource management system can also include a transmitter and a processor. The processor is configured to determine available spectrum based on the radio information and the location information and to cause the transmitter to transmit a spectrum assignment to the first radio communication device based on the available spectrum. ## Claims ### Claim 1 (canceled) ### Claim 2 A radio resource management system comprising a receiver to receive a plurality of registration requests, each of the registration requests being from a separate one of a plurality of radio communication devices, the receiver further to receive, prior to receiving a spectrum assignment request from a first radio communication device among the plurality of radio communication devices, location information and radio information from the plurality of radio communication devices; a transmitter; and a processor configured to determine available spectrum based on the radio information and the location information and to cause the transmitter to transmit a spectrum assignment to the first radio communication device based on the available spectrum. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The radio resource management system of claim 2, wherein the receiver is further to receive a request from a radio communication device on whether spectrum is available in a given geographic area; and wherein the transmitter is further caused, upon receiving the request on whether spectrum is available in the given geographic area, to send a message to the radio communication device indicative of whether or not the spectrum is available. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The radio resource management system of claim 2, wherein transmitting a spectrum assignment to the first radio communication device further comprises transmitting a spectrum allocation to a coexistence manager configured to transmit a spectrum assignment to a plurality of radio communication devices enrolled in a coexistence group. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The radio resource management system of claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to determine a power limit based on the location information and to cause the transmitter to transmit the power limit to the first radio communication device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The radio resource management system of claim 2, wherein the spectrum assignment request from the first radio communication device comprises a contiguous frequency range specified by a low frequency value and a high frequency value that the first radio communication device requests to operate in, and wherein the spectrum assignment request from the first radio communication device further includes a power level that the first radio communication device requests to be allowed to use. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The radio resource management system of claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to determine available spectrum based the frequency range included in the spectrum assignment request from the first radio communication device, and to determine allowed power level based on the power level included in the spectrum assignment request from the first radio communication device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The radio resource management system of claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to determine an interference level between the first radio communication device and a second radio communication device based on at least one of the location information, the frequency range, or the power level. ### Claim 9 (depends on 4) The radio resource management system of claim 4, wherein the coexistence manager is configured to allocate orthogonal spectrum to a first plurality of radio communication devices in close proximity to each other where the first plurality of radio communication devices are not members of the same interference coordination group, and to allocate orthogonal or non-orthogonal spectrum to a second plurality of radio communication devices in close proximity to each other where the second plurality of radio communication devices are members of the same interference coordination group. ### Claim 10 A method for managing radio resources comprising receiving a plurality of registration requests, each of the registration requests being from a separate one of a plurality of radio communication devices; receiving location information and radio information from the plurality of radio communication devices prior to receiving a spectrum assignment request from a first radio communication device among the plurality of radio communication devices; determining available spectrum based on the radio information and the location information; and transmitting a spectrum assignment to the first radio communication device based on the available spectrum. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising receiving a request from a radio communication device for an indication of whether spectrum is available in a given geographic area, and upon receiving the request, sending a message to the radio communication device indicative of whether or not the spectrum is available. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising allocating the spectrum assignment to a plurality of citizens broadband radio service devices enrolled in a coexistence group. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising determining a power limit based on the location information and transmitting the power limit to the first radio communication device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the spectrum assignment request from the first radio communication device includes a frequency range comprising a contiguous frequency range specified by a low frequency value and a high frequency value that the first radio communication device requests to operate in, and wherein the spectrum assignment request from the first radio communication device further includes a power level that the first radio communication device requests to be allowed to use. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising determining available spectrum based the frequency range included in the spectrum assignment request from the first radio communication device; and determining allowed power level based on the power level included in the spectrum assignment request from the first radio communication device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising determining an interference level between the first radio communication device and a second radio communication device based on at least one of the location information, the frequency range, or the power level. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising allocating orthogonal spectrum to a first plurality of radio communication devices in close proximity to each other where the first plurality of radio communication devices are not members of the same interference coordination group; and allocating orthogonal or non-orthogonal spectrum to a second plurality of radio communication devices in close proximity to each other where the second plurality of radio communication devices are members of the same interference coordination group. ### Claim 18 An apparatus comprising: a processor; and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media individually or collectively including stored instructions, execution of which by the processor causes the apparatus to: receive a plurality of registration requests, each of the registration requests being from a separate one of a plurality of radio communication devices; receive location information and radio information from the plurality of radio communication devices prior to receiving a spectrum assignment request from a first radio communication device among the plurality of radio communication devices; determine available spectrum based on the radio information and the location information; and transmit a spectrum assignment to the first radio communication device based on the available spectrum. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the spectrum assignment request from the first radio communication device includes a frequency range comprising a contiguous frequency range specified by a low and a high frequency value that the first radio communication device requests to operate in, and wherein the spectrum assignment request from the first radio communication device further includes a power level that the first radio communication device requests to be allowed to use. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the processor is further configured to determine available spectrum based the frequency range included in the spectrum assignment request from the first radio communication device, and determine allowed power level based on the power level included in the spectrum assignment request from the first radio communication device. ### Claim 21 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the processor is further configured to determine an interference level between the first radio communication device and a second radio communication device based on at least one of the location information, the frequency range, or the power level. ### Claim 22 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18, further comprising a memory to store the location information and the radio information from the plurality of radio communication devices. ### Claim 23 An apparatus for managing radio resources comprising means for receiving a plurality of registration requests, each of the registration requests being from a separate one of a plurality of radio communication devices; means for receiving location information and radio information from the plurality of radio communication devices prior to receiving a spectrum assignment request from a first radio communication device among the plurality of radio communication devices; means for determining available spectrum based on the radio information and the location information; and means for transmitting a spectrum assignment to the first radio communication device based on the available spectrum. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The apparatus of claim 23, further comprising: means for receiving a request from a radio communication device for an indication of whether spectrum is available in a given geographic area, and upon receiving the request, sending a message to the radio communication device indicative of whether or not the spectrum is available. ### Claim 25 (depends on 23) The apparatus of claim 23, further comprising: means for allocating the spectrum assignment to a plurality of citizens broadband radio service devices enrolled in a coexistence group. ### Claim 26 (depends on 23) The apparatus of claim 23, further comprising: means for determining a power limit based on the location information and transmitting the power limit to the first radio communication device. ### Claim 27 (depends on 23) The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the spectrum assignment request from the first radio communication device includes a frequency range comprising a contiguous frequency range specified by a low frequency value and a high frequency value that the first radio communication device requests to operate in, and wherein the spectrum assignment request from the first radio communication device further includes a power level that the first radio communication device requests to be allowed to use. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The apparatus of claim 27, further comprising: means for determining available spectrum based the frequency range included in the spectrum assignment request from the first radio communication device, and means for determining allowed power level based on the power level included in the spectrum assignment request from the first radio communication device. ### Claim 29 (depends on 27) The apparatus of claim 27, further comprising: means for determining an interference level between the first radio communication device and a second radio communication device based on at least one of the location information, the frequency range, or the power level. ### Claim 30 (depends on 23) The apparatus of claim 23, further comprising: means for allocating orthogonal spectrum to a first plurality of radio communication devices in close proximity to each other where the first plurality of radio communication devices are not members of the same interference coordination group, and means for allocating orthogonal or non-orthogonal spectrum to a second plurality of radio communication devices in close proximity to each other where the second plurality of radio communication devices are members of the same interference coordination group.