# US 2019/0357155 A1 · Method and system for generating a move list

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- Number: US 2019/0357155 A1
- Document ID: US20190357155A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/383,718
- Filed: 2019-04-15
- Published: 2019-11-21
- Earliest claimed: 2018-05-16
- Assignees: CommScope Technologies LLC
- Applicants: CommScope Technologies LLC
- Inventors: Khalid W. Al-Mufti; Navin Srinivasan; Ariful Hannan
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190357155A1

## CPC

- H04B 7/0617: {for beam forming}
- H04W 52/243: {taking into account interferences}
- H04B 7/0632: {Channel quality parameters, e.g. channel quality indicator [CQI]}
- H04B 7/0639: {Using selective indices, e.g. of a codebook, e.g. pre-distortion matrix index [PMI] or for beam selection}
- H04W 52/225: {Calculation of statistics, e.g. average or variance}
- H04W 52/365: {Power headroom reporting}
- H04W 52/386: {centralized, e.g. when the radio network controller or equivalent takes part in the power control}
- H04W 52/42: in systems with time, space, frequency or polarisation diversity
- H04W 52/52: using AGC [Automatic Gain Control] circuits or amplifiers
- H04B: TRANSMISSION
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

A method is provided. The method comprises: selecting a new protection point in a dynamic protection area; creating an initial sort list of radios; determining look angles; determining which look angle includes most radios in its main beam; determining a modified sort list and an initial move list for the determined look angle; determining a certain percentile of aggregate interference power spectral density at the new protection point for radios that are in a main beam for each of remaining look angles; sorting, by level of certain percentile of aggregate interference power spectral density, the remaining look angles; and generating a move list of radios.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method, comprising:
selecting a new protection point in a dynamic protection area;
creating an initial sort list of radios;
determining look angles;
determining which look angle includes most radios in its main beam;
determining a modified sort list and an initial move list for the determined look angle;
determining a certain percentile of aggregate interference power spectral density at the new protection point for radios that are in a main beam for each of remaining look angles;
sorting, by level of the certain percentile of aggregate interference power spectral density, the remaining look angles; and
generating a move list of radios.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein determining the look angles comprises determining look angles having radios within main beams of such look angles.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a mean and a standard deviation of each interference power spectral density of each radio at the new protection point utilizing an antenna gain of zero decibels for the receiver in the dynamic protection area.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein determining the modified sort list and the initial move list for the determined look angle comprises:
for each radio in the main beam of the determined look angle and in the initial sort list, determining a mean and a standard deviation of the interference utilizing an antenna main beam gain of the receiver in the dynamic protection area;
determining the certain percentile of the aggregate interference power spectral density at the new protection point using:
(a) for each radio in the main beam of the determined look angle and in the initial sort list, the mean and the standard deviation of the interferences utilizing an antenna main beam gain of the receiver in the dynamic protection area; and
(b) for each radio in the initial sort list and not in the main beam of the determined look angle, the mean and the standard deviation of the interferences utilizing an antenna gain of zero decibels for the receiver in the dynamic protection area;
determining if the determined certain percentile of the aggregate interference power spectral density is below a threshold level;
if the determined certain percentile of the aggregate interference power spectral density is below the threshold level, then save the modified sort list and the initial move list; and
if the determined certain percentile of the aggregate interference power spectral density is not below the threshold level, then removing a radio at the top of the current sort list.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein generating the move list of the radios comprises:
selecting a first look angle in the sorted remaining look angles, where the first angle has the highest certain percentile of aggregate interference power spectral density of radios in the main beam of each look angle;
for the selected look angle and for radios in the modified sort list, determining a certain percentile of aggregate interference power spectral density at the new protection point using mean and standard deviation of interference utilizing antenna main beam gain, of the receiver in the dynamic protection area, for radios in the main beam of the selected look angle, and zero dB antenna gain mean and standard deviation of interference power spectral density for radios not in the main beam of the selected look angle;
determining if the determined certain percentile of the aggregate interference power spectral density is below a threshold level;
if the determined certain percentile of the aggregate interference power spectral density is not below the threshold level, then remove a radio at the top of the modified sort list;
if the determined certain percentile of the aggregate interference power spectral density is below the threshold level, then determining if a current move list is empty;
if the current move list is empty, then saving the current initial move list as the move list; and
if the current move list is not empty, then:
creating a new initial move list by appending the current initial move list to the initial move list;
generating a new modified sort list; and
removing the selected look angle from the remaining look angles.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein creating an initial sort list of radios comprises selecting radios within a neighborhood distance from the new protection point.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the certain percentile is a 95th percentile.

### Claim 8

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to perform a method, the method comprising:
selecting a new protection point in a dynamic protection area;
creating an initial sort list of radios;
determining look angles;
determining which look angle includes most radios in its main beam;
determining a modified sort list and an initial move list for the determined look angle;
determining a certain percentile of aggregate interference power spectral density at the new protection point for radios that are in a main beam for each of remaining look angles;
sorting, by level of certain percentile of aggregate interference power spectral density, the remaining look angles; and
generating a move list of radios.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein determining the look angles comprises determining look angles having radios within main beams of such look angles.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the certain percentile is a 95th percentile.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, further comprising determining a mean and a standard deviation of each interference power spectral density of each radio at the new protection point utilizing an antenna gain of zero decibels for the receiver in the dynamic protection area.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein determining the modified sort list and the initial move list for the determined look angle comprises:
for each radio in the main beam of the determined look angle and in the initial sort list, determining a mean and a standard deviation of the interference utilizing an antenna main beam gain of the receiver in the dynamic protection area;
determining the certain percentile of the aggregate interference power spectral density at the new protection point using:
(a) for each radio in the main beam of the determined look angle and in the initial sort list, the mean and the standard deviation of the interferences utilizing an antenna main beam gain of the receiver in the dynamic protection area; and
(b) for each radio in the initial sort list and not in the main beam of the determined look angle, the mean and the standard deviation of the interferences utilizing an antenna gain of zero for the receiver in the dynamic protection area;
determining if the determined certain percentile of the aggregate interference power spectral density is below a threshold level;
if the determined certain percentile of the aggregate interference power spectral density is below the threshold level, then save the modified sort list and the initial move list; and
if the determined certain percentile of the aggregate interference power spectral density is not below the threshold level, then removing a radio at the top of the current sort list.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein generating the move list of the radios comprises:
selecting a first look angle in the sorted remaining look angles, where the first angle has the highest certain percentile of aggregate interference power spectral density of radios in the main beam of each look angle;
for the selected look angle and for radios in the modified sort list, determining a certain percentile of aggregate interference power spectral density at the new protection point using mean and standard deviation of interference utilizing antenna main beam gain, of the receiver in the dynamic protection area, for radios in the main beam of the selected look angle, and zero decibel antenna gain mean and standard deviation of interference power spectral density for radios not in the main beam of the selected look angle;
determining if the determined certain percentile of the aggregate interference power spectral density is below a threshold level;
if the determined certain percentile of the aggregate interference power spectral density is not below the threshold level, then remove a radio at the top of the modified sort list;
if the determined certain percentile of the aggregate interference power spectral density is below the threshold level, then determining if a current move list is empty;
if the current move list is empty, then saving the current initial move list as the move list; and
if the current move list is not empty, then:
creating a new initial move list by appending the current initial move list to the initial move list;
generating a new modified sort list; and
removing the selected look angle from the remaining look angles.

### Claim 14 (depends on 8)

The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein creating an initial sort list of radios comprises selecting radios within a neighborhood distance from the new protection point.

### Claim 15

A system, comprising:
a spectrum access system comprising processing circuitry coupled to a communications system;
at least one radio coupled to the communications system;
wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:
select a new protection point in a dynamic protection area;
create an initial sort list of radios;
determine look angles;
determine which look angle includes most radios in its main beam;
determine a modified sort list and an initial move list for the determined look angle;
determine a certain percentile of aggregate interference power spectral density at the new protection point for radios that are in a main beam for each of remaining look angles;
sort, by level of certain percentile of aggregate interference power spectral density, the remaining look angles; and
generate a move list of radios.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the certain percentile is a 95th percentile.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein determine the look angles comprises determine look angles having radios within main beams of such look angles.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to determine a mean and a standard deviation of each interference power spectral density of each radio at the new protection point utilizing an antenna gain of zero decibels for the receiver in the dynamic protection area.

### Claim 19 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein determine the modified sort list and the initial move list for the determined look angle comprises:
for each radio in the main beam of the determined look angle and in the initial sort list, determine a mean and a standard deviation of the interference utilizing an antenna main beam gain of the receiver in the dynamic protection area;
determine the certain percentile of the aggregate interference power spectral density at the new protection point using:
(a) for each radio in the main beam of the determined look angle and in the initial sort list, the mean and the standard deviation of the interferences utilizing an antenna main beam gain of the receiver in the dynamic protection area; and
(b) for each radio in the initial sort list and not in the main beam of the determined look angle, the mean and the standard deviation of the interferences utilizing an antenna gain of zero decibel for the receiver in the dynamic protection area;
determine if the determined certain percentile of the aggregate interference power spectral density is below a threshold level;
if the determined certain percentile of the aggregate interference power spectral density is below the threshold level, then save the modified sort list and the initial move list; and
if the determined certain percentile of the aggregate interference power spectral is not below the threshold level, then removing a radio at the top of the current sort list.

### Claim 20 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein generate the move list of the radios comprises:
select a first look angle in the sorted remaining look angles, where the first angle has the highest certain percentile of aggregate interference power spectral density of radios in the main beam of each look angle;
for the selected look angle and for radios in the modified sort list, determine a certain percentile of aggregate interference power spectral density at the new protection point using mean and standard deviation of interference utilizing antenna main beam gain, of the receiver in the dynamic protection area, for radios in the main beam of the selected look angle, and zero decibel antenna gain mean and standard deviation of interference power spectral density for radios not in the main beam of the selected look angle;
determine if the determined certain percentile of the aggregate interference power spectral density is below a threshold level;
if the determined certain percentile of the aggregate interference power spectral density is not below the threshold level, then remove a radio at the top of the modified sort list;
if the determined certain percentile of the aggregate interference power spectral density is below the threshold level, then determine if a current move list is empty;
if the current move list is empty, then save the current initial move list as the move list; and
if the current move list is not empty, then:
create a new initial move list by appending the current initial move list to the initial move list;
generate a new modified sort list; and
remove the selected look angle from the remaining look angles.

### Claim 21 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein create an initial sort list of radios comprises select radios within a neighborhood distance from the new protection point.

### Claim 22 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the processing circuitry comprises a shared access system management system and a user database.

### Claim 23 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein at least one of an environmental sensing capability system, at least one external database, and at least one other spectrum access system are coupled to the communications system.
