Systems and methods for managing a control channel in a communication network

Abstract

A method for managing a control channel in a communication network includes (1) receiving, at a control subsystem, first status information from a network device, (2) comparing, at the control subsystem, the first status information to a first threshold condition, and (3) in response to the first status information meeting the first threshold condition, causing a first control channel in the communication network to move from a first location in radio-frequency spectrum to a second location in radio-frequency spectrum. Another method for managing a control channel in a communication network includes (1) receiving, at a control subsystem, a first signal from a network device, and (2) in response to receiving the first signal, causing a first control channel in the communication network to move from a first location in radio-frequency spectrum to a second location in radio-frequency spectrum.

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