Channel Discovery in a Small-Cell Network

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for use in conjunction with a radio node, the computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions that, when executed by the radio node, cause the radio node to perform operations comprising:

• listening for transmissions associated with one or more second radio nodes in a network;
• determining, based at least in part on the transmissions, a first list of discovered channels associated with the radio node and the one or more second radio nodes;
• providing the first list of discovered channels addressed to the one or more second radio nodes;
• receiving one or more second lists of discovered channels associated with the one or more second radio nodes;
• aggregating the first list of discovered channels and the second list of discovered channels into a list of active channels;
• and
• providing the list of active channels addressed to an electronic device.

A method for aggregating a list of active channels, comprising:

• by a radio node:
• listening for transmissions associated with one or more second radio nodes in a network;
• determining, based at least in part on the transmissions, a first list of discovered channels associated with the radio node and the one or more second radio nodes;
• providing the first list of discovered channels addressed to the one or more second radio nodes;
• receiving one or more second lists of discovered channels associated with the one or more second radio nodes;
• aggregating the first list of discovered channels and the second list of discovered channels into the list of active channels;
• and
• providing the list of active channels addressed to an electronic device.