US 2022/0046428 A1 · BROADCAST/BROADBAND CONVERGENCE NETWORK

Abstract

A broadcast/broadband convergence system that delivers content from content sources to user equipment devices. The system provides: significantly enhanced mobile capability to the broadcast industry; an additional revenue source for the broadcast industry by dynamically selling available spectral resources for use by wireless broadband networks and/or broadcast content off-loaded from wireless broadband networks; additional spectrum for the broadband industry through the dynamic purchase of available spectrum; and an enriched user experience. A spectrum server may facilitate the dynamic allocation of radio spectrum made available by the broadcast networks. The broadcast networks may broadcast with enhanced waveform parameters to support mobile devices as well as fixed devices.

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Dependent claims

A system of wireless communications that enables base stations to request and receive additional downlink bandwidth to meet a high demand, the system comprising:

a cellular network comprising a plurality of cellular base stations that communicate with and provide cellular services to user cellular devices, using cellular bandwidth and cellular uplinks and downlinks;
and
the cellular base stations configured to establish downlinks with the user cellular devices to provide the cellular services, using both cellular bandwidth and broadcast bandwidth;
wherein the cellular base stations incorporate extensions that enable them to request and receive additional downlink bandwidth in a channel-allocated broadcast spectrum.

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Broadcast/broadband convergence network

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Broadcast/broadband convergence network

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Abstract

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