Automatic frequency coordination with residential gateway access points

A method for managing frequency grants to a Wi-Fi access point (AP) apparatus, comprising:

• querying a database as to whether a location of the Wi-Fi AP apparatus is associated with an allocation of one or more first channels or frequencies to one or more priority users;
• based on the querying indicating that the location of the Wi-Fi AP apparatus is not associated with the allocation of the one or more first channels or frequencies to the one or more priority users, transmitting data representative of a registration request to a network manager apparatus to request allocation of at least one then-currently unallocated band channel to the Wi-Fi AP apparatus;
• and
• based on receipt of the data representative of the response to the registration request, causing a configuration of the Wi-Fi AP apparatus to use at least one band channel for a prescribed amount of time.

Computerized gateway apparatus configured for data communication with a network management system and one or more access point devices in a wireless system, the computerized gateway apparatus comprising:

• processor apparatus;
• and
• storage apparatus in data communication with the processor apparatus, the storage apparatus comprising at least one computer program configured to, when executed by the processor apparatus, cause the computerized gateway apparatus to:
• select at least one unallocated band channel exhibiting a quality signal of a prescribed level;
• transmit, to the network management system, data representative of a registration request indicative of the one or more respective locations of the one or more access point devices and the at least one selected band channel;
• and
• execute computerized logic configured to at least, based on a response to the data representative of the registration request indicating assignment of one or more band channel frequencies to the one or more access point devices, configure the one or more access point devices to operate using the assigned one or more band channel frequencies for a predefined amount of time.