Method and Apparatus for Managing Use of Communications Spectrum for Radar Sensing by Mobile Radar Devices

A method performed by a computer apparatus operating as a centralized management entity, the method comprising:

• receiving spectrum usage information from one or more wireless communication networks that are separate from the centralized management entity;
• identifying, from the spectrum usage information, first licensed communication resources that are available in a geographic area for radar-sensing operations;
• and
• managing usage of the first licensed communication resources for radar-sensing operations by mobile radar devices operating in the geographic area as managed devices with respect to the centralized management entity, including sending grant signaling for individual ones of the managed devices, the grant signaling granting usage of the first licensed communication resources by individual ones of the managed devices.

A computer apparatus operating as a centralized management entity, the computer apparatus comprising:

• communication interface circuitry configured to send and receive signaling via one or more wired or wireless connections;
• and
• processing circuitry that is operatively associated with the communication interface circuitry and configured to:
• receive spectrum usage information from one or more wireless communication networks that are separate from the centralized management entity;
• identify, from the spectrum usage information, first licensed communication resources that are available in a geographic area for radar-sensing operations;
• and
• manage usage of the first licensed communication resources for radar-sensing operations by mobile radar devices operating in the geographic area as managed devices with respect to the centralized management entity, including sending grant signaling for individual ones of the managed devices, the grant signaling granting usage of the first licensed communication resources by individual ones of the managed devices.