System, method and apparatus for managing communication in a public safety communication network

A Mobile Station (MS) for managing communication in a public safety communication network, the MS comprising:

• a spectral sensing module configured to identify at least two available channels in at least one of a primary frequency spectrum and a secondary frequency spectrum, wherein each of the primary frequency spectrum and the secondary frequency spectrum comprise at least one channel;
• a MS transceiver coupled with the spectral sensing module, wherein the MS transceiver is configured to:
• communicate information corresponding to the at least two available channels to a master controller operating within the public safety communication network;
• and
• receive a channel hopping pattern from the master controller, wherein the channel hopping pattern is generated by the master controller based on the information corresponding to the at least two available channels;
• and
• a MS processor operatively coupled to the MS transceiver, the MS processor configured to generate a sequence of frequency hops for the MS using the channel hopping pattern, wherein the MS hops at least one frequency based on the sequence of frequency hops in the channel hopping pattern of the MS.

A Public Safety Communication Network (PSCN) comprising:

• at least one MS, operating within the PSCN, wherein each MS is enabled to identify at least two available channel in at least one of a primary frequency spectrum and a secondary frequency spectrum, wherein each of the primary frequency spectrum and the secondary frequency spectrum comprise at least one channel;
• and
• a master controller, operating within the PSCN, configured to generate a channel hopping pattern for the at least one MS based on the at least two available channels using a first predefined set of rules, wherein the channel hopping pattern corresponds to a sequence of frequency hops for a MS;
• wherein the at least one MS hops at least one frequency based on the sequence of frequency hops in the channel hopping pattern of the at least one MS.