US 8,942,703 B2 · Method for switching service of management device serving network or device

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for smoothly switching between services to allow networks or devices to coexist. The method of switching between services of a television band device (TVBD) network or device includes: receiving a request for switching between services of the TVBD network or device from a coexistence manager (CM); and transmitting a response with respect to the request to the CM, wherein the services include an information service obtaining, by the TVBD network or device, neighbor information of the TVBD network or device from the CM and a management service providing measurement results to the CM by the TVBD network or device, and the response includes an indicator indicating whether or not the request has been successfully processed.

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Dependent claims

A method of switching between services of a television band device (TVBD) network or TVBD device, the method comprising:

receiving a request for switching between services of the TVBD network or TVBD device from a coexistence manager (CM);
and
transmitting a response with respect to the request to the CM,
wherein the services of the TVBD network or TVBD device include
an information service in which the TVBD network or TVBD device determines an available channel of the TVBD network or TVBD device and
a management service in which the CM determines the available channel of the TVBD network or TVBD device,
wherein the request indicates a switchover between the information service and the management service, and
wherein the response includes an indicator indicating whether or not the services have been successfully switched.

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Method for switching service of management device serving network or device

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