Patent ID: 11943683
Assignee: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method for a controller to identify one or more operating requirements for use by an access device comprising:
receiving location information associated with the access device, wherein the access device is a Wi-Fi access device;
sending the location information to the access device using a secure authenticated Wi-Fi connection;
determining that the access device is within a proximity to one or more exclusion zones based upon a baseline location of the access device, wherein the baseline location is based on the location information and one or more Wi-Fi location determination features, and wherein the one or more exclusion zones correspond to one or more areas in which unlicensed band usage impacts one or more microwave paths;
determining one or more frequencies to avoid based on the proximity of the access device to the one or more exclusion zones;
identifying one or more operating requirements of the access device based on the proximity of the access device to the one or more exclusion zones; and
outputting the one or more operating requirements to the access device.