Patent ID: 11968543
Assignee: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A networked system configured to provide quasi-licensed wireless connectivity to a plurality of wireless-enabled user devices, the networked system comprising:
a plurality of wireless access node apparatus, the plurality of wireless access node apparatus each disposed at least partly within a prescribed region and comprising a first wireless interface capable of utilizing at least a portion of quasi-licensed radio frequency (RF) spectrum for data communications between the plurality of wireless-enabled user devices and a computerized network entity; and
a computerized controller apparatus in data communication with the plurality of wireless access node apparatus, the computerized controller apparatus comprising a computerized wireless access management process and configured to:
obtain first data relating to a withdrawal of at least one first frequency band of the quasi-licensed RF spectrum;
identify at least one first wireless access node apparatus then-currently configured to utilize the at least one first frequency band;
identify one or more of the plurality of wireless-enabled user devices (i) located within the prescribed region, and (ii) then-currently utilizing the at least one first wireless access node apparatus;
identify at least one second wireless access node apparatus (i) then-currently configured to utilize one or more second bands within the quasi-licensed RF spectrum, the one or more second bands different from the at least one first frequency band, and (ii) capable of supporting operation of at least the one or more of the plurality of wireless-enabled user devices; and
cause generation of a message to the at least one first wireless access node apparatus, the message configured to initiate a handover of the one or more of the plurality of wireless-enabled user devices from the at least one first wireless access node apparatus to the at least one second wireless access node apparatus.