Patent ID: 9462478
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A Shared Access Spectrum Selection controller in a cellular network comprising a processor and physical layer circuitry in communication with the processor configured to: communicate spectrum needs of a plurality of user equipment to a network-implemented Spectrum Decision Making Entity; receive, from the Spectrum Decision Making Entity, an identified single, or simultaneous combination of, most cost performance advantageous secondary spectrum opportunity, the identified secondary spectrum opportunity comprising spectrum selected from among dedicated licensed spectrum and unlicensed spectrum, the dedicated licensed spectrum comprising cellular mobile phone bands and the unlicensed spectrum comprising industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) radio bands and coordinated and uncoordinated white space and ultra-wide band frequencies, the most cost performance advantageous secondary spectrum opportunity determined by a total cost function applied to dedicated licensed spectrum and unlicensed spectrum, the total cost function calculated by use of a first weighting factor depending on an amount of spectrum available for new users and a second weighting factor for needs of applications to be conveyed on a corresponding band and using a corresponding access technology; and accept the identified secondary spectrum opportunity from a network-implemented Spectrum Broker communicatively coupled to the Spectrum Decision Making Entity.