Patent ID: 9603027
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method for multi-band dynamic station enablement in a network in white space, comprising, at a requesting device: receiving a narrowband measurement pilot frame including a data element from an enabling device comprising information regarding one or more regulatory classes and channels supported by the enabling device; determining whether to send an enablement request based on the information received in the data element and resources of the requesting device; upon determining to send the enablement request, sending the enablement request to the enabling device, the enablement request comprising a requester Medium Access Control (MAC) address; and receiving an enablement response from the enabling device indicating: whether enablement has been allowed in a network, the requester MAC address, a MAC address of the enabling device, an enablement identifier, a regulatory class, and a channel in which enablement has been allowed.