Patent ID: 9560651
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method, in a network node adapted to operate in accordance with a first radio access technology, for allocation of radio resources of a frequency band for communication in accordance with the first radio access technology, wherein communication according to a second radio access technology may occupy one or more of the radio resources of the frequency band, the method comprising: receiving a beacon signal associated with the second radio access technology; determining whether or not the beacon signal comprises information indicative of which of the radio resources of the frequency band are used as primary and secondary channels, respectively, in accordance with the second radio access technology; determining a communication activity rate of at least one of the radio resources of the frequency band; selecting one or more of the radio resources of the frequency band based on the determined communication activity rate, wherein, in the event that the beacon signal comprises information indicative of which of the radio resources of the frequency band are used as primary and secondary channels, the selection is further based on the information; and allocating one or more of the selected radio resources to communication in accordance with the first radio access technology.