Patent ID: 7627326
Filing Date: 2009-12-01
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for assigning a frequency to an access point in a wireless network comprising a plurality of access points, the method comprising: accessing a rule-base to obtain a set of rules for the wireless network, the rule-base including accessing a license database to obtain information about relevant wireless nodes in a region; creating a list of possible primary node frequencies from a list of frequencies associated with primary wireless nodes in the license database; creating a list of possible secondary node frequencies from a list of frequencies associated with secondary wireless nodes in the license database; identifying the list of clear frequencies from a set of unused frequencies; selecting a frequency from frequencies in the lists of possible primary node frequencies, possible secondary node frequencies, and clear frequencies, wherein the frequency is selected from the lists is in a predetermined order of, first, the clear frequencies list, second, the primary node frequencies list and, third, the secondary node frequencies list; and registering the frequency in the license database.