Patent ID: 8224257
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving configuration information at an apparatus from one or more other apparatuses via communication that occurs within a shared information space established between at least the apparatus and the one or more other apparatuses; determining wireless spectrum sensing parameters for at least one of the one or more other apparatuses based on the received configuration information; transmitting the wireless spectrum sensing parameters from the apparatus to the at least one of the one or more other apparatuses via the shared information space; and receiving wireless spectrum sensing results at the apparatus from the at least one of the one or more other apparatuses via the shared information space, wherein determining wireless spectrum sensing parameters includes using the received configuration information as an input when formulating a strategy for spectrum sensing in areas of an environment in which the apparatus and the one or more other apparatuses are operating, the wireless spectrum sensing parameters being used to configure apparatuses for implementing the spectrum sensing strategy.