Patent ID: 8452293
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. In a network comprising a larger network having a service area covering one or more co-located networks, a method comprising: receiving from a base station of the larger network a first set of spectrum-sensing data, the first set of spectrum-sensing data comprising spectrum-sensing data of mobile stations of the larger network; receiving from one or more mobile stations associated with the co-located networks a second set of spectrum-sensing data; and based on the first set of the spectrum-sensing data and the second set of spectrum-sensing data, determining whether or not to reuse in a co-located network a portion of a spectrum used by the larger network, wherein one criterion for determining whether or not to reuse the portion of the spectrum depends on the combined capacity available to both the mobile stations of the larger network and the mobile stations of the co-located network as a result of the reuse.