Patent ID: 8868671
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for selecting a master CM (coexistence manager), the method performed by a CDIS (coexistence discover and information server) and comprising: receiving, by the CDIS from a first CM, a registration request including an identifier of the first CM; calculating, by the CDIS, neighbor information including identifiers of neighboring CMs for the first CM; sending the neighbor information to the first and the neighboring CMs; selecting, by the CDIS, the master CM among the first and the neighboring CM; and sending, by the CDIS, a message including an identifier of the selected master CM, to the first and the neighboring CMs, wherein the first and the neighboring CMs manage objects coexisting in a Television white space (TVWS) and are capable of generating a coexistence white space map, and wherein the master CM makes a decision on channel selections for the objects managed by the first and the neighboring CMs, and determines whether to disable the first and the neighboring CMs.