Patent ID: 8831625

Claim:
A coexistence data provider in a system for allocating spectrum to spectrum user devices within one or more wireless communication networks, the coexistence data provider comprising: an interface configured to receive inputs of available spectrum information, and to receive a plurality of device coexistence data reports from a respective plurality of spectrum user devices, wherein the plurality of device coexistence data reports pertain to spectrum usage of the respective plurality of spectrum user devices; a controller configured to execute a coexistence data application that is stored in a memory and, by execution of the coexistence data application, the coexistence data provider is configured to combine the available spectrum information and the device coexistence data reports to generate a network coexistence report that is indicative of spectrum usage within the one or more networks; and a database that stores the network coexistence report; wherein by the controller execution of the coexistence data application, the coexistence data provider is configured to generate a plurality of coexistence metrics that constitute measures of performance efficiency of the spectrum user devices, and the network coexistence report includes the coexistence metrics.