Patent ID: 8305917

Claim:
A method for acquiring radio operating parameters in a radio communications network, comprising: obtaining, at a first radio node in the radio communications network, first radio operating parameters from at least one authorization server, the first radio operating parameters based on a location of at least one node in the radio communications network, wherein the first radio operating parameters include at least a first list of available channels and a first set of associated maximum allowed transmission power levels; obtaining, at a second radio node in the radio communications network which is in radio communication with the first radio node, second radio operating parameters from an authorization server, the second radio operating parameters based on a location of the at least one radio node, wherein the second radio operating parameters include at least a second list of available channels and a second set of associated maximum allowed transmission power levels; exchanging the first and second radio operating parameters amongst the first and second radio nodes; determining common radio operating parameters from the first and second radio operating parameters, wherein the common radio operating parameters include the intersection of the first list and the second list of available channels, and their associated maximum allowed transmission power levels; and distributing the common radio operating parameters to the first and second radio nodes.