Patent ID: 8289907

Claim:
A method for communicating between a plurality of nodes, comprising: at each node, observing a set of frequencies to determine spectrum awareness data for one or more frequencies, said observing further comprising: detecting one or more other users of at least one frequency that is used by a bearer; and determining whether to release the bearer in accordance with the other users detected; determining a maximum transit power for one or more of the set of frequencies based at least in part on the spectrum awareness data; determining one or more channels, based at least in part on the maximum transit power for the one or more frequencies, where each channel occupies at least a portion of the set of frequencies; independently selecting one or more of the channels as a second bearer; and notifying one or more other nodes of the second bearer using an adaptive control channel; where said determining whether to release the bearer is based at least in part on a signal power threshold policy entry.