US 12,250,643 B2
Systems and methods for providing planned spectrum allocation for shared spectrum
Khalid W. Al-Mufti, Sterling, VA (US); and Ariful Hannan, Sterling, VA (US)
Assigned to Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC, Claremont, NC (US)
Filed by Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC, Claremont, NC (US)
Filed on Mar. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/703,608.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/178,392, filed on Apr. 22, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/178,337, filed on Apr. 22, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/178,368, filed on Apr. 22, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0346029 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 52/24 (2009.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 16/10 (2009.01); H04W 40/24 (2009.01); H04W 52/36 (2009.01); H04W 72/0453 (2023.01); H04W 72/541 (2023.01); H04W 16/14 (2009.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 52/243 (2013.01) [H04W 4/025 (2013.01); H04W 16/10 (2013.01); H04W 40/246 (2013.01); H04W 52/367 (2013.01); H04W 72/0453 (2013.01); H04W 72/541 (2023.01); H04W 16/14 (2013.01); H04W 84/042 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for efficiently enhancing a function of an indicium of an aggregate of a product of bandwidth and maximum transmit power spectral density allocated to each of at least one general authorized access (GAA) radio, the method comprising:
receiving co-existence data about the at least one GAA radio;
identifying zero or more edges, wherein an edge is formed between two nodes, wherein an edge means that a criterion of interference at a GAA radio or a node consisting of at least one GAA radio exceeds an edge interference threshold level;
generating at least one network graph, wherein a network graph means at least one connected set where there are no pairs of nodes that are connected with an edge and have a same color, and wherein a connected set means a unique set of at least two nodes where at least two of the at least two nodes have an edge, or a unique node with no edge to any other node, where each node of the at least two nodes having an edge are assigned different colors, and where a number of colors assigned to nodes of the connected set is a minimum number of colors which can be assigned to each node of the connected set;
identifying zero or more protection points each of which has an indicium of aggregate reduction of transmission power that exceeds a first indicium threshold level, wherein a neighborhood of each identified protection point encompasses a geographic location of at least one GAA radio, and wherein the neighborhood of each protection point means a geographic area centered around a corresponding protection point;
at a planned time, allocating a frequency spectrum and a maximum transmit power, in shared spectrum, to each of at least one GAA radio so that GAA radios, and each identified protection point, are free of interference from each of the at least one GAA radio, wherein free of interference and interference free mean a level of interference below a threshold level of interference; and
sending the allocated frequency spectrum and maximum transmit power to each authorized radio which is configured to have a transmit power, in the shared spectrum, not exceeding a corresponding determined maximum transmit power.