	US 12,328,593 B2
	Unlicensed spectrum harvesting with collaborative spectrum sensing in next generation networks
Vesh Raj Sharma Banjade, Portland, OR (US); S M Iftekharul Alam, Hillsboro, OR (US); Kuilin Clark Chen, Portland, OR (US); Kshitij Arun Doshi, Tempe, AZ (US); Francesc Guim Bernat, Barcelona (ES); Christian Maciocco, Portland, OR (US); Ned M. Smith, Beaverton, OR (US); Liuyang Lily Yang, Portland, OR (US); and Satish Chandra Jha, Portland, OR (US)
Assigned to Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/482,773.
Prior Publication US 2023/0086899 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 16/14 (2009.01); H04B 15/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04W 74/00 (2009.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01)

CPC H04W 16/14 (2013.01) [G06N 20/00 (2019.01)]

20 Claims

1. A computing node to implement a spectrum harvesting entity in a wireless network configured for crowdsource-based unlicensed spectrum harvesting, the node comprising:

interface circuitry; and

processing circuitry coupled to the interface circuitry, the processing circuitry configured to:

select a set of crowdsourcing nodes from a plurality of crowdsourcing nodes available in the wireless network;

decode a plurality of spectrum occupancy reports (SORs) received from the set of crowdsourcing nodes via the interface circuitry, each SOR of the plurality of SORs indicating a channel occupancy status of a communication channel in the unlicensed spectrum sensed by a corresponding crowdsourcing node of the set and geolocation associated with the corresponding crowdsourcing node; and

generate a spectrum occupancy map of the unlicensed spectrum based on the channel occupancy status and the geolocation provided in the plurality of SORs by each crowdsourcing node of the set of crowdsourcing nodes.