US 12,089,055 B2
Spectrum access system and access probe hybrid framework
Thomas Schwengler, Lakewood, CO (US); and Stewart Gormley, Littleton, CO (US)
Assigned to CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC, Broomfield, CO (US)
Filed by CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC, Broomfield, CO (US)
Filed on May 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/199,254.
Application 18/199,254 is a continuation of application No. 17/397,025, filed on Aug. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,659,404.
Application 17/397,025 is a continuation of application No. 16/804,478, filed on Feb. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,096,062, issued on Aug. 17, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/959,652, filed on Jan. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0292137 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 16/14 (2009.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 48/02 (2009.01); H04W 48/14 (2009.01); H04W 72/0453 (2023.01); H04W 74/00 (2009.01); H04W 74/0833 (2024.01)
CPC H04W 16/14 (2013.01) [H04L 5/0048 (2013.01); H04W 48/02 (2013.01); H04W 48/14 (2013.01); H04W 72/0453 (2013.01); H04W 74/008 (2013.01); H04W 74/0833 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a base station coupled to a network;
a spectrum access system;
a user equipment coupled to the base station and the spectrum access system, the user equipment comprising:
a processor; and
non-transitory computer readable media comprising instructions executable by the processor to:
transmit a spectrum access request to the spectrum access system, wherein the spectrum access request includes a request for access to one or more frequency ranges of a spectrum;
obtain, via the spectrum access system, a spectrum access response, wherein the spectrum access response is indicative that access to at least one of the one or more frequency ranges of the spectrum has been granted;
in response to the spectrum access response, transmit a network access request to the base station; and
establish, in response to the response granting access to the network has been received from the base station, a communication channel with the base station,
wherein the user equipment is coupled to the base station via a domain proxy, wherein each of the network access request and response granting access to the network from the base station are communicated between the base station and user equipment via the domain proxy.