White space utilization

摘要

The concepts relate to radio white space utilization. One example can obtain information about a location of a device. The example can access a white space database to obtain radio white space frequencies relative to the location. This example can also perform active scanning of at least some of the radio white space frequencies at the location and not perform active scanning on allocated frequencies.

主权项

1. One or more computer-readable storage media storing computer-readable instructions that when executed by a processor of a computer cause the computer to perform a method, comprising:
supplying, via a cellular network, a location of a mobile device to a database; obtaining, via the cellular network, from the database, a list of radio white space frequencies for the location of the mobile device; accessing a white space data store for information about use activity occurring on the radio white space frequencies; selecting an individual radio white space frequency for active scanning for a radio white space network, the selecting based on both the list from the database and the information about the use activity from the white space data store; active scanning the individual radio white space frequency to discover a wireless access point that is providing the radio white space network; sending results of the active scanning for addition to the white space data store; associating the mobile device with the discovered wireless access point to utilize the radio white space network; and, communicating data on the radio white space network over the individual radio white space frequency rather than the cellular network.