Generating a search set of television white space channels based on location information

摘要

A method includes determining, at an electronic device, information associated with a location of the first electronic device. An initial set of television white space channels is filtered based on the information to generate a search set of television white space channels. A passive scan of the search set of television white space channels is performed at the electronic device to identify a television white space access point.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a first electronic device, data associated with a location of the first electronic device, wherein the data is received from a second electronic device, wherein the first electronic device is located within a particular cell of a cellular network, and wherein the data includes a list of television white space access points within the particular cell; determining, at the first electronic device, information based on the data; filtering, at the first electronic device, an initial set of television white space channels based on the information to generate a search set of television white space channels; and performing, at the first electronic device while the first electronic device is unenabled for communication via television white space channels, a passive scan of one or more television white space channels based on the search set to identify a television white space access point.