IMPLEMENTING A DYNAMIC CLOUD SPECTRUM DATABASE AS A MECHANISM FOR CATALOGING AND CONTROLLING SPECTRUM AVAILABILITY

摘要

A system and method are provided for implementing a dynamic cloud spectrum database to codify and store information on, and track the use of, spectrum resources made available by primary spectrum holders in an effort to facilitate spectrum management for networks using spectrum allocated through a Dynamic Spectrum Access scheme that allows the primary spectrum holders, or proxies assigned to manage a given allocations of spectrum, to temporarily “rent” access to the spectrum they hold to other entities. Spectrum may be listed in the database defined by a common unit measurement system according to a defined metric for quantifying spectrum. A time-frequency unit or TFU is defined according to a unit of spectrum being available for a specified time, e.g., 1 MHz of spectrum being available for use for 1 second at a given location. Spectrum resources negotiated in the disclosed transactions are represented and/or transferred in multiples of TFU's.

主权项

1. A method for implementing dynamic spectrum access, comprising:
populating a database, using a processor, with information regarding spectrum availability based on inputs received from primary spectrum holders, the information including at least frequency information, time information, location information and cost information for the spectrum availability; employing, with the processor, the information regarding the spectrum availability to conclude a transaction that provides a portion of the spectrum availability to a user in return for compensation to a particular primary spectrum holder; outputting information to the user regarding the at least the portion of the spectrum availability provided to the user as a result of the transaction; and updating the database, with the processor, to include (1) a status of the at least the portion of the spectrum availability provided to the user as allocated, and (2) an identification of the user to whom the portion of the spectrum availability is allocated.