Wireless device management

1 . An access point (AP), comprising:

a processing device configured to:

access an automatic frequency coordination (AFC) server to compare an AFC database frequency for an incumbent device to an AP operational frequency;

determine a predicted interference between a transmission from the AP and the incumbent device when the AP operational frequency is used;

defer transmission until an operating-mode permission is received from the AFC server based on a validated AP location that includes location input relayed by a close-proximity communication device;

determine a power mode based on the predicted interference; and

a transceiver configured to:

transmit a signal on the AP operational frequency at the power mode.

2 . The access point of claim 1 , wherein the AP is in an incumbent transmission path.

3 . The access point of claim 1 , wherein the AP is configured to transmit operational data to the AFC server.

4 . The access point of claim 1 , wherein the AP is configured to transmit on the AP operational frequency that is selected from the group consisting of: an Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (UNII)-5 frequency band, a UNII-6 frequency band, a UNII-7 frequency band, or a UNII-8 frequency band.

5 . The access point of claim 1 , wherein the power mode includes one or more of: a standard power mode, a low power mode, or a very low power mode.

6 . The access point of claim 1 , wherein the power mode is selected to facilitate the predicted interference of less than a predicted interference-to-noise (I/N) ratio of less than-6 dB.

7 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including computer executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause an automatic frequency coordination (AFC) server to:

receive one or more operational characteristics from an incumbent device;

attempt to validate an AP location using a close-proximity communication device and defer selecting operating frequencies when validation is insufficient;

estimate an error value at the incumbent device based on the one or more operational characteristics for the incumbent device;

compute a threshold error value for the incumbent device based on a modulation type; and

select an operating frequency that satisfies an interference-to-noise (I/N) threshold at the incumbent device, wherein the server is to apply a protective margin to a link-budget I/N calculation based on the error value at the incumbent device and the threshold error value for the incumbent device.

8 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the AFC server to:

query a modem using an application protocol interface (API) to determine an activation difference for an access point.

9 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the AFC server to:

switch from a standard power mode to a low power mode when the error value is greater than a threshold for the standard power mode and less than a threshold for the low power mode;

switch from a low power mode to a very low power mode when the error value is greater than a threshold for the low power mode and less than a threshold for the very low power mode; and

switch from a very low power mode to an inactive mode when the error value is greater than a threshold for the very low power mode.

10 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the AFC server to:

compute an interference to noise (I/N) ratio for the incumbent device based on the error value for the incumbent device.

11 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the AFC server to:

compute a link quality based on the error value, the error value threshold, and the modulation type.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the AFC server to:

receive the error value in real-time;

obtain the error value in real-time;

compute the error value in real-time; or

verify the error value in real-time.

13 . A method performed by an access point (AP), the method comprising:

accessing an automatic frequency coordination (AFC) server to compare an AFC database frequency for an incumbent device to an AP operational frequency;

determining a predicted interference between a transmission from the AP and the incumbent device when the AP operational frequency is used;

deferring transmission until an operating-mode permission is received from the AFC server based on a validated AP location that includes location input relayed by a close-proximity communication device;

determining a power mode based on the predicted interference; and

transmitting a signal on the AP operational frequency at the power mode.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the AP is in an incumbent transmission path.

15 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the AP is configured to transmit operational data to the AFC server.

16 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the AP is configured to transmit on the AP operational frequency that is selected from the group consisting of: an Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (UNII)-5 frequency band, a UNII-6 frequency band, a UNII-7 frequency band, or a UNII-8 frequency band.

17 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the power mode includes one or more of: a standard power mode, a low power mode, or a very low power mode.

18 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the power mode is selected to facilitate the predicted interference of less than a predicted interference-to-noise (I/N) ratio of less than −6 dB.