Method and apparatus for radio coexistence
View Patent ↗Described herein are methods and apparatus for a communications system of radio coexistence on Television White Spaces band in which a radio coexistence enabler associated with a Television Band Device in a Television Band Device Network mastered by a radio coexistence enabler of a master type, sending a request as a client to a radio coexistence manager to receive information of at least one locally available radio resources, available device-to-device connections and nearby access networks from the coexistence manager to establish a connection based on the devices availability and which received information is without control of the coexistence enabler of a master type.
1. A method, comprising:
sending, by a first radio coexistence enabler associated with, a first device operating in a network mastered by a second device comprising a second radio coexistence enabler of a master type, a request to a radio coexistence manager, the request indicating that the first radio coexistence enabler is of a client type,
receiving information on at least one of locally available radio resources, candidate devices for device-to-device connections, and further one or more nearby access networks from the radio coexistence manager, and
causing establishment of a connection by the first device to a third device on the basis of the received information without control of the second device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the connection is a direct device to device connection to the third device, which is operating as a client in the network mastered by a second device or another network.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first device selects another network on the basis of the received information, the third device being the master of the other network, and
the first device sends a request to join the other network mastered by the third device.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first coexistence enabler receives from the coexistence manager information on radio resource usage around the first device, and
after a connection to the second device is disconnected, the first device searches for the second device on the basis of the information on the radio resource usage from the coexistence manager.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request additionally indicates at least one of an identifier of the network or cell in which the first device operates as a client and an identifier of the master of the network or cell in which the first device operates as client.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request is a registration request for registering the first coexistence enabler of the client type to the radio coexistence manager.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first coexistence enabler generates and sends an information update message to the radio coexistence manager to establish or update coexistence enabler status information.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first device associated with the first radio coexistence enabler is arranged to operate as a client in a network in television white space spectrum, wherein the network consists of secondary users.
9. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a coexistence manager, a request from a radio coexistence enabler,
detecting on the basis of the request that the radio coexistence enabler is of a client type,
selecting information allowed for the radio coexistence enabler of a client type, and
sending for the coexistence enabler the selected information, comprising information on at least one of locally available radio resources, candidate devices for device-to-device connections, and one or more further nearby access networks.
10. An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code,
the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform:
cause sending of a request of a first radio coexistence enabler to a radio coexistence manager, the first coexistence enabler being associated with a first device operating in a network mastered by a second device comprising a second radio coexistence enabler of a master type and the request indicating that the first radio coexistence enabler is of a client type,
receive information on at least one of locally available radio resources, candidate devices for device-to-device connections, and further one or more nearby access networks from the radio coexistence manager, and
provide information for causing establishment of a connection by the first device to a third device on the basis of the received information without control of the second device.
11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the connection is a direct device to device connection to the third device, which is operating as a client in the network mastered by a second device or another network.
12. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the first device is configured to select another network on the basis of the received information, the third device being the master of the other network, and
the first device is configured to send a request to join the other network mastered by the third device.
13. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the apparatus is configured to receive from the coexistence manager information on radio resource usage around the first device, and
the first device is configured to, after a connection to the second device is disconnected, search for the second device on the basis of the information on the radio resource usage from the coexistence manager.
14. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the request additionally indicates at least one of an identifier of the network or cell in which the first device operates as a client and an identifier of the master of the network or cell in which the first device operates as client.
15. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the apparatus is configured to send an information update message of the first coexistence enabler to the radio coexistence manager to establish or update coexistence enabler status information.
16. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the apparatus is configured to receive information on coexistence manager associated with the second coexistence enabler from the second radio coexistence enabler, and
the apparatus is configured to send the request to the coexistence manager indicated in the received information.
17. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the first device is arranged to operate as a client in a network in television white space spectrum, wherein the network consists of secondary users.
18. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the apparatus is a wireless communications terminal device and comprises the first device and the first coexistence enabler.
19. An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code,
the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform:
receive a request from a radio coexistence enabler to a coexistence manager,
detect on the basis of the request that the radio coexistence enabler is of a client type,
select information allowed for the radio coexistence enabler of a client type, and
send a response of a coexistence manager with the selected information, comprising information on at least one of locally available radio resources, candidate devices for device-to-device connections, and further one or more nearby access networks for the coexistence enabler.