Method and apparatus for optimizing multi-protocol radio technology using device to device spectral coordination with local QOS advertising
This disclosure concerns a system and method for determining, via a processor, a designation of an mobile information handling system as a master mobile information handling system within a wireless neighborhood based on power level, radio capabilities, and radio frequency range to a cluster of mobile information handling systems and scanning a plurality of radio channels in a shared communication frequency band for base transceiver station (BTS) systems operating a first wireless link protocol and a second wireless link protocol within communication range of the mobile information handling system to detect a BTS load and preparing a radiofrequency band local QoS report for the first wireless link protocol and the second wireless link protocol in the wireless neighborhood for broadcast on an unlicensed communication frequency band to the cluster of mobile information handling systems.
1. An information handling system comprising:
a wireless interface for communication within a wireless neighborhood via one or more wireless links;
a processor determining designation as a master mobile information handling system within a wireless neighborhood based on power level, radio capabilities, and radio frequency range to a cluster of mobile information handling systems;
a radio scanning modem for scanning a plurality of radio channels in a shared communication frequency band for base transceiver station (BTS) systems operating a first wireless link protocol and a second wireless link protocol within communication range of the wireless interface;
an application processor detecting a BTS load for each detected BTS system operating on each of the plurality radio channels; and
the application processor preparing a radiofrequency band local QoS report for a plurality of detected BTS systems for the first wireless link protocol and the second wireless link protocol in the shared communication frequency band of the wireless neighborhood for unlicensed broadcast to the cluster of mobile information handling systems,
wherein the RF band local QoS report includes a BTS identifier, an operation radio channel, and a BTS radiofrequency traffic load.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first wireless link protocol is a WLAN wireless link protocol and the second wireless link protocol is an unlicensed small cell WWAN wireless link protocol.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first wireless link protocol is a LPWAN wireless link and the second wireless link protocol is a second LPWAN wireless link.
4. The system of claim 1 further comprising:
the wireless adapter broadcasts the radiofrequency band local QoS report on an unlicensed general advertising services channel.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the wireless adapter broadcasts the radiofrequency band local QoS report on an unlicensed advertising channel periodically.
6. The system of claim 1 further comprising:
the processor determining if the power state of the master mobile information handling system has fallen below a threshold level; and
transferring the RF band local QoS report to a next master mobile information handling system in the cluster.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the radiofrequency band local QoS report includes a ranked plurality of the BTS systems in the wireless neighborhood.
8. The system of claim 1 further comprising:
the processor determining if a location of the master mobile information handling system has departed the wireless neighborhood; and
storing the RF band local QoS report at a remote database.
9. A computer implemented method comprising:
determining, via a processor executing code instructions, a designation of an mobile information handling system as a master mobile information handling system within a wireless neighborhood based on power level, radio capabilities, and radio frequency range to a cluster of mobile information handling systems;
scanning, via one or more radio scanning modems, a plurality of radio channels in a shared communication frequency band for base transceiver station (BTS) systems operating a first wireless link protocol and a second wireless link protocol within communication range of the mobile information handling system;
detecting a BTS load for each detected BTS system operating on each of the plurality of radio channels; and
preparing a radiofrequency band local QoS report for a plurality of detected BTS systems for the first wireless link protocol and the second wireless link protocol in the shared communication frequency band of the wireless neighborhood for broadcast on an unlicensed communication frequency band to the cluster of mobile information handling systems,
wherein the RF band local QoS report includes a BTS identifier, an operation radio channel, and a BTS radiofrequency traffic load.
10. The method of claim 9 further comprising:
periodically broadcasting the RF band local QoS report on an unlicensed communication frequency band to the cluster of mobile information handling systems.
11. The method of claim 9 further comprising:
broadcasting an availability of the radiofrequency band local QoS report on a generic advertising services channel.
12. The method of claim 9 further comprising:
determining if the power state of the master mobile information handling system has fallen below a threshold level; and
re-designating another mobile information handling system in the cluster as a master mobile information handling system.
13. The method of claim 9 further comprising:
determining if the power state of the master mobile information handling system has fallen below a threshold level; and
storing the RF band local QoS report at a remote database.
14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first wireless link protocol is a WLAN protocol and second wireless link protocols is an unlicensed small cell WWAN protocol.
15. The method of claim 9 further comprising:
determining if a location of the master mobile information handling system has departed the wireless neighborhood; and
transferring the RF band local QoS report to a next master mobile information handling system in the cluster.
16. A computer implemented method comprising:
determining, via a processor executing code instructions, a designation of an mobile information handling system as a master mobile information handling system within a wireless neighborhood based on power level, radio capabilities, and radio frequency range to a cluster of mobile information handling systems;
scanning, via one or more radio scanning modems, a plurality of radio channels in a shared communication frequency band for base transceiver station (BTS) systems operating a first wireless link protocol and a second wireless link protocol within communication range of the mobile information handling system;
detecting a BTS load for each detected BTS system operating on each of the plurality of radio channels;
receiving additional scanned data for a second communication frequency band for BTS load from an auxiliary master mobile information handling system in the cluster; and
preparing a radiofrequency band local QoS report for a plurality of detected BTS systems for the shared communication frequency band and the second communication frequency band of the wireless neighborhood for broadcast on an unlicensed communication frequency band to the cluster of mobile information handling systems,
wherein the RF band local QoS report includes a BTS identifier, an operation radio channel, and a BTS radiofrequency traffic load.
17. The method of claim 16 further comprising:
periodically broadcasting the RF band local QoS report on an unlicensed communication frequency band to the cluster of mobile information handling systems.
18. The method of claim 16 further comprising:
broadcasting an availability of the radiofrequency band local QoS report on a generic advertising services channel; and
transmitting the RF band local QoS report in response to a probe request.
19. The method of claim 16 further comprising:
determining if the power state of the master mobile information handling system has fallen below a threshold level; and
storing the RF band local QoS report at a remote database.
20. The method of claim 16 further comprising:
determining if a location of the master mobile information handling system has departed the wireless neighborhood; and
transferring the RF band local QoS report to a next master mobile information handling system in the cluster.