Priority access license holder protection

1. A method comprising:

identifying a location of a wireless base station in a network environment;

determining a region of wireless coverage provided by the wireless base station based on input from the wireless base station, the wireless base station licensed to use wireless channels; and

controlling allocation of wireless bandwidth in a vicinity of the region of wireless coverage, the controlled allocation protecting use of the wireless channels licensed to the wireless base station;

granting the wireless base station use of the licensed wireless channels, the wireless base station operative to communicate with user equipment in the region of wireless coverage via use of the granted licensed wireless channels; and

wherein the input is based on interference experienced by the user equipment in the licensed wireless channels.

2. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the controlled allocation reduces wireless interference between the wireless base station and user equipment in communication with the wireless base station.

3. The method as in claim 1 , wherein the wireless base station generates the input based upon wireless link performance metrics provided by the user equipment in communication with the wireless base station.

4. The method as in claim 3 , wherein the licensed channels are wireless channels allocated from a CBRS (Citizen Band Radio Service) spectrum.

5. The method as in claim 1 , wherein determining the region of wireless coverage provided by the wireless base station includes:

identifying a distance between the wireless base station and user equipment in wireless communication with the wireless base station.

6. A method comprising:

identifying a location of a wireless base station in a network environment;

determining a region of wireless coverage provided by the wireless base station based on input from the wireless base station, the wireless base station licensed to use wireless channels; and

controlling allocation of wireless bandwidth in a vicinity of the region of wireless coverage, the controlled allocation protecting use of the wireless channels licensed to the wireless base station;

wherein determining the region of wireless coverage provided by the wireless base station includes: identifying a distance between the wireless base station and user equipment in wireless communication with the wireless base station;

wherein the wireless base station provides the input to a communication management resource in response to user equipment in communication with the wireless base station detecting wireless interference associated with the wireless channels licensed to the wireless base station.

7. The method as in claim 1 , wherein identifying the location of the wireless base station includes:

receiving location information from the wireless base station, the location information indicating the location of the wireless base station in the network environment; and

producing a mapping between the location of the wireless base station and the wireless channels licensed to the wireless base station.

8. The method as in claim 1 , wherein controlling allocation of wireless bandwidth in the vicinity of the region of wireless coverage includes:

controlling allocation of unlicensed wireless channels in the network environment, the controlled allocation of the unlicensed wireless channels reducing interference with the wireless channels licensed to the wireless base station.

9. The method as in claim 1 , wherein determining the region of wireless coverage provided by the wireless base station includes:

determining the region of wireless coverage based at least in part on a level of wireless interference experienced by the user equipment in communication with the wireless base station.

10. A method comprising:

identifying a location of a wireless base station in a network environment;

determining a region of wireless coverage provided by the wireless base station based on input from the wireless base station;

controlling allocation of wireless bandwidth in a vicinity of the region of wireless coverage, the controlled allocation protecting use of wireless channels licensed to the wireless base station; and

granting the wireless base station use of the licensed wireless channels, the wireless base station communicating with user equipment via use of the granted licensed wireless channels, the input being based on interference of the user equipment receiving communications from the wireless base station over the licensed wireless channels.

11. A system comprising:

communication management hardware operable to:

record a location of a wireless base station in a network environment;

determine a region of wireless coverage provided by the wireless base station based on input received from the wireless base station; and

control allocation of wireless bandwidth in a vicinity of the region of wireless coverage, the controlled allocation protecting use of wireless channels licensed to the wireless base station;

wherein the communication management hardware is further operable to:

grant the wireless base station use of the licensed wireless channels, the wireless base station communicating with user equipment via use of the granted licensed wireless channels, the input being based on interference of the user equipment receiving communications from the wireless base station over the licensed wireless channels.

12. The system as in claim 11 , wherein the controlled allocation reduces wireless interference between the wireless base station and the user equipment in communication with the wireless base station.

13. The system as in claim 11 , wherein the wireless base station generates the input based upon wireless link performance metrics provided by the user equipment in communication with the wireless base station.

14. The system as in claim 13 , wherein the licensed channels are wireless channels allocated from a CBRS (Citizen Band Radio Service) spectrum.

15. The system as in claim 11 , wherein the communication management hardware is further operable to:

identify a distance between the wireless base station and the user equipment in wireless communication with the wireless base station.

16. A system comprising:

communication management hardware operable to:

record a location of a wireless base station in a network environment;

determine a region of wireless coverage provided by the wireless base station based on input received from the wireless base station;

control allocation of wireless bandwidth in a vicinity of the region of wireless coverage, the controlled allocation protecting use of wireless channels licensed to the wireless base station;

identify a distance between the wireless base station and user equipment in wireless communication with the wireless base station; and

wherein the wireless base station provides the input in response to detecting that the user equipment detects wireless interference associated with the wireless channels licensed to the wireless base station.

17. The system as in claim 11 , wherein the communication management hardware is further operable to:

receive location information from the wireless base station, the location information indicating the location of the wireless base station in the network environment; and

provide a mapping between the location of the wireless base station and the wireless channels licensed to the wireless base station.

18. The system as in claim 11 , wherein the communication management hardware is further operable to:

control allocation of unlicensed wireless channels in the network environment, the controlled allocation of the unlicensed wireless channels reducing interference with the licensed wireless channels.

19. The system as in claim 11 , wherein the communication management hardware is further operable to:

determine the region of wireless coverage based at least in part on a level of wireless interference experienced by the user equipment in communication with the wireless base station.

20. Computer-readable storage hardware having instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when carried out by computer processor hardware, cause the computer processor hardware to:

identify a location of a wireless base station in a network environment;

determine a region of wireless coverage provided by the wireless base station based on input received from the wireless base station;

control allocation of wireless bandwidth in a vicinity of the region of wireless coverage, the controlled allocation protecting use of wireless channels licensed to the wireless base station; and

grant the wireless base station use of the licensed wireless channels, the wireless base station communicating with user equipment via use of the granted licensed wireless channels, the input being based on interference of the user equipment receiving communications from the wireless base station over the licensed wireless channels.

21. A method comprising:

monitoring user equipment in communication with a wireless base station;

receiving feedback from the user equipment, the feedback indicating link quality between the user equipment and the wireless base station;

determining a region of wireless coverage provided by the wireless base station based on the feedback received from the user equipment;

controlling allocation of wireless bandwidth in a vicinity of the region of wireless coverage, the controlled allocation protecting use of wireless channels licensed to the wireless base station;

wherein the wireless base station is a first wireless station; and

wherein controlling allocation of wireless bandwidth in the vicinity of the region of wireless coverage includes: reducing a power level of a second wireless station transmitting in the vicinity of the region of wireless coverage.

22. The method as in claim 21 , wherein the feedback of link quality indicates a level of wireless interference above a threshold value, the method further comprising:

in response to detecting that the level of wireless interference as indicated by the link quality is above the threshold value, calculating the distance between the wireless base station and the user equipment; and

determining the region of wireless coverage based on the calculated distance.

23. The method as in claim 21 , wherein the licensed wireless channels are wireless channels allocated from a CBRS (Citizen Band Radio Service) spectrum.

24. The method as in claim 21 further comprising:

communicating with the user equipment via the wireless channels licensed to the wireless base station;

wherein the wireless bandwidth includes unlicensed wireless channels; and

wherein controlled allocation of unlicensed wireless channels from the wireless bandwidth reduces interference with the licensed wireless channels.

25. A method comprising:

monitoring user equipment in communication with a wireless base station;

receiving feedback from the user equipment, the feedback indicating link quality between the user equipment and the wireless base station;

determining a region of wireless coverage provided by the wireless base station based on the feedback received from the user equipment; and

controlling allocation of wireless bandwidth in a vicinity of the region of wireless coverage, the controlled allocation protecting use of wireless channels licensed to the wireless base station, the method further comprising:

receiving a grant of using the licensed wireless channels; and

via the wireless base station, communicating with the user equipment via use of the granted licensed wireless channels, the determined region of wireless coverage being based on interference of the user equipment receiving communications from the wireless base station over the granted licensed wireless channels.

26. The method as in claim 21 further comprising:

reducing the power level of the second wireless station transmitting in the vicinity of the region of wireless coverage in response to receiving a notification from the wireless base station indicating occurrence of wireless interference associated with use of the licensed wireless channels.

27. The method as in claim 26 , wherein the wireless base station generates the notification in response to detecting that the user equipment in communication with the wireless base station detects the wireless interference.

28. A method comprising:

identifying a location of a wireless base station in a network environment;

determining a region of wireless coverage provided by the wireless base station based on input from the wireless base station, the wireless base station licensed to use wireless channels; and

controlling allocation of wireless bandwidth in a vicinity of the region of wireless coverage, the controlled allocation protecting use of the wireless channels licensed to the wireless base station;

granting the wireless base station use of the licensed wireless channels, the wireless base station operative to communicate with user equipment via use of the granted licensed wireless channels, the granted wireless channels being first wireless channels; and

wherein controlling allocation of wireless bandwidth in the vicinity of the region of wireless coverage includes: based on detected wireless interference associated with the user equipment, controlling allocation of second wireless channels in the network environment, the controlled allocation of the second wireless channels reducing interference with the first wireless channels.

29. A method comprising:

identifying a location of a wireless base station in a network environment;

determining a region of wireless coverage provided by the wireless base station based on input from the wireless base station, the wireless base station licensed to use wireless channels; and

controlling allocation of wireless bandwidth in a vicinity of the region of wireless coverage, the controlled allocation protecting use of the wireless channels licensed to the wireless base station;

wherein the wireless base station is a first wireless station; and

wherein controlling allocation of wireless bandwidth in the vicinity of the region of wireless coverage includes: identifying a second wireless station operating in the vicinity of the region of wireless coverage; and reducing a level of wireless power being transmitted from the second wireless station.

30. The method as in claim 29 , wherein the reduced level of wireless power from the second wireless station reduces interference to user equipment in communication with the first wireless station.

31. A method comprising:

identifying a location of a wireless base station in a network environment;

determining a region of wireless coverage provided by the wireless base station based on input from the wireless base station, the wireless base station licensed to use wireless channels; and

controlling allocation of wireless bandwidth in a vicinity of the region of wireless coverage, the controlled allocation protecting use of the wireless channels licensed to the wireless base station;

wherein the wireless base station is a first wireless station; and

wherein controlling allocation of wireless bandwidth in the vicinity of the region of wireless coverage includes: reducing a power level of a second wireless station transmitting in the vicinity of the region of wireless coverage.

32. The method as in claim 31 further comprising:

reducing the power level of the second wireless station transmitting in the vicinity of the region of wireless coverage in response to receiving a notification from the wireless base station indicating occurrence of wireless interference associated with use of the licensed wireless channels.

33. The method as in claim 32 , wherein the first station generates the notification in response to detecting that user equipment in communication with the first wireless station detects the wireless interference.