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Granted Patent B2
US 12,593,218 · App. 18/518,507 · Granted Mar 31, 2026

Spectrum inquiry method and device for automatic frequency coordination protocol

Inventors: Chia-An Chiang (New Taipei, TW); Chen-Chang Ho (New Taipei, TW); Chia-Ming Chang (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: Nanning FuLian FuGui Precision Industrial Co., Ltd.
H04W16/14H04W12/08H04W52/16H04W84/12
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Patent No.
US 12,593,218
App. No.
18/518,507
Granted
Mar 31, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a spectrum query method for automatic frequency coordination protocol applied to an automatic frequency coordination protocol device, an automatic frequency coordination server is inquired for information of adjacent automatic frequency coordination devices corresponding to the automatic frequency coordination device, and an adjacent device list corresponding to the automatic frequency coordination device is obtained; spectrum information of the adjacent automatic frequency coordination devices in the adjacent device list is obtained, and whether to inquire from the automatic frequency coordination server and update the spectrum information of the automatic frequency coordination devices is determined according to the spectrum information.

Claims (43)

1 . A spectrum query method of automatic frequency coordination protocol, applied to an automatic frequency coordination protocol device, the method comprising:

inquiring an automatic frequency coordination server for information of adjacent automatic frequency coordination devices corresponding to the automatic frequency coordination device, and obtaining an adjacent device list corresponding to the automatic frequency coordination device; and

obtaining spectrum information of the adjacent automatic frequency coordination devices in the adjacent device list, and determining, according to the spectrum information, whether to inquire from the automatic frequency coordination server and update the spectrum information of the automatic frequency coordination devices;

wherein, the step of obtaining spectrum information of the adjacent automatic frequency coordination devices in the adjacent device list comprises:

passively obtaining the spectrum information of the adjacent automatic frequency coordination devices; and

a step of passively obtaining the spectrum information of the adjacent automatic frequency coordination devices, and determining, according to the spectrum information, whether to inquire from the automatic frequency coordination server and update the spectrum information of the automatic frequency coordination devices comprises:

inquiring the automatic frequency coordination server for the spectrum information of the automatic frequency coordination device, and storing a third spectrum information of the automatic frequency coordination device;

receiving a fourth spectrum information of the adjacent automatic frequency coordination devices sent by the adjacent automatic frequency coordination devices;

calculating difference degree Δ between the third spectral information and the fourth spectral information; and

if the difference degree Δ exceeds the threshold value, then inquiring the automatic frequency coordination server again for the spectrum information of the automatic frequency coordination device itself, and updating the spectrum information to a latest spectrum information returned by the automatic frequency coordination server.

2 . The spectrum query method of automatic frequency coordination protocol according to claim 1 , the spectrum information comprises at least spectrum transmission power.

3 . The spectrum query method of automatic frequency coordination protocol according to claim 1 , the step of obtaining spectrum information of the adjacent automatic frequency coordination devices in the adjacent device list further comprises:

actively inquiring the adjacent automatic frequency coordination devices to obtain the spectrum information.

4 . The spectrum query method of automatic frequency coordination protocol according to claim 3 , a step of actively inquiring the adjacent automatic frequency coordination devices to obtain the spectrum information, and determining, according to the spectrum information, whether to inquire from the automatic frequency coordination server and update the spectrum information of the automatic frequency coordination devices comprises:

step a, inquiring the automatic frequency coordination server for the spectrum information of the automatic frequency coordination device itself, and storing a first spectrum information of the automatic frequency coordination device itself;

step b, inquiring the automatic frequency coordination server for the adjacent device list corresponding to the automatic frequency coordination device;

step c, inquiring the adjacent automatic frequency coordination devices in the adjacent device list for a second spectrum information of the adjacent automatic frequency coordination devices;

step d, calculating a difference degree Δ between the first spectral information and the second spectral information;

step e, if the difference degree Δ exceeds a threshold value, waiting for a preset time period T and repeatedly executing steps a to d, and accumulating execution times; and

step f, if the difference degree Δ exceeds the threshold value for N consecutive times, notifying a system administrator, wherein the N is a preset positive integer greater than 1.

5 . An automatic frequency coordination device, the device comprising:

at least one processor;

a storage unit; and

one or more programs that are stored in the storage unit and executed by the at least one processor, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:

inquiring an automatic frequency coordination server for information of adjacent automatic frequency coordination devices corresponding to the automatic frequency coordination device, and obtaining an adjacent device list corresponding to the automatic frequency coordination device; and

obtaining spectrum information of the adjacent automatic frequency coordination devices in the adjacent device list, and determining, according to the spectrum information, whether to inquire from the automatic frequency coordination server and update the spectrum information of the automatic frequency coordination devices;

wherein, the step of obtaining spectrum information of the adjacent automatic frequency coordination devices in the adjacent device list comprises:

passively obtaining the spectrum information of the adjacent automatic frequency coordination devices; and

a step of passively obtaining the spectrum information of the adjacent automatic frequency coordination devices, and determining, according to the spectrum information, whether to inquire from the automatic frequency coordination server and update the spectrum information of the automatic frequency coordination devices comprises:

inquiring the automatic frequency coordination server for the spectrum information of the automatic frequency coordination device, and storing a third spectrum information of the automatic frequency coordination device;

receiving a fourth spectrum information of the adjacent automatic frequency coordination devices sent by the adjacent automatic frequency coordination devices;

calculating difference degree Δ between the third spectral information and the fourth spectral information; and

if the difference degree Δ exceeds the threshold value, then inquiring the automatic frequency coordination server again for the spectrum information of the automatic frequency coordination device itself, and updating the spectrum information to a latest spectrum information returned by the automatic frequency coordination server.

6 . The automatic frequency coordination device according to claim 5 , wherein the spectrum information comprises at least spectrum transmission power.

7 . The automatic frequency coordination device according to claim 5 , the step of obtaining spectrum information of the adjacent automatic frequency coordination devices in the adjacent device list further comprises:

actively inquiring the adjacent automatic frequency coordination devices to obtain the spectrum information.

8 . The automatic frequency coordination device according to claim 7 , a step of actively inquiring the adjacent automatic frequency coordination devices to obtain the spectrum information, and determining, according to the spectrum information, whether to inquire from the automatic frequency coordination server and update the spectrum information of the automatic frequency coordination devices comprises:

step a, inquiring the automatic frequency coordination server for the spectrum information of the automatic frequency coordination device itself, and storing a first spectrum information of the automatic frequency coordination device itself;

step b, inquiring the automatic frequency coordination server for the adjacent device list corresponding to the automatic frequency coordination device;

step c, inquiring the adjacent automatic frequency coordination devices in the adjacent device list for a second spectrum information of the adjacent automatic frequency coordination devices;

step d, calculating a difference degree Δ between the first spectral information and the second spectral information;

step e, if the difference degree Δ exceeds a threshold value, waiting for a preset time period T and repeatedly executing steps a to d, and accumulating execution times; and

step f, if the difference degree Δ exceeds the threshold value for N consecutive times, notifying a system administrator, wherein the N is a preset positive integer greater than 1.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 23, 2023
From: CHIANG, CHIA-AN; HO, CHEN-CHANG; CHANG, CHIA-MING
To: NANNING FULIAN FUGUI PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202211596736.0 · Dec 12, 2022 · national
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