Spectrum inquiry method and device for automatic frequency coordination protocol

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12593218-B2
Application number	US-202318518507-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 23, 2023
Priority date	Dec 12, 2022
Publication date	Mar 31, 2026
Grant date	Mar 31, 2026

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

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

Assignees

• Nanning Fulian Fugui Prec Industrial Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chiang Chia-An
• Ho Chen-Chang
• Chang Chia-Ming

Classifications

• H04W52/16 Primary

  Deriving transmission power values from another channel · CPC title

• H04W12/08

  Access security · CPC title

• H04W84/12

  WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] · CPC title

• H04W16/14 Primary

  Spectrum sharing arrangements {between different networks} · CPC title

• H04L63/123

  received data contents, e.g. message integrity · CPC title