Reliable communication in shared-license-access bands

Abstract

In order to facilitate communication in a shared-license-access band of frequencies, an electronic device (such as an electronic device that implements a spectrum allocation service) allocates, to a radio node in a set of radio nodes, at least a first channel and a second channel in unallocated channels in the shared-license-access band of frequencies. Note that the first channel and the second channel are noncontiguous in the shared-license-access band of frequencies. Then, the electronic device monitors for transmissions by a higher-priority user than the set of radio nodes in the shared-license-access band of frequencies. When the transmissions are detected in the first channel, the electronic device instructs the radio node to discontinue use of the first channel, where allocation of at least the second channel allows uninterrupted communication by the radio node in the shared-license-access band of frequencies.

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technical field [0001] The described embodiments relate to techniques for transferring information between electronic devices. In particular, the described embodiments relate to techniques for allocating channels in a shared licensed access band to facilitate uninterrupted communication in the presence of transmissions from higher priority users. Background technique [0002] Many electronic devices are capable of communicating wirelessly with other electronic devices. For example, these electronic devices may include a network subsystem that implements a network interface for a cellular network (UMTS, LTE, etc.), a wireless local area network (such as, for example, a wireless network as described in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 standard, or Bluetooth from the Bluetooth Special Interest Group in Kirkland, WA), and / or other types of wireless networks. [0003] While many electronic devices communicate with each other via large networks...

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Problems solved by technology

Specifically, the requirement to stop using the channel when there are transmissions from higher priority users may degrade communication performance (such as lost connections or reduced data rates), which can adversely affect user experience when communicating over small-scale networks

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