Spectrum Coordination Device Managing Unmanaged Interference

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current spectrum management systems struggle to effectively coordinate spectrum use between primary and secondary systems, as they cannot obtain interference information from unmanaged secondary systems, leading to inefficient resource utilization and potential interference tolerance exceedance.

Innovation Solution

A spectrum coordination device is designed to acquire and manage information related to interference from unmanaged secondary systems, allowing for improved spectrum coordination and resource allocation, thereby optimizing spectrum use without impacting primary system performance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If spectrum coordination device only manages secondary systems under its control, then device complexity is reduced, but interference information from unmanaged secondary systems is lost leading to poor spectrum coordination effectiveness

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvespectrum coordination effectivenessVSAvoidinformation management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The spectrum coordination device acts as an intermediary that collects interference information from unmanaged secondary systems through reporting mechanisms. These unmanaged systems serve as intermediaries to provide interference data without being fully controlled by the coordination device, thus improving coordination effectiveness without proportionally increasing management complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback mechanisms where unmanaged secondary systems report their interference information to the spectrum coordination device. This feedback loop enables the coordination device to make informed decisions about spectrum allocation and interference management, improving overall coordination effectiveness while maintaining manageable complexity through automated information collection

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Productivity

If spectrum resources are dynamically allocated to secondary systems, then spectrum resource utilization efficiency is improved, but interference to primary system may exceed tolerance range

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvespectrum resource utilization efficiencyVSAvoidinterference to primary system
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The spectrum coordination device continuously monitors interference levels affecting primary systems and uses this feedback to dynamically adjust spectrum allocation to secondary systems. When interference approaches tolerance thresholds, the device automatically reduces or reallocates spectrum resources, maintaining both high utilization efficiency and protection of primary system performance

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements dynamic spectrum allocation where secondary systems can flexibly use spectrum resources based on real-time conditions. The coordination device continuously adapts allocation decisions based on current interference levels, primary system usage patterns, and secondary system demands, optimizing the balance between resource utilization and interference control

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Productivity

If multiple secondary systems share the same spectrum, then spectrum resource utilization is improved, but aggregated interference may exceed primary system tolerance

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvespectrum resource utilizationVSAvoidaggregated interference
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The spectrum coordination device applies different interference management strategies to different secondary systems based on their specific characteristics, locations, and interference profiles. Rather than uniform management, each secondary system receives tailored allocation decisions that consider its contribution to aggregated interference, enabling higher overall spectrum utilization while keeping total interference within tolerance

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system collects interference information from all secondary systems and uses aggregated feedback to make coordinated allocation decisions. The coordination device monitors the cumulative interference effect and adjusts individual secondary system allocations to ensure the total aggregated interference remains within primary system tolerance while maximizing overall spectrum utilization

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentEP3627873B1Frequency spectrum management apparatus and method, frequency spectrum coordination apparatus and method, and electronic device
Publication Date: 2022.12.07 SONY GROUP CORP
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AI summary

Disclosed are a frequency spectrum management apparatus and method, a frequency spectrum coordination apparatus and method, and an electronic device. The frequency spectrum management apparatus comprises a processing circuit, and the processing circuit is configured to: determine, in response to a frequency spectrum resource request from one or more secondary systems, available frequency spectrum information about each secondary system; determine, according to frequency spectrum management information from the one or more secondary systems, a managed secondary system managed by a frequency spectrum coordination apparatus and a non-managed secondary system not managed by the frequency spectrum coordination apparatus; determine, based on system information about the managed secondary system, a non-managed secondary system, the interference thereof with respect to the managed secondary system exceeding a predetermined threshold value, to be an interference secondary system; and acquire system information, about the interference secondary system, to be sent to the frequency spectrum coordination apparatus, so that the frequency spectrum coordination apparatus coordinates the frequency spectrum usage of the managed secondary system. According to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the frequency spectrum coordination effect can be improved, and the utilization efficiency of frequency spectrum resources can be improved.