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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2015
T-mobile Usa, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Neng-Tsann Ueng, Bellevue, WA (US);
Karri Mikael Kuoppamaki, Redmond, WA (US);
T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
The techniques described herein enable a commercial cellular service provider to use a repurposed portion of spectrum to provide cellular service to a customer base while ensuring that the use of the repurposed portion of spectrum does not interfere with a previous use of the repurposed portion of spectrum by an incumbent entity. The techniques determine, and manage the use of, forbidden cells and clean cells. A 'forbidden' cell is a cell in which a previous use of spectrum by an incumbent entity is protected. A 'clean' cell is a cell that can be freely used by the commercial cellular service provider without a possibility of interference with a protected use of the spectrum by the incumbent entity.