Spectrum management device and method, wireless network management device and method, and medium

Abstract

The present invention relates to a spectrum management device and method, a wireless network management device and method, and a medium. According to one embodiment, an electronic device for spectrum management comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to perform control in order to send spectrum supply and demand information to one or more first spectrum management nodes and/or receive the spectrum supply and demand information from the one or more first spectrum management nodes. The spectrum supply and demand information is associated with spectrum supply and demand of the electronic device and/or of a wireless network management node managed by the first spectrum management node.

1 . An electronic device for spectrum management, comprising:
 processing circuitry configured to   perform control to transmit to and/or receive from at least one first spectrum management node, spectrum supply and demand information,   wherein the spectrum supply and demand information is related to spectrum supply and demand of a wireless network management node managed by the electronic device and/or the first spectrum management node.   
     
     
         2 . The electronic device according to  claim 1 , wherein the spectrum supply and demand information comprises at least one of spectrum remising information and spectrum demand information. 
     
     
         3 . The electronic device according to  claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
 determine, based on the spectrum supply and demand information, a spectrum allocation manner with respect to the wireless network management node managed by the electronic device and/or the first spectrum management node; and   perform control to transmit information indicating the determined spectrum allocation manner to the first spectrum management node.   
     
     
         4 . The electronic device according to  claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
 perform control to receive information on a spectrum allocation manner determined by the first spectrum management node with respect to the wireless network management node managed by the electronic device and/or the first spectrum management node; and   verify the spectrum allocation manner determined by the first spectrum management node.   
     
     
         5 . The electronic device according to  claim 4 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to verify the spectrum allocation manner determined by the first spectrum management node according to the following conditions:
 ensuring spectrum usage of a specific user equipment or causing interference on the specific user equipment to be within a predetermined range; and   spectrum allocation satisfying spectrum supply and demand of the wireless network management node.   
     
     
         6 . The electronic device according to  claim 4 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
 perform control to store information on a spectrum allocation manner determined by the electronic device or information on the verified spectrum allocation manner determined by the first spectrum management node.   
     
     
         7 . The electronic device according to  claim 6 , wherein the storage is performed in a form of blockchain. 
     
     
         8 . The electronic device according to  claim 6 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
 in a case where a plurality pieces of new spectrum allocation manner information are received within a specific period of time, select one having the earliest publication time therefrom to perform the verification.   
     
     
         9 . The electronic device according to  claim 7 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
 in a case where a plurality pieces of new spectrum allocation manner information having the same block serial number are received, select one having the earliest publication time therefrom to perform the verification.   
     
     
         10 . The electronic device according to  claim 6 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
 in a case where a time window identifier of received new spectrum allocation manner information is not continuous with a time window identifier of currently stored spectrum allocation manner information, perform control to send a request for performing information synchronization to the first spectrum management node.   
     
     
         11 . The electronic device according to  claim 7 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
 in a case where a block serial number of received new spectrum allocation manner information is not continuous with a serial number of a currently stored blockchain, perform control to send a request for performing information synchronization to the first spectrum management node.   
     
     
         12 . The electronic device according to  claim 6 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
 in a case where a predetermined number of pieces of spectrum allocation manner information are newly stored, perform control to notify a spectrum allocation manner indicated by spectrum allocation manner information preceding the predetermined number of pieces of spectrum allocation manner information to the wireless network management node managed by the electronic device.   
     
     
         13 . The electronic device according to  claim 7 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
 in a case where a predetermined number of blocks are newly stored, perform control to notify a spectrum allocation manner indicated by a block preceding the predetermined number of blocks to the wireless network management node managed by the electronic device.   
     
     
         14 . The electronic device according to  claim 1 , wherein the electronic device operates as a second spectrum management node. 
     
     
         15 . The electronic device according to  claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is configured at a Spectrum Access System SAS side or a Co-existence Manager C×M side, and the wireless network management node comprises a Citizens Broadband Radio Service Device CBSD. 
     
     
         16 . The electronic device according to  claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is configured at a C3 instance side, and the wireless network management node comprises a Wireless Access System WAS or a Radio Local Area Network RLAN. 
     
     
         17 . A spectrum management method, comprising:
 transmitting to and/or receiving from at least one first spectrum management node, spectrum supply and demand information, by a second spectrum management node,   wherein the spectrum supply and demand information is related to spectrum supply and demand of a wireless network management node managed by the second spectrum management node and/or the first spectrum management node.   
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 17 , further comprising:
 determining, based on the spectrum supply and demand information, a spectrum allocation manner with respect to the wireless network management node managed by the second spectrum management node and/or the first spectrum management node; and   transmitting information indicating the determined spectrum allocation manner to the first spectrum management node.   
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 17 , further comprising:
 receiving information on a spectrum allocation manner determined by the first spectrum management node with respect to the wireless network management node managed by the second spectrum management node and/or the first spectrum management node; and   verifying the spectrum allocation manner determined by the first spectrum management node.   
     
     
         20 . A wireless network management device, comprising:
 processing circuitry configured to   perform control to transmit spectrum supply and demand information to a spectrum management node; and   perform control to receive information indicating a spectrum allocation manner from the spectrum management node;   wherein the spectrum allocation manner is determined based at least in part on the spectrum supply and demand information.   
     
     
         21 .- 22 . (canceled)