An intelligent spectrum management (ISM) system and method are provided
that includes sophisticated features to detect, classify, and locate
sources of RF activity. The system comprises one or more sensors
positioned at various locations in a region where activity in a shared
radio frequency band is occurring and a server coupled to the sensors.
Each sensor monitors communication traffic, such as IEEE WLAN traffic, as
well as classifies non-WLAN signals occurring in the frequency band. The
server receives data from each of the plurality of sensors and that
executes functions to process the data supplied by the plurality of
sensors. In particular, the server aggregates the data generated by the
sensors and generates event reports and other configurable information
derived from the sensors that is interfaced to a client application,
e.g., a network management station.