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For achieving this goal, we first give a universal convergence analysis framework for the unlicensed spectrum allocation algorithm. Then, a one-timescale iteration-adjustable unlicensed spectrum allocation algorithm is developed, where the step size and timescale parameter can be jointly adjusted based on the system performance requirement and signal overhead concern. After that, we derive the sufficient condition for the one-timescale algorithm. Furthermore, the upper bound of convergence error of the one-timescale spectrum allocation algorithm is obtained. Due to the multi-timescale evolution of the network states in the wireless network, we further propose a two-timescale iteration-adjustable joint frequency selection and frequency allocation algorithm, where the frequency selection iteration timescale is set according to the slow-changing statistical channel state information (CSI), whereas the frequency allocation iteration timescale is set according to the fast-changing local CSI. Then, we derive the convergence condition of two-timescale algorithms and the upper bound of the corresponding convergence error. The experimentalresults show that the small timescale adjustment parameter and large step size can help decrease the convergence error. 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