Reducing interference in multi-radio communication device
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a first radio transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly in accordance with a first wireless communication standard;
a second radio transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly in accordance with a second wireless communication standard, wherein the second wireless communication standard is different from the first communication standard;
a network interface configured to;
(i) establish a first communication link with a first station, wherein the network interface is configured to communicate with the first station in accordance with the first wireless communication standard over the first communication link, and(ii) establish a second communication link with a second station, wherein the network interface is configured to communicate with the second station in accordance with the second wireless communication standard over the second communication link; and
an interference controller connected to the first radio transceiver and the second radio transceiver, wherein the interference controller is configured to generate a transmission duration that is set into a setup request for establishing the first communication link as a direct link with the first station;
wherein the transmission duration is a time duration that causes the first station to limit signal transmissions over the direct link to be within the transmission duration and to stop the signal transmissions thereafter;
wherein the first radio transceiver is configured to transmit a trigger frame to the first station that causes the first station to begin signal transmissions over the direct link.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with reducing interference for a multi-radio communication device are described. According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a first radio transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly in accordance with a first wireless communication standard, and a second radio transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly in accordance with a second wireless communication standard. A network interface configured to establish a first communication link with a first station and establish a second communication link with a second station. An interference controller is configured to restrict the first station from communicating in accordance with the first wireless communication standard over the first communication link during a time that the network interface is communicating with the second station over the second communication link.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a first radio transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly in accordance with a first wireless communication standard; a second radio transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly in accordance with a second wireless communication standard, wherein the second wireless communication standard is different from the first communication standard; a network interface configured to; (i) establish a first communication link with a first station, wherein the network interface is configured to communicate with the first station in accordance with the first wireless communication standard over the first communication link, and (ii) establish a second communication link with a second station, wherein the network interface is configured to communicate with the second station in accordance with the second wireless communication standard over the second communication link; and an interference controller connected to the first radio transceiver and the second radio transceiver, wherein the interference controller is configured to generate a transmission duration that is set into a setup request for establishing the first communication link as a direct link with the first station; wherein the transmission duration is a time duration that causes the first station to limit signal transmissions over the direct link to be within the transmission duration and to stop the signal transmissions thereafter; wherein the first radio transceiver is configured to transmit a trigger frame to the first station that causes the first station to begin signal transmissions over the direct link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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generating, by a first station, a transmission duration that is set into a setup request for establishing a first communication link as a direct link between the first station and a second station; wherein the transmission duration is a time duration that causes the second station to limit signal transmissions over the direct link to be within the transmission duration and to stop the signal transmissions thereafter; transmitting, by the first station, the setup request to the second station and establishing the first communication link between the first station and the second station to communicate wirelessly in accordance with a first wireless communication standard; establishing a second communication link between the first station and a third station to communicate wirelessly in accordance with a second wireless communication standard, wherein the second wireless communication standard is different from the first communication standard; and transmitting, by the first station to the second station, a trigger frame that causes the second station to begin transmitting signals over the direct link and causes the transmission duration to be started to restrict the signal transmissions from the second station over the direct link to occur within the transmission duration and to stop upon an expiration of the transmission duration. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A device comprising:
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a system-on-chip comprising at least a first radio transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly in accordance with a first wireless communication standard, and a second radio transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly in accordance with a second wireless communication standard, wherein the second wireless communication standard is different from the first communication standard; a network interface configured to; (i) establish a first communication link with a first station, wherein the network interface is configured to communicate with the first station in accordance with the first wireless communication standard over the first communication link; and (ii) establish a second communication link with a second station, wherein the network interface is configured to communicate with the second station in accordance with the second wireless communication standard over the second communication link; and an interference controller configured to restrict the first station from communicating in accordance with the first wireless communication standard over the first communication link during a time that the network interface is communicating with the second station over the second communication link; wherein the interference controller is configured to restrict the first station by; generating a transmission duration that is set into a setup request for establishing the first communication link as a direct link with the first station; wherein the transmission duration is a time duration that causes the first station to limit signal transmissions over the direct link to be within the transmission duration and to stop the signal transmissions thereafter. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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