Method and device for maintaining the performance quality of a communication system in the presence of narrow band interference
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a processing system including a processor, a signal including a communication signal, wherein the processing system includes a plurality of filters;
analyzing, by the processing system, the signal to identify a present interference; and
extracting, by the processing system, the present interference from the signal,wherein the extracting comprises;
determining a presence time duration for the present interference;
comparing the presence time duration with a reference time duration;
responsive to the presence time duration exceeding the reference time duration;
responsive to at least one of the plurality of filters being available for filtering the present interference;
activating an available filter of the plurality of filters; and
tuning the activated filter, thereby filtering the present interference from the signal;
responsive to none of the plurality of filters being available for filtering the present interference due to activation of the plurality of filters for filtering a plurality of previously identified interferences;
determining a priority order of a set of interferences comprising the present interference and the plurality of previously identified interferences, based on interference signal levels thereof; and
assigning the plurality of filters to the set of interferences, in accordance with the priority order.
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Abstract
A method that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, analyzing a signal to identify a present interference and extracting the interference from the signal. The extracting can include comparing a presence time for the interference with a reference time; if the presence time exceeds the reference time and at least one of a plurality of filters is available for filtering the present interference, an available filter of the plurality of filters is activated, thereby causing filtering of the interference from the signal. If no filter is available due to activation of the filters for filtering a plurality of previously identified interferences, a priority order is determined for the present interference and the previously identified interferences, based on their interference signal levels. The filters are assigned to the interferences in accordance with the priority order. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a processing system including a processor, a signal including a communication signal, wherein the processing system includes a plurality of filters; analyzing, by the processing system, the signal to identify a present interference; and extracting, by the processing system, the present interference from the signal, wherein the extracting comprises; determining a presence time duration for the present interference; comparing the presence time duration with a reference time duration; responsive to the presence time duration exceeding the reference time duration; responsive to at least one of the plurality of filters being available for filtering the present interference; activating an available filter of the plurality of filters; and tuning the activated filter, thereby filtering the present interference from the signal; responsive to none of the plurality of filters being available for filtering the present interference due to activation of the plurality of filters for filtering a plurality of previously identified interferences; determining a priority order of a set of interferences comprising the present interference and the plurality of previously identified interferences, based on interference signal levels thereof; and assigning the plurality of filters to the set of interferences, in accordance with the priority order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device comprising:
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a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations comprising; receiving a signal including a communication signal, wherein the processing system includes a plurality of filters, and wherein the signal comprises a wideband communication signal having a frequency bandwidth including a plurality of narrowband channels; analyzing the signal to identify a present interference; and extracting the present interference from the signal, wherein the extracting comprises; determining a presence time duration for the present interference; comparing the presence time duration with a reference time duration; responsive to the presence time duration exceeding the reference time duration; responsive to at least one of the plurality of filters being available for filtering the present interference; activating an available filter of the plurality of filters, thereby causing filtering of the present interference from the signal; responsive to none of the plurality of filters being available for filtering the present interference due to activation of the plurality of filters for filtering a plurality of previously identified interferences; determining a priority order of a set of interferences comprising the present interference and the plurality of previously identified interferences, based on interference signal levels thereof; and assigning the plurality of filters to the set of interferences, in accordance with the priority order. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations comprising:
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receiving a signal including a communication signal, wherein the processing system includes a plurality of filters; analyzing the signal to identify a present interference; and
extracting the present interference from the signal, wherein the extracting comprises;determining a presence time duration for the present interference;
comparing the presence time duration with a reference time duration;
responsive to the presence time duration exceeding the reference time duration;responsive to at least one of the plurality of filters being available for filtering the present interference; activating an available filter of the plurality of filters, thereby causing filtering of the present interference from the signal; responsive to none of the plurality of filters being available for filtering the present interference due to activation of the plurality of filters for filtering a plurality of previously identified interferences; determining a priority order of a set of interferences comprising the present interference and the plurality of previously identified interferences, based on interference signal levels thereof; and assigning the plurality of filters to the set of interferences, in accordance with the priority order. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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