Blind detection and reporting of interference in unlicensed spectrum
First Claim
1. A method of detecting interference in wireless communications, comprising:
- receiving, by a receiver of a user equipment (UE) that is connected to a base station, an interfering signal on a portion of unlicensed spectrum from a wireless device to which the UE is not connected;
performing, by a processor of the UE, cyclic autocorrelation on the interfering signal to determine a cyclic prefix length and a symbol period;
determining, by the processor of the UE, a radio access technology (RAT) of the interfering signal by comparing the cyclic prefix length and the symbol period of the interfering signal with corresponding properties of known RATs;
adjusting an energy detection threshold by the UE based on the RAT of the interfering signal to mitigate interference to the wireless device;
detecting an event based on the RAT of the interfering signal as determined by the UE, the event indicating at least one of the RAT causing interference for more than a threshold amount of time, the RAT causing interference after not being reported for a defined period of time, the RAT not being stored in a list of neighboring RATs, or the RAT being a previously identified RAT that has not been detected for the defined period of time; and
transmitting, from the UE to the base station, an interference report in response to the event.
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Abstract
The disclosure provides for detecting interference in wireless communications. A wireless devices may receive an interfering signal on a portion of unlicensed spectrum. The wireless device may perform cyclic autocorrelation on the interfering signal to determine one or both of a cyclic prefix length and a symbol period. The wireless device may determine a radio access technology of the interfering signal based on one or both of the cyclic prefix length and the symbol period. In an aspect, the wireless device may further transmit an interference report including information regarding the interfering signal including the cyclic prefix length, symbol period, identified radio access technology, or packet length.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of detecting interference in wireless communications, comprising:
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receiving, by a receiver of a user equipment (UE) that is connected to a base station, an interfering signal on a portion of unlicensed spectrum from a wireless device to which the UE is not connected; performing, by a processor of the UE, cyclic autocorrelation on the interfering signal to determine a cyclic prefix length and a symbol period; determining, by the processor of the UE, a radio access technology (RAT) of the interfering signal by comparing the cyclic prefix length and the symbol period of the interfering signal with corresponding properties of known RATs; adjusting an energy detection threshold by the UE based on the RAT of the interfering signal to mitigate interference to the wireless device; detecting an event based on the RAT of the interfering signal as determined by the UE, the event indicating at least one of the RAT causing interference for more than a threshold amount of time, the RAT causing interference after not being reported for a defined period of time, the RAT not being stored in a list of neighboring RATs, or the RAT being a previously identified RAT that has not been detected for the defined period of time; and transmitting, from the UE to the base station, an interference report in response to the event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A user equipment (UE) for detecting interference in wireless communications, comprising:
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a transceiver configured to receive an interfering signal on a portion of unlicensed spectrum from a wireless device to which the UE is not connected; a memory; and a processor communicatively coupled with the transceiver and the memory, the processor and the memory configured to; perform cyclic autocorrelation on the interfering signal to determine a cyclic prefix length and a symbol period; determine a radio access technology (RAT) of the interfering signal based on the cyclic prefix length and the symbol period of the interfering signal with corresponding properties of known RATs; adjust an energy detection threshold based on the RAT of the interfering signal to mitigate interference to the wireless device; detect an event based on the RAT of the interfering signal as determined by the UE, the event indicating at least one of the RAT causing interference for more than a threshold amount of time, the RAT causing interference after not being reported for a defined period of time, the RAT not being stored in a list of neighboring RATs, or the RAT being a previously identified RAT that has not been detected for the defined period of time; and transmit, from the UE to a base station, an interference report in response to the event. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A user equipment (UE) for detecting interference in wireless communications, comprising:
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means for receiving an interfering signal on a portion of unlicensed spectrum from a wireless device to which the UE is not connected; means for performing cyclic autocorrelation on the interfering signal to determine a cyclic prefix length and a symbol period; means for determining a radio access technology (RAT) of the interfering signal by comparing the cyclic prefix length and the symbol period of the interfering signal with corresponding properties of known RATs; means for adjusting an energy detection threshold based on the RAT of the interfering signal to mitigate interference to the wireless device; means for detecting an event based on the RAT of the interfering signal as determined by the UE, the event indicating at least one of the RAT causing interference for more than a threshold amount of time, the RAT causing interference after not being reported for a defined period of time, the RAT not being stored in a list of neighboring RATs, or the RAT being a previously identified RAT that has not been detected for the defined period of time; and means for transmitting, from the UE to a base station, an interference report in response to the event. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable code for detecting interference in wireless communications, comprising code to:
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receive, by a receiver of a user equipment (UE) that is connected to a base station, an interfering signal on a portion of unlicensed spectrum from a wireless device to which the UE is not connected; perform, by a processor of the UE, cyclic autocorrelation on the interfering signal to determine a cyclic prefix length and a symbol period; determine, by the processor of the UE, a radio access technology (RAT) of the interfering signal by comparing the cyclic prefix length and the symbol period of the interfering signal with corresponding properties of known RATs; adjust, by the processor of the UE, an energy detection threshold based on the RAT of the interfering signal to mitigate interference to the wireless device; detect an event based on the RAT of the interfering signal as determined by the UE, the event indicating at least one of the RAT causing interference for more than a threshold amount of time, the RAT causing interference after not being reported for a defined period of time, the RAT not being stored in a list of neighboring RATs, or the RAT being a previously identified RAT that has not been detected for the defined period of time; and transmit, from the UE to the base station, an interference report in response to the event.
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