Signal conditioning to mitigate interference impacting wireless communication links in radio access networks
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a circuit, a signal generated by a communication device;
detecting, by the circuit, a passive intermodulation interference in the signal, wherein the passive intermodulation interference is generated by one or more transmitters, wherein the passive intermodulation interference is detected by the circuit by;
determining signal characteristics of the signal;
determining expected signal characteristics associated with a signaling protocol used by the one or more transmitters; and
comparing the signal characteristics of the signal with the expected signal characteristics associated with the signaling protocol;
wherein the one or more transmitters are unassociated with the communication device generating the signal; and
performing, by the circuit, signal conditioning on the signal to reduce the passive intermodulation interference.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates aspects of the subject disclosure may perform operations including, for example, receiving, via an antenna, a signal generated by a communication device, detecting an interference in the signal, the interference generated by one or more transmitters unassociated with the communication device, and the interference determined from signal characteristics associated with a signaling protocol used by the one or more transmitters, and performing signal conditioning on the signal to reduce the interference. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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40 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a circuit, a signal generated by a communication device; detecting, by the circuit, a passive intermodulation interference in the signal, wherein the passive intermodulation interference is generated by one or more transmitters, wherein the passive intermodulation interference is detected by the circuit by; determining signal characteristics of the signal; determining expected signal characteristics associated with a signaling protocol used by the one or more transmitters; and comparing the signal characteristics of the signal with the expected signal characteristics associated with the signaling protocol; wherein the one or more transmitters are unassociated with the communication device generating the signal; and performing, by the circuit, signal conditioning on the signal to reduce the passive intermodulation interference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A device, comprising:
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an antenna; and a circuit coupled to the antenna, the circuit facilitating operations including; receiving, via the antenna, a signal generated by a communication device; detecting a passive intermodulation interference in the signal, wherein the passive intermodulation interference is generated by one or more transmitters, wherein the passive intermodulation interference is detected by; determining signal characteristics of the signal; determining expected signal characteristics associated with a signaling protocol used by the one or more transmitters; and comparing the signal characteristics of the signal with the expected signal characteristics associated with the signaling protocol; wherein the one or more transmitters are unassociated with the communication device generating the signal; and performing signal conditioning on the signal to reduce the passive intermodulation interference. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a circuit, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
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receiving, via an antenna, a signal generated by a communication device; detecting a passive intermodulation interference in the signal, wherein the passive intermodulation interference is generated by one or more transmitters, wherein the passive intermodulation interference is detected by the circuit by; determining signal characteristics of the signal; determining expected signal characteristics associated with a signaling protocol used by the one or more transmitters; and comparing the signal characteristics of the signal with the expected signal characteristics associated with the signaling protocol; wherein the one or more transmitters are unassociated with the communication device generating the signal; and performing signal conditioning on the signal to reduce the passive intermodulation interference. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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