Method and apparatus for reception quality indication in wireless communication
First Claim
1. A received signal quality indicator (RSQI) apparatus for determining a quality of a signal received by a first wireless communication device from a second wireless communication device, the signal comprising a number of bytes each having at least one bit, the RSQI apparatus comprising:
- a bit-error-rate circuit to measure a bit-error-rate of the signal;
a comparator to compare the bit-error-rate of the signal to a predetermined value to determine a quality of the signal relative to the predetermined value; and
an indicator to indicate to a user of the first wireless communication device the quality of the signal.
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Abstract
An apparatus (135), method and computer program are provided for determining and indicating a quality of a signal received by a first wireless communication device (105) from a second wireless communication device (110). In one embodiment, the apparatus (135) includes a bit-error-rate (BER) circuit (215) for measuring a BER of the signal, a comparator (145) for comparing the BER with a predetermined value to determine a relative signal quality, and an indicator (160) for indicating the quality of the signal to a user of the first device (105). Alternatively, the apparatus (135) includes a circuit for measuring the strength of the signal (230), a calculator (235) for calculating a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the signal using the strength of the signal and a predetermined noise value, and a comparator (145) for comparing the SNR with a predetermined value to determine a relative signal quality. Signal quality is indicated by activating a number of characters (210) corresponding to the relative signal quality.
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23 Claims
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1. A received signal quality indicator (RSQI) apparatus for determining a quality of a signal received by a first wireless communication device from a second wireless communication device, the signal comprising a number of bytes each having at least one bit, the RSQI apparatus comprising:
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a bit-error-rate circuit to measure a bit-error-rate of the signal;
a comparator to compare the bit-error-rate of the signal to a predetermined value to determine a quality of the signal relative to the predetermined value; and
an indicator to indicate to a user of the first wireless communication device the quality of the signal.
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5. A received signal quality indicator (RSQI) apparatus for determining a quality of a signal received by a first wireless communication device from a second wireless communication device, the RSQI apparatus comprising:
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a signal strength circuit to measure a strength of the signal;
a calculator to calculate a signal-to-noise ratio of the signal using the strength of the signal and a predetermined noise value;
a comparator to compare the signal-to-noise ratio of the signal to a predetermined value to determine a quality of the signal relative to the predetermined value; and
an indicator to indicate to a user of the first wireless communication device the quality of the signal. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A method for indicating received signal quality in a first wireless communication device, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving in the first wireless communication device a signal from a second wireless communication device;
determining a quality of the signal relative to a predetermined value; and
indicating to a user of the first wireless communication device the quality of the signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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13. A wireless communication system comprising:
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a first wireless communication device;
a second wireless communication device;
means for determining a quality of a signal received by the first wireless communication device from the second wireless communication device relative to a predetermined value; and
means for indicating to a user of the first wireless communication device the quality of the signal.
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19. A computer program for determining a quality of a signal received by a first wireless communication device from a second wireless communication device, the computer program comprising:
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a quality determination module for determining a quality of the signal relative to a predetermined value; and
an indication module for indicating to a user of the first wireless communication device the quality of the signal.
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19-1. A method of providing link classification information t oa user of a commmunications apparatus communicating across a communications link, the method comprising:
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obtaining a measure indicative of link performance;
mapping the measure of link performance to link classification information according to a non-linear relationship; and
displaying the link classification information;
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20-2. The method of claim claim 19, wherein said measure is based on bit-error rate.
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21-3. The method of claim 20, wherein said measure is based on corrected bit-error rate.
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22-4. The method of claim 19, wherein said measure is based on signal-to-noise ratio.
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