Selective frequency hopping for hit avoidance in wireless communications system and method
First Claim
1. A selective hopping method for hit avoidance in a frequency hopping spread spectrum communication system utilizing an original hopping sequence, the communications system having a plurality of available channels for receiving signal packet traffic utilizing a plurality of receiving signal slots, the plurality of available channels all being available for use in frequency hopping, comprising the steps of;
- (1.1) dividing the plurality of available channels into a plurality of partitions;
(1.2) determining a combination of said plurality of partitions in a predetermined distribution based on the number of channels in each of said plurality of partitions;
(1.3) forming a partition sequence by assigning each of said plurality of partitions into a plurality of preselected receiving signal slot sets based on said combination; and
(1.4) generating a generated hopping sequence by partition mapping from the original hopping sequence, wherein said partition mapping is responsive to said partition sequence.
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Abstract
A selective hopping method for hit avoidance in a frequency hopping spread spectrum communication system utilizing an original hopping sequence, having a plurality of available channels for receiving signal packet traffic utilizing a plurality of receiving signal slots are disclosed. The plurality of available channels all are available for use in frequency hopping. The method comprises the steps of dividing the plurality of available channels into a plurality of partitions; distributing the available channels in each of the plurality of partitions into a predetermined distribution; forming a partition sequence by assigning a predetermined number of channels to a plurality of selected receiving signal slot sets; generating a generated hopping sequence by partition mapping, wherein said partition mapping is responsive to said partition sequence; and managing the receiving signal packet traffic, whereby the receiving signal packet traffic is transmitted only in said selected receiving signal slot sets.
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62 Claims
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1. A selective hopping method for hit avoidance in a frequency hopping spread spectrum communication system utilizing an original hopping sequence, the communications system having a plurality of available channels for receiving signal packet traffic utilizing a plurality of receiving signal slots, the plurality of available channels all being available for use in frequency hopping, comprising the steps of;
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(1.1) dividing the plurality of available channels into a plurality of partitions;
(1.2) determining a combination of said plurality of partitions in a predetermined distribution based on the number of channels in each of said plurality of partitions;
(1.3) forming a partition sequence by assigning each of said plurality of partitions into a plurality of preselected receiving signal slot sets based on said combination; and
(1.4) generating a generated hopping sequence by partition mapping from the original hopping sequence, wherein said partition mapping is responsive to said partition sequence. - 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, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A selective hopping system for hit avoidance in a frequency hopping spread spectrum communication system utilizing an original hopping sequence, having a plurality of available channels for receiving signal packet traffic utilizing a plurality of receiving signal slots, the plurality of available channels all being available for use in frequency hopping, comprising;
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partition generating means for dividing the plurality of available channels into a plurality of partitions;
partition distributing means coupled to said partition generating means for determining a combination of said plurality of partitions in a predetermined distribution based on the number of channels in each of said plurality of partitions;
partition sequence generating means coupled to said partition distribution means for forming a partition sequence by assigning each of said plurality of partitions into a plurality of preselected receiving signal slot sets based on said combination; and
generated hopping sequence means, coupled to said partition sequence generating means, for partition mapping from the original hopping sequence, wherein said partition mapping is responsive to said partition sequence. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A selective hopping system for hit avoidance in a frequency hopping spread spectrum communication system utilizing an original hopping sequence, having a plurality of available channels for receiving signal traffic with a plurality of receiving signal slots, the plurality of available channels all being available for use in frequency hopping, comprising
a hopping sequence generator having an input from a hop clock; -
a partition sequence change processor for providing a process for changing partition sequence;
a partition sequence generator having inputs from said hop clock, a traffic requirement, and a channel partitioning circuit, and said partition sequence generator generating a partition sequence;
an original/mapped sequence selector having an input from said partition sequence change processor for selecting a hopping sequence;
a partition mapper having inputs from said hopping sequence generator and said partition sequence generator, and an original/mapped sequence selector; and
said partition mapping circuit serving to map said partition sequence into a generated hopping sequence;
a multiplexer receiving the signals from said hopping sequence generator, said partition mapper and said original/mapped sequence selector for multiplexing an input signal;
a frequency synthesizer receiving an output from said multiplex and outputting a continuous sinusoidal signal with a frequency being determined by the current channel number from a hopping sequence;
a mixer receiving an RF input signal and mixing said RF input signal with the signals from said frequency synthesizer, wherein a mixed signal is converted to a lower and fixed intermediate frequency signal;
a channel quality/interference level measurement circuit for measuring channel qualities and interference levels; and
a channel partitioner for receiving inputs from said channel quality/interference level measurement circuit and then dividing said available channels into various partitions so as to be provide to the partition sequence generator. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62)
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