System and method for detecting and locating interferers in a wireless communication system
First Claim
1. A wireless communication system comprising:
- a plurality of access points coupled to a network;
a plurality of mobile station systems operative to communicate wirelessly to at least one of the plurality of access points; and
an interference monitor that monitors interference in the system by monitoring error statistic data from the at least one of the plurality of access points.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for monitoring interference in a wireless communication system. The system and method monitor error statistic data at one or more devices in a wireless communication system. The error statistic data can be utilized to determine the location of the interference. If any unusual error statistic data is present at the one or more of the devices, raw unprocessed data is provided from the devices experiencing unusual error activity. The raw unprocessed data can be utilized to characterize the interference. For example, the raw unprocessed data can be compared to one or more interference templates to determine an interference type. The raw unprocessed data can be compared between devices in the wireless communication system to determine the location of the interference with increased precision.
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36 Claims
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1. A wireless communication system comprising:
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a plurality of access points coupled to a network;
a plurality of mobile station systems operative to communicate wirelessly to at least one of the plurality of access points; and
an interference monitor that monitors interference in the system by monitoring error statistic data from the at least one of the plurality of access points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An interference monitor for monitoring interference within a wireless communication system, the interference monitor comprising:
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a control system operative to retrieve error statistic data from at least one device in the wireless communication system;
a monitor that monitors the error statistic data and informs the control system if unusual error statistic data is present at the at least one device, the control system retrieving raw data from the at least one device that unusual error statistic data has been detected; and
an analyzer that utilizes the raw data to characterize interference present in the wireless communication system. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for detecting interference in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
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monitoring error statistics from at least one device in a wireless communication system;
determining if unusual error statistic data is present at the at least one device;
requesting unprocessed data samples from the at least one device in which unusual error statistic data is present; and
characterizing interference within the wireless communication system utilizing the unprocessed data samples. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An interference monitor for detecting interference in a wireless communication system, the monitor comprising:
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means for evaluating error statistics from at least one access point in a wireless communication system;
means for determining if unusual error statistic data is present at the at least one access point; and
means for characterizing interference in the wireless communication system utilizing unprocessed data samples from the at least one access point in which unusual error statistic data is present. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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