Mitigating Interference With Frequency Hopping Signals By Deriving Future Hop Frequencies
First Claim
1. A method for determining future transmission frequencies of a frequency hopping signal comprising steps of:
- a. receiving radio transmissions of the frequency hopping signal;
b. storing data pertaining to time of occurrence and center frequency for transmissions of the frequency hopping signal that have been received over time; and
c. deriving, based on the data, future transmission frequencies of the frequency hopping signal without obtaining state of a frequency hop sequence from information carried in the frequency hopping signal.
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Abstract
Techniques to avoid interference with a frequency hopping signal that are of a periodic or quasi-periodic nature that may operate in the same frequency band and proximity with other devices. For example, the frequency hopping signals may be transmitted by Bluetooth devices operating in the same frequency band as IEEE 802.11 WLAN devices. When a frequency hopping interfering signal is detected, sufficient knowledge of the frequency hopping sequence is derived without obtaining state of a frequency hop sequence from information carried in the frequency hopping signal. This knowledge is used to predict or determine when future transmissions of the frequency hopping signal will be present in a particular frequency channel of concern. Using knowledge of future hop frequencies, operating parameters of a communication device or network can be adjusted to mitigate interference with the frequency hopping signal only at times when the frequency hopping signal will be in a particular frequency channel or channels of interest.
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45 Claims
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1. A method for determining future transmission frequencies of a frequency hopping signal comprising steps of:
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a. receiving radio transmissions of the frequency hopping signal;
b. storing data pertaining to time of occurrence and center frequency for transmissions of the frequency hopping signal that have been received over time; and
c. deriving, based on the data, future transmission frequencies of the frequency hopping signal without obtaining state of a frequency hop sequence from information carried in the frequency hopping signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for mitigating interference with a frequency hopping signal, comprising steps of:
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a. receiving radio transmissions of a frequency hopping signal;
b. deriving future transmission frequencies and times of the frequency hopping signal without obtaining state of a frequency hop sequence from information carried in the frequency hopping signal; and
c. adjusting an operating parameter of a communication device or network to mitigate interference with the frequency hopping signal using knowledge of future transmission frequencies and times of the frequency hopping signal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A processor readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform steps of:
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a. storing data pertaining to time of occurrence and center frequency for transmissions of the frequency hopping signal that have been received over time; and
b. deriving, based on the data, future transmissions frequencies of the frequency hopping signal without obtaining state of a frequency hop sequence from information carried in the frequency hopping signal. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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