Apparatus and methods for adaptation of signal detection threshold in a wireless local area network device in accordance with measured noise power
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1. A method comprising:
- estimating a noise power in a receiver of a wireless local area network device independent of whether said receiver is receiving a communication signal according to a communication standard; and
adjusting an active energy detection threshold of said receiver to be higher than an energy of noise having said noise power.
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Abstract
A wireless local area network device includes a receiver formed, at least in part, by a radio frequency front-end and a processor having a physical layer controller. The processor is to estimate a noise power in the receiver independent of whether the receiver is receiving a communication signal according to a communication standard, and to adaptively adjust an active energy detection threshold of the receiver to be higher than an energy of noise having the noise power. The processor may also adjust an effective energy detection threshold of the physical layer controller.
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1. A method comprising:
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estimating a noise power in a receiver of a wireless local area network device independent of whether said receiver is receiving a communication signal according to a communication standard; and
adjusting an active energy detection threshold of said receiver to be higher than an energy of noise having said noise power. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method comprising:
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estimating a noise power in a receiver of a wireless local area network device independent of whether said receiver is receiving a communication signal according to a communication standard, wherein estimating said noise power includes at least;
generating samples of a digital output of a radio frequency front-end of said receiver at time intervals during a sampling period;
calculating powers of said samples; and
determining that said noise power is a lowest of said calculated powers, wherein said sampling period has a duration that is longer than a duration of a longest permitted packet of communication signals according to said communication standard, and wherein said time intervals are shorter than a shortest permitted gap between consecutive packets of communication signals according to said communication standard. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An article comprising a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a computing platform, result in:
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estimating a noise power in a receiver of a wireless local area network device independent of whether said receiver is receiving a communication signal according to a communication standard; and
adjusting an active energy detection threshold of said receiver to be higher than an energy of noise having said noise power. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. An article comprising a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a computing platform, result in:
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estimating a noise power in a receiver of a wireless local area network device independent of whether said receiver is receiving a communication signal according to a communication standard, wherein estimating said noise power includes at least;
generating samples of a digital output of a radio frequency front-end of said receiver at time intervals during a sampling period;
calculating powers of said samples; and
determining that said noise power is a lowest of said calculated powers, wherein said sampling period has a duration that is longer than a duration of a longest permitted packet of communication signals according to said communication standard, and wherein said time intervals are shorter than a shortest permitted gap between consecutive packets of communication signals according to said communication standard. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A wireless local area network device comprising:
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a receiver including at least;
a radio frequency front-end; and
a processor having a physical layer controller, wherein said processor is to estimate a noise power in said receiver independent of whether said receiver is receiving a communication signal according to a communication standard, and to adjust an active energy detection threshold of said receiver to be higher than an energy of noise having said noise power. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A wireless local area network system comprising:
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a first wireless local area network device; and
a second wireless local area network device comprising;
a receiver including at least;
a radio frequency front-end; and
a processor having a physical layer controller, wherein said processor is to estimate a noise power in said receiver independent of whether said receiver is receiving a communication signal according to a communication standard, and to adjust an active energy detection threshold of said receiver to be higher than an energy of noise having said noise power. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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