Wireless device and method for radio control

• US 20070082632A1
• Filed: 10/11/2005
• Published: 04/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Accton Technology Corporation
• Original Assignee: Accton Technology Corporation
• Inventors: Liu, I-Ru
• Granted Patent: US 7,418,245 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/161.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A method of radio control, adapted in a wireless device that includes a cognitive radio and a free radio. First, the cognitive radio scans within vicinity or range to receive frames sent from or to the free radio, for retrieving therefrom network information of on-air frames indicative of past operational status of the free radio. Next, network operation commands of the free radio are sensed by the cognitive radio, in which the network operations commands being indicative of present operational status of the free radio. Then, a step is performed using the cognitive radio to read network flags generated in the free radio indicative of future operational status of the free radio. Following operation of the cognitive radio is then configured based on at least one of the past, present and future operational status of the free radio so as to reduce channel interferences with the free radio

Claims

1. A method of radio control, adapted in a wireless device comprising a cognitive radio and a free radio, the method comprising:

a). scanning by the cognitive radio to receive frames sent from or to the free radio, for retrieving network information of on-air frames indicative of past operational status of the free radio;

b). sensing by the cognitive radio network operation commands of the free radio, the network operations commands being indicative of present operational status of the free radio;

c). reading by the cognitive radio network flags generated in the free radio indicative of future operational status of the free radio; and

d). configuring future operation of the cognitive radio based on at least one of the past operational status, the present operational status, and the future operational status of the free radio so as to reduce channel interferences with the free radio.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein step a) comprises:

finding frames sent from or to the free radio based on relevant BSSID or MACID; and

identifying the past operational status of the free radio based on the SSID, format and type of the frames sent from or to the free radio.

3. The method according to claim 2 comprising:

if the format of the frames indicates that the past operational status of the free radio is to transmit, then configuring the following future-in-the-past operations of the cognitive radio to either standby or transmit;

if the format of the frames indicates that the past operational status of the free radio is to receive, then configuring the following future-in-the-past operations of the cognitive radio to standby or receive.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the network operation command comprises a transmit command and a receive command, step d) comprising:

if the present network operation command is the transmit command, configuring the following operations of present of the cognitive radio to either standby or transmit; and

if the present network operation command is the receive command, configuring the following operations of present of the cognitive radio to either standby or receive.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the network flags are generated in media access control (MAC) layer of the free radio.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

assigning the free radio and the cognitive with different BSSIDs.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein step d) comprises:

configuring the cognitive radio to operate in a channel non-overlapped by that of the free radio.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein step c) comprises:

if the network flags indicates that the future operational status of the free radio is to transmit, then configuring the following future operations of the cognitive radio to either standby or transmit;

if the network flags indicates that the future operational status of the free radio is to receive, then configuring the following future operations of the cognitive radio to either standby or receive.

9. A wireless device connecting to a network, comprising:

a cognitive radio and a free radio, each comprising;

a controller for processing data to/from the network;

a radio circuit, in electrical communication with the controller to modulate data from the controller and to demodulate data to the controller; and

an antenna assembly, in electrical communication with the radio circuit to transmit signals received from the radio circuit, and to receive signals which are sent to the radio circuit;

wherein the cognitive radio scans wireless area and searches therein for network information of on-air frames sent from or to the free radio;

wherein the free radio is in communication with the cognitive radio, the cognitive radio senses network operation commands of the free radio and reads network flags generated in the free radio;

wherein future operation of the cognitive radio is configured based on at least one of the network information of on-air frames, the network operation commands, and the network flags of the free radio.

10. The device according to claim 9, wherein the free radio further comprises:

a first switch network, providing electrical communication between the free radio and the cognitive radio in transferring signals therebetween, and providing electrical communication between the antenna assembly and the radio circuit;

a filter element, coupled to the antenna assembly via the first switch network, for blocking or attenuating noises associated with either the signals received from the antenna assembly which are sent to the radio circuit, or the signals received from the radio circuit which are sent to the antenna assembly; and

a second switch network, for switching operation of the radio circuit between modulation and demodulation.

11. The device according to claim 10, wherein the first switch network comprises double-pole-double-throw switches.

12. The device according to claim 10, wherein the second switch network comprises double-pole-double-throw switches.

13. The device according to claim 10, wherein the filter element comprises serial banks of tuned filters and notched filters.

14. The device according to claim 9, wherein the antenna assembly comprises antenna elements forming radiation patterns with opposite nulls.

15. The device according to claim 9, wherein the antenna assembly comprises orthogonally-polarized antenna elements.

16. The device according to claim 9 operating under time division multiplexing.

17. The device according to claim 9, wherein the controller comprises a media access control layer and a base band processor of physical layer.

18. The device according to claim 9, wherein the cognitive radio and the free radio communicate with each other via software transfer.

19. The device according to claim 9, wherein the cognitive radio and the free radio communicate with each other via hardware wiring.