DYNAMIC INTERFERENCE CONTROL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK
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1. A method of wireless communications comprising:
- determining a group of tones from a plurality of groups of tones;
selecting a tone in the group; and
transmitting a wireless signal using the tone.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for dynamic interference management is disclosed. A frequency channel is partitioned into a plurality of groups. Two or more groups are assigned weights reflecting degrees of disadvantage of a node. Each group is further partitioned into a plurality of tones. A node experiencing interference determines a group, selects a tone within the group, and transmits a wireless signal using the selected tone. A receiving node receives a plurality of tones including the selected tone, identifies active tones from the received tones, and determines a response based on the weights of the active tones.
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81 Claims
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1. A method of wireless communications comprising:
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determining a group of tones from a plurality of groups of tones; selecting a tone in the group; and transmitting a wireless signal using the tone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
a processing system configured to determine a group of tones from a plurality of groups of tones, select a tone in the group, and transmit a wireless signal using the tone. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
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means for determining a group of tones from a plurality of groups of tones; means for selecting a tone in the group; and means for transmitting a wireless signal using the tone. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An access terminal comprising:
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an antenna; a screen for providing a user interface; one or more input keys for displaying symbols on the screen; and a processing system configured to determine a group of tones from a plurality of groups of tones, select a tone in the group, and transmit from the antenna a wireless signal using the tone.
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32. An access point comprising:
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an antenna; a transmitter configured to transmit wireless signals on the antenna; and a processing system configured to determine a group of tones from a plurality of groups of tones, select a tone in the group, and transmit from the transmitter the wireless signal using the tone.
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33. A method of wireless communications comprising:
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receiving a plurality of tones; identifying as active tones the received tones that comprise a measure of energy satisfying a condition; identifying a group for each active tone, each group comprising a weight; and determining a response based on the weights of the active tones. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
a processing system configured to receive a plurality of tones, identify as active tones the received tones that comprise a measure of energy satisfying a condition, identify a group for each active tone, each group comprising a weight, and determine a response based on the weights of the active tones. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. An apparatus for wireless communications comprising:
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means for receiving a plurality of tones; means for identifying as active tones the received tones that comprise a measure of energy satisfying a condition; means for identifying a group for each active tone, each group comprising a weight; and means for determining a response based on the weights of the active tones. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
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78. An access terminal comprising:
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a screen for providing a user interface; one or more input keys for displaying symbols on the screen; a receiver configured to receive a plurality of tones; and a processing system configured to identify as active tones the received tones that comprise a measure of energy satisfying a condition, identify a group for each active tone, each group comprising a weight, and determine a response based on the weights of the active tones.
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79. An access point comprising:
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an antenna; a receiver configured to receive a plurality of tones on the antenna; and a processing system configured to identify as active tones the received tones that comprise a measure of energy satisfying a condition, identify a group 5for each active tone, each group comprising a weight, and determine a response based on the weights of the active tones.
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80. A computer-program product comprising a machine-readable medium comprising instructions executable by a machine for performing a method of wireless communications, the instructions configured when run to cause the machine to determine a group of tones from a plurality of groups of tones, select a tone in the group, and transmit a wireless signal using the tone.
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81. A computer-program product comprising a machine-readable medium comprising instructions executable by a machine for performing a method of wireless communications, the instructions configured when run to cause the machine to receive a plurality of tones, identify as active tones the received tones that comprise a measure of energy satisfying a condition, identify a group for each active tone, each group comprising a weight, and determine a response based on the weights of the active tones.
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