APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAC LOGICAL CHANNEL SELECTION FOR OPERATING PICONETS IN BODY AREA NETWORKS
First Claim
1. A device for use in a body area network capable of low power communications, the device comprising:
- a controller configured to form a first piconet capable of coexisting with a second piconet, the controller further configured to couple to at least one secondary device, the device and a secondary device coupled in the first piconet; and
a transmitter configured to communicate with the secondary device via a wireless communication channel, wherein the controller is configured to select communication channel resources based at least in part on resources allocated to the second piconet, and wherein the controller is configured to form the first piconet to operate in at least one of;
a non-interference mode when the controller is able to establish communications with a second controller in the second piconet; and
an interference mitigation mode when the controller is unable to establish communications with the second controller in the second piconet.
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Abstract
A portable device capable of controlling a piconet selects a logical channel when forming the piconet. The device includes a controller configured to start a first piconet. The controller couples to at least one secondary device in the first piconet. The portable device also includes a transmitter configured to communicate with the at least one secondary device via a wireless communication channel. The controller is configured to select communication channel resources based at least in part on resources allocated to a second piconet in order to mitigate interference between the piconets. The controller is configured to form the first piconet to operate in either a non-interference mode when the controller is able to establish communications with a second controller in the second piconet or a coexistence interference mitigation mode when the controller is unable to establish communications with the second controller in the second piconet.
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27 Claims
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1. A device for use in a body area network capable of low power communications, the device comprising:
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a controller configured to form a first piconet capable of coexisting with a second piconet, the controller further configured to couple to at least one secondary device, the device and a secondary device coupled in the first piconet; and a transmitter configured to communicate with the secondary device via a wireless communication channel, wherein the controller is configured to select communication channel resources based at least in part on resources allocated to the second piconet, and wherein the controller is configured to form the first piconet to operate in at least one of; a non-interference mode when the controller is able to establish communications with a second controller in the second piconet; and an interference mitigation mode when the controller is unable to establish communications with the second controller in the second piconet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. For use in a body area network capable of low power wireless communications, a coexistence method for operating a piconet, the coexistence method comprising:
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selecting, by a first piconet controller, a first frequency band as an operation frequency band for operation of a first piconet; scanning at least one channel in the operation frequency band to determine if a second piconet is operating within the at least one channel; and forming the first piconet based at least in part on a result of the scanning, the first piconet is formed in; a random mode if the second piconet is not determined to be operating within the at least one channel; and a coexistence mode if the second piconet is determined to be operating within the at least one channel. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system that includes a plurality of devices capable of low power wireless communications, wherein a first piconet controller is configured to control communications in an existing piconet;
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a second piconet controller configured to establish a new piconet and control communications in the new piconet to coexist with the existing piconet, wherein the second piconet controller comprises; a processor configured to form the new piconet and select a logical channel for operation of the new piconet; and a receiver interface configured to detect a presence of the existing piconet, wherein the processor further is configured to select the logical channel and an operational mode based at least in part on an attribute of the existing piconet, and wherein the processor is configured to form the new piconet to operate in at least one of; a non-interference mode when the processor is able to establish communications with the first piconet controller; and an interference mitigation mode when the processor is unable to establish communications with the first piconet controller.
- the system comprising;
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