Spectrum analysis capability in network and/or system communication devices
First Claim
1. A communication device comprising:
- a processor configured to generate spectrum analysis (SA) information based on one or more communication channels within a communication system, wherein at least some of the SA information is based on full bandwidth of a usable frequency spectrum in the communication system; and
a communication interface configured to transmit the SA information to at least one other communication device within the communication system for use in determining one or more characteristics associated with performance of the one or more communication channels in the communication system and for identifying, based on the one or more characteristics, a degradation of communication associated with the one or more communication channels.
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Abstract
Spectrum analysis (SA) capability is included in various communication devices within a communication network. One or more of the devices use the SA information from other devices in the system to determine status of various communication links were devices in the system. One or more processors within one or more devices can identify any actual/existing or expected failure or degradation of the various components within the system. Such components may include communication devices, communication channels or links, interfaces, interconnections, etc. When an actual/existing or expected failure or degradation is identified, the affected components may be serviced or devices within the system may operate to mitigate any reduction in performance caused by such problems. Such SA functionality/capability may be implemented in one communication device or in a distributed manner across a number of devices in a communication system.
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20 Claims
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1. A communication device comprising:
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a processor configured to generate spectrum analysis (SA) information based on one or more communication channels within a communication system, wherein at least some of the SA information is based on full bandwidth of a usable frequency spectrum in the communication system; and a communication interface configured to transmit the SA information to at least one other communication device within the communication system for use in determining one or more characteristics associated with performance of the one or more communication channels in the communication system and for identifying, based on the one or more characteristics, a degradation of communication associated with the one or more communication channels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A communication device comprising:
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a communication interface configured to; transmit a first request to a first other communication device for first spectrum analysis (SA) information; transmit a second request to a second other communication device for second SA information; and receive the first SA information and the second SA information, wherein at least one of the first SA information and the second SA information is based on full bandwidth of a usable frequency spectrum in the communication system; and a processor configured to process the first SA information and the second SA information to; determine a first characteristic associated with performance of a first communication channel in the communication system and a second characteristic associated with performance of a second communication channel in the communication system; and identify an existing or expected degradation of communication associated with the at least one of the first communication channel and the second communication channel based on at least one of the first characteristic and the second first characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for execution by a communication device, the method comprising:
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generating spectrum analysis (SA) information based on one or more communication channels within a communication system, wherein at least some of the SA information is based on full bandwidth of a usable frequency spectrum in the communication system; and via a communication interface of the communication device, transmitting the SA information to at least one other communication device within the communication system for use in determining one or more characteristics associated with performance of the one or more communication channels in the communication system and for identifying, based on the one or more characteristics, a degradation of communication associated with the one or more communication channels. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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