SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING INTERFERENCE IN DATA COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for calculating interference reducing parameters for cancelling wireless signal interference within a data communication network, the method being carried out by a calibration unit programmed to carry out the steps of the method, which comprise:
- per each of a plurality of antennas of a multi-sector hub communicating with a data communication network and with a corresponding transceiver of a plurality of distant transceivers;
calculating a plurality of calibration factors based on values extracted from sequential transmission and reception of predetermined signals between each of the plurality of antennas of the multi-sector hub;
calculating at least one receive interference cancellation parameter, to isolate desired signals transmitted by the corresponding distant transceiver from the undesired interference signals transmitted by other non-corresponding distant transceivers;
calculating at least one transmit interference parameter for each non-corresponding antenna of the hub, based on the calculated receive interference cancellation parameters and the calibration factors; and
generating the interference parameters for applying during operation of the multi-sector hub to generate interference cancellation signals.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for calculating interference reducing parameters for cancelling wireless signal interference within a data communication network, comprising: per each of a plurality of antennas of a multi-sector hub communicating with a data communication network and with a corresponding transceiver of a plurality of distant transceivers: calculating a plurality of calibration factors based on values extracted from sequential transmission and reception of predetermined signals between each of the plurality of antennas of the multi-sector hub; calculating at least one receive interference cancellation parameter, to isolate desired signals transmitted by the corresponding distant transceiver from the undesired interference signals transmitted by other non-corresponding distant transceivers; calculating at least one transmit interference parameter for each non-corresponding antenna of the hub, based on the calculated receive interference cancellation parameters and the calibration factors; and generating the interference parameters for applying during operation of the multi-sector hub to generate interference cancellation signals.
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23 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for calculating interference reducing parameters for cancelling wireless signal interference within a data communication network, the method being carried out by a calibration unit programmed to carry out the steps of the method, which comprise:
per each of a plurality of antennas of a multi-sector hub communicating with a data communication network and with a corresponding transceiver of a plurality of distant transceivers; calculating a plurality of calibration factors based on values extracted from sequential transmission and reception of predetermined signals between each of the plurality of antennas of the multi-sector hub; calculating at least one receive interference cancellation parameter, to isolate desired signals transmitted by the corresponding distant transceiver from the undesired interference signals transmitted by other non-corresponding distant transceivers; calculating at least one transmit interference parameter for each non-corresponding antenna of the hub, based on the calculated receive interference cancellation parameters and the calibration factors; and generating the interference parameters for applying during operation of the multi-sector hub to generate interference cancellation signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for cancelling interference within a communication network comprising:
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a multi-sector hub with a plurality of antennas for wireless communication; a plurality of distant transceivers, the hub antennas and corresponding distant transceivers arranged to form wireless data communication links within a data communication network, wherein signals transmitted by the distant transceivers overlap so that each hub antenna receives signals from the corresponding distant transceiver and at least one non-corresponding distant transceivers, and wherein signals transmitted by the hub antennas overlap so that each distant transceiver receives signals from the corresponding hub antenna and at least one non-corresponding hub antennas; a hardware processor in electrical communication with each multi-sector hub antenna; a non-transitory memory having stored thereon program modules for instruction execution by the hardware processor, comprising; modules for calibration; a module for receiving from the data communication network, a desired signal for wireless transmission by the respective antenna of the multi-sector hub; a module for calculating a plurality of calibration factors based on values extracted from transmission and reception of predetermined signals between each of the plurality of antennas of the multi-sector hub; a module for calculating at least one receive interference cancellation parameter, to isolate desired signals transmitted by the corresponding distant transceiver from the un-desired interference signals transmitted by other non-corresponding distant transceivers; a module for calculating at least one transmit interference parameter for each non-corresponding antenna of the hub, based on the calculated receive interference cancellation parameters and the calibration factors; modules for operation; a module for applying the calculated transmit interference cancellation parameters to the desired signal to generate interference cancellation signals for each of the other non-corresponding antennas; and a module for transmitting the desired signal by the corresponding antenna, and transmitting each interference cancellation signal by each of the other non-corresponding antennas, so that signals received by distant transceivers cancel out to isolate the desired signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-implemented method for cancelling wireless signal interference within a data communication network, the method being carried out by an interference cancellation unit programmed to carry out the steps of the method, which comprise:
per each of a plurality of antennas of a multi-sector hub communicating with a data communication network and with a corresponding transceiver of a plurality of distant transceivers; receiving from the data communication network, a desired signal for wireless transmission by the respective antenna of the multi-sector hub; applying transmit interference cancellation parameters to the desired signal to generate interference cancellation signals for each of the other non-corresponding antennas; and transmitting the desired signal by the corresponding antenna, and transmitting each interference cancellation signal by each of the other non-corresponding antennas, so that signals received by distant transceivers cancel out to isolate the desired signal; wherein; at least one transmit interference parameter for each non-corresponding antenna of the hub is based on receive interference cancellation parameters and calibration factors based on values extracted from sequential transmission and reception of predetermined signals between each of the plurality of antennas of the multi-sector hub, the receive interference cancellation parameters based on isolating desired signals transmitted by the corresponding distant transceiver from the un-desired interference signals transmitted by other non-corresponding distant transceivers. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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