Spectrum analysis capability in network and/or system communication devices
First Claim
1. A communication device comprising:
- a communication interface; and
a processor, the processor and the communication interface configured to;
generate first spectrum analysis (SA) information based on a first full bandwidth of an upstream (US) usable frequency spectrum for one or more US channels within a communication system;
generate second SA information based on a second full bandwidth of a downstream (DS) usable frequency spectrum for one or more DS channels within the communication system, wherein full bandwidth of a usable frequency spectrum in the communication system spans both the first full bandwidth and the second full bandwidth; and
transmit the first SA information and the second SA information to another communication device for use to determine a performance characteristic of at least one of the one or more US channels and at least one of the one or more DS channels within the communication system.
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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 communication interface; and a processor, the processor and the communication interface configured to; generate first spectrum analysis (SA) information based on a first full bandwidth of an upstream (US) usable frequency spectrum for one or more US channels within a communication system; generate second SA information based on a second full bandwidth of a downstream (DS) usable frequency spectrum for one or more DS channels within the communication system, wherein full bandwidth of a usable frequency spectrum in the communication system spans both the first full bandwidth and the second full bandwidth; and transmit the first SA information and the second SA information to another communication device for use to determine a performance characteristic of at least one of the one or more US channels and at least one of the one or more DS channels within the communication system. - 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; and a processor, the processor and the communication interface configured to; generate spectrum analysis (SA) information based on full bandwidth of a usable frequency spectrum in a communication system, wherein a first portion of the full bandwidth is for one or more upstream (US) channels within the communication system, and a second portion of the full bandwidth is for one or more downstream (DS) channels within the communication system; and transmit the SA information to another communication device for use to determine a performance characteristic of at least one of the one or more US channels and at least one of the one or more DS channels within the communication system. - 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 first spectrum analysis (SA) information based on a first full bandwidth of an upstream (US) usable frequency spectrum for one or more US channels within a communication system; generating second SA information based on a second full bandwidth of a downstream (DS) usable frequency spectrum for one or more DS channels within the communication system, wherein full bandwidth of a usable frequency spectrum in the communication system spans both the first full bandwidth and the second full bandwidth; and transmitting, via a communication interface of the communication device, the first SA information and the second SA information to another communication device for use to determine a performance characteristic of at least one of the one or more US channels and at least one of the one or more DS channels within the communication system. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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