SOFT ACCESS POINT MASTER MODE USING DUAL WIDEBAND CHANNELS

• US 20160249357A1
• Filed: 02/19/2015
• Published: 08/25/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Green, Michael, Kim, Youhan
• Application Number:
  US14/626,638
• Publication Number:
  US 20160249357A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0453 Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/15 Setup of multiple wireless link connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communication at an AP. A station (STA) serving as a soft access point (SAP) in master mode may be configured to support communication over two radar channels (e.g., a primary and secondary channel) simultaneously. The STA may detect radar on the primary channel and move the primary channel to the secondary channel; meanwhile, the secondary channel may be moved to a channel in a non-radar subband. In some cases, the STA may establish a primary channel in a non-radar subband and then advertise a single bandwidth capacity. the STA may then perform a channel availability check (CAC) on a radar subband. If the CAC is successful, the STA may establish a secondary channel on the radar subband (or move the primary channel to the radar subband) and advertise a dual bandwidth capacity.

Claims

1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:

establishing a primary channel in a first radar subband and a secondary channel in a second radar subband;

detecting a radar signal in the first radar subband;

moving the secondary channel to a non-radar subband based at least in part on detecting the radar signal; and

moving the primary channel to the second radar subband based at least in part on detecting the radar signal and moving the secondary channel.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

activating a soft access point (AP) feature, wherein establishing the primary and secondary channel is based at least in part on the soft AP feature.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

advertising a dual bandwidth capacity based at least in part on the primary channel and the secondary channel.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

performing a successful channel availability check (CAC) on the first radar subband and the second radar subband, wherein establishing the primary and secondary channel is based at least in part on the successful CAC.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

performing a successful CAC on a third radar subband based at least in part on moving the secondary channel to the non-radar subband; and

moving the secondary channel to the third radar subband based at least in part on the successful CAC on the third radar subband.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

performing a successful CAC on the first radar subband based at least in part on moving the primary channel to the second radar subband; and

moving one of the primary channel or the secondary channel to the first radar subband based at least in part on the successful CAC on the first radar subband.

7. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

performing the successful CAC comprises using a first radio to communicate on one of the channels while concurrently performing the successful CAC on the other of the channels.

8. A method of wireless communication, comprising:

establishing a primary channel in a non-radar subband;

advertising a single bandwidth capacity based at least in part on the primary channel;

completing a successful CAC on a radar subband for a secondary channel after advertising the single bandwidth capacity;

establishing the secondary channel in the radar subband based at least in part on the successful CAC; and

advertising a dual bandwidth capacity based at least in part on the primary channel and the successful CAC.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

communicating over the primary channel using a first radio while concurrently performing the successful CAC on the radar subband using a second radio.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the radar subband comprises a first radar subband;

the method further comprising performing a second successful CAC on a second radar subband; and

adding the second radar subband to a list of available radar subbands.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining that the list contains a threshold number of subbands; and

advertising the dual bandwidth capacity is based at least in part on the determination.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

detecting a radar signal in the radar subband; and

moving the secondary channel to a different subband based at least in part on detecting the radar signal in the radar subband.

13. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a channel establishment manager for establishing a primary channel in a first radar subband and a secondary channel in a second radar subband;

a radar detector for detecting a radar signal in the first radar subband;

a secondary radio controller for moving the secondary channel to a non-radar subband based at least in part on detecting the radar signal; and

a primary radio controller for moving the primary channel to the second radar subband based at least in part on detecting the radar signal and moving the secondary channel.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising:

a soft access point (AP) master controller for activating a soft AP feature, wherein establishing the primary and secondary channel is based at least in part on the soft AP feature.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising:

an advertisement manager for advertising a dual bandwidth capacity based at least in part on the primary channel and the secondary channel.

16. The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising:

a CAC manager for performing a successful channel availability check (CAC) on the first radar subband and the second radar subband, wherein establishing the primary and secondary channel is based at least in part on the successful CAC.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising:

a component for performing a successful CAC on a third radar subband based at least in part on moving the secondary channel to the non-radar subband; and

the secondary radio controller for moving the secondary channel to the third radar subband based at least in part on the successful CAC on the third radar subband.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising:

a component for performing a successful CAC on the first radar subband based at least in part on moving the primary channel to the second radar subband; and

a dual radio controller for moving one of the primary channel or the secondary channel to the first radar subband based at least in part on the successful CAC on the first radar subband.

19. The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising:

a component for performing the successful CAC using a first radio to communicate on one of the channels while concurrently performing the successful CAC on the other of the channels.

20. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a channel establishment manager for establishing a primary channel in a non-radar subband;

an advertisement manager for advertising a single bandwidth capacity based at least in part on the primary channel;

a CAC manager for completing a successful CAC on a radar subband for a secondary channel after advertising the single bandwidth capacity;

the channel establishment manager for establishing the secondary channel in the radar subband based at least in part on the successful CAC; and

the advertisement manager for advertising a dual bandwidth capacity based at least in part on the primary channel and the successful CAC.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, further comprising:

a primary radio controller for communicating over the primary channel using a first radio while concurrently performing the successful CAC on the radar subband using a second radio.

22. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the radar subband comprises a first radar subband;

the apparatus further comprising a component for performing a second successful CAC on a second radar subband; and

a radar subband list manager for adding the second radar subband to a list of available radar subbands.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, further comprising:

the radar subband list manager for determining that the list contains a threshold number of subbands; and

the advertisement manager for advertising the dual bandwidth capacity is based at least in part on the determination.

24. The apparatus of claim 22, further comprising:

a radar detector for detecting a radar signal in the radar subband; and

a secondary radio controller for moving the secondary channel to a different subband based at least in part on detecting the radar signal in the radar subband.