Method and apparatus for performing frequency hopping adaptation
First Claim
1. A subsystem for use in mitigating interference effects in a spread spectrum communications system, comprising:
- a signal receptor for receiving a signal from a communications channel;
an interference classifier for classifying a plurality of interference components within said signal to produce an interference type signal indicating a particular interference type;
a frequency hopping unit for performing frequency hopping in said spread spectrum communications system by varying a transmit signal between a plurality of frequency bands according to a predetermined frequency hopping sequence; and
an interference suppressor unit for modifying said predetermined frequency hopping sequence in response to said interference type signal.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a communication system (300) having a receiver (304) that is capable of performing targeted interference suppression. An interference classifier (314) within the receiver (304) analyzes a signal received from a channel (306) and identifies and classifies interference components within the signal. An interference suppressor (316) then suppresses the interference components in the signal based on interference type. In one embodiment, the interference suppressor (316) includes a plurality of interference suppression modules that are each optimal for suppressing certain interference types. The interference suppressor (316) selects one of the interference suppression modules based on the type of interference present in the received signal. In another embodiment, a hybrid interference mitigation system (10) is provided by combining targeted interference suppression, frequency hopping adaptation, and processing gain adaptation.
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23 Claims
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1. A subsystem for use in mitigating interference effects in a spread spectrum communications system, comprising:
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a signal receptor for receiving a signal from a communications channel; an interference classifier for classifying a plurality of interference components within said signal to produce an interference type signal indicating a particular interference type; a frequency hopping unit for performing frequency hopping in said spread spectrum communications system by varying a transmit signal between a plurality of frequency bands according to a predetermined frequency hopping sequence; and an interference suppressor unit for modifying said predetermined frequency hopping sequence in response to said interference type signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for use in mitigating interference effects in a spread spectrum communications system, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a signal from a communications channel; identifying at least one interference component within said signal; first estimating a power of said at least one interference component within said signal; second estimating a bandwidth of said at least one interference component within said signal; third estimating a performance value using said estimated power and said estimated bandwidth; and modifying a frequency hopping sequence based on a result of said third estimating step, said frequency hopping sequence comprising a predetermined pattern of frequency bands for use in generating a transmit signal for the spread spectrum communications system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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