Method and apparatus of low power energy detection for a WLAN
First Claim
1. A method of detecting interference comprising:
- establishing an interference detection cycle, including a power sample period and a periodic sampling interval, wherein during the power sample period;
performing an energy measurement at a predetermined wireless band;
determining whether the energy measurement exceeds a predetermined threshold;
wherein If the energy measurement exceeds the predetermined threshold, processing the energy measurement to determine whether it corresponds to interference on the wireless band by analyzing the waveform characteristics of the energy measurement to determine whether the waveform characteristics are compatible with desired signals, wherein if the waveform characteristics are not compatible, the energy measurement is determined to correspond to interference; and
wherein if the energy measurement does not exceed the predetermined threshold, awaiting the next power sample period.
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Abstract
A method and implementation disclosed for detecting interference. A state machine controller is provided for establishing an interference detection cycle including a power sample period and a periodic sampling interval. A receiver component, responsive to the state machine controller, performs an energy measurement at a predetermined wireless band during the power sample period. A threshold comparator determines whether the energy measurement exceeds a predetermined threshold. A processing implementation processes the energy measurement to determine whether it corresponds to interference on the predetermined wireless band, if the measurement exceeds the predetermined threshold. A deactivating implementation is used to instruct the state machine controller to await the next power sample period, if the energy measurement does not exceed the predetermined threshold.
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1. A method of detecting interference comprising:
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establishing an interference detection cycle, including a power sample period and a periodic sampling interval, wherein during the power sample period;
performing an energy measurement at a predetermined wireless band;
determining whether the energy measurement exceeds a predetermined threshold;
wherein If the energy measurement exceeds the predetermined threshold, processing the energy measurement to determine whether it corresponds to interference on the wireless band by analyzing the waveform characteristics of the energy measurement to determine whether the waveform characteristics are compatible with desired signals, wherein if the waveform characteristics are not compatible, the energy measurement is determined to correspond to interference; and
wherein if the energy measurement does not exceed the predetermined threshold, awaiting the next power sample period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A circuit for detecting interference comprising:
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state machine controller, for establishing an interference detection cycle including a power sample period and a periodic sampling interval;
a receiver component, responsive to the state machine controller, for performing an energy measurement at a predetermined wireless band during the power sample period;
a threshold comparator for determining whether the energy measurement exceeds a predetermined threshold;
a processing implementation for processing the energy measurement to determine whether it corresponds to interference on the predetermined wireless band, If the energy measurement exceeds the predetermined threshold;
the processing implementation including an analyzing implementation for analyzing the waveform characteristics of the enemy measurement to determine whether the waveform characteristics are compatible with desired signals, wherein the waveform characteristics are not compatible, the analyzing implementation determines the energy measurement corresponds to interference; and
a deactuating implementation instructing the state machine controller to await the next power sample period if the energy measurement does not exceed the predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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