System for signal metric based receive selection
First Claim
1. A wireless networking receiver, comprising:
- a demultiplexer configured to;
receive a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals; and
send each of the plurality of RF signals to one of a high rate datapath and a low rate datapath;
a carrier sense circuit configured to calculate a signal metric for each of the plurality of received RF signals on the high rate datapath and generate, based on the signal metric, a selection signal signifying one of the plurality of received RF signals on the high rate datapath;
a first multiplexer configured to;
receive the selection signal and the plurality of received RF signals on the high rate datapath; and
output the one of the plurality of received RF signals from the high rate datapath based on the selection signal; and
a second multiplexer in communication with the high rate datapath and the low rate datapath, the second multiplexer configured to;
receive the one of the plurality of received RF signals from the high rate datapath and at least one RF signal from the low rate datapath; and
send the one of the plurality of received RF signals from the high rate data path and the at least one RF signal from the low rate datapath to a downstream path.
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Abstract
A wireless networking receiver with digital antenna switching selects an antenna with an 802.11b signal based on a signal metric, such as the highest signal quality or highest peak amplitude. In one embodiment, the receiver comprises a plurality of antennas that may each receive one of a plurality of RF signals conforming to the IEEE 802.11b standard. The receiver may have multiple antennas for use with the IEEE 802.11n standard, but may receive signals conforming to the 802.11b standard. The receiver also comprises a carrier sense circuit configured to calculate a signal metric for each of the signals and further configured to generate a selection signal signifying one of the signals, based on the signal metric. The receiver further comprises a multiplexer configured to output one of the signals, based on the selection signal. In another embodiment, a wireless networking receiver comprises signal receiving means, carrier sensing means for calculating and selecting a signal based on a signal metric, and multiplexer means to output the signal. A related method is also disclosed. Other embodiments are provided, and each of the embodiments described herein can be used alone or in combination with one another.
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28 Claims
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1. A wireless networking receiver, comprising:
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a demultiplexer configured to; receive a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals; and send each of the plurality of RF signals to one of a high rate datapath and a low rate datapath; a carrier sense circuit configured to calculate a signal metric for each of the plurality of received RF signals on the high rate datapath and generate, based on the signal metric, a selection signal signifying one of the plurality of received RF signals on the high rate datapath; a first multiplexer configured to; receive the selection signal and the plurality of received RF signals on the high rate datapath; and output the one of the plurality of received RF signals from the high rate datapath based on the selection signal; and a second multiplexer in communication with the high rate datapath and the low rate datapath, the second multiplexer configured to; receive the one of the plurality of received RF signals from the high rate datapath and at least one RF signal from the low rate datapath; and send the one of the plurality of received RF signals from the high rate data path and the at least one RF signal from the low rate datapath to a downstream path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of selecting a radio frequency signal, comprising:
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receiving, with a demultiplexer, a plurality of RF signals; sending, with the demultiplexer, each of the plurality of RF signals to one of a high rate data path and a low rate data path; calculating a signal metric for each of the plurality of received RF signals on the high rate datapath; generating, based on the signal metric, a selection signal signifying one of the plurality of received RF signals on the high rate datapath; outputting, from a first multiplexer to a second multiplexer, the one of the plurality of received RF signals on the high rate datapath based on the selection signal; and outputting, with the second multiplexer, the one of the plurality received RF signals from the high rate datapath and at least one signal from the low rate datapath. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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