Performing power control in a receiver based on environmental noise
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving and processing an incoming radio frequency (RF) signal in a receiver;
determining an environmental noise level based on the processed RF signal corresponding to environmental noise present in an environment in which the receiver is located;
obtaining receiver-generated noise from a table in the receiver, wherein the table includes a plurality of entries each associating a power consumption level of the receiver with a receiver-generated noise level; and
if the environmental noise level is substantially greater than the receiver-generated noise, reducing power consumption of at least one analog front end component of the receiver.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving and processing an incoming radio frequency (RF) signal in a receiver. Based on this signal, an environmental noise level can be determined, where this level corresponds to environmental noise present in an environment in which the receiver is located. Then, if the environmental noise level is substantially greater than receiver-generated noise, power consumption of at least one analog front end component of the receiver can be reduced.
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26 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving and processing an incoming radio frequency (RF) signal in a receiver; determining an environmental noise level based on the processed RF signal corresponding to environmental noise present in an environment in which the receiver is located; obtaining receiver-generated noise from a table in the receiver, wherein the table includes a plurality of entries each associating a power consumption level of the receiver with a receiver-generated noise level; and if the environmental noise level is substantially greater than the receiver-generated noise, reducing power consumption of at least one analog front end component of the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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a receiver having an analog front end including a signal path to receive and downconvert a radio frequency (RF) signal to a second frequency signal, the analog front end including; a low noise amplifier (LNA) having a first plurality of parallel paths to receive and amplify the RF signal; a mixer coupled to the LNA to downconvert the RF signal to the second frequency signal, the mixer having a second plurality of parallel paths; a demodulator coupled to the analog front end to receive the second frequency signal and to demodulate the second frequency signal; and a controller to control a power consumption level of the receiver based at least in part on an environmental noise level of an environment in which the receiver is located. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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a receiver having an analog front end including a signal path to receive and downconvert a radio frequency (RF) signal to a second frequency signal, the analog front end including; an environmental noise detector to estimate an environmental noise level of an environment in which the receiver is located based on a first signal metric of the RF signal; a table to store characterization data of the receiver, the characterization data including a receiver-generated noise level associated with each of a plurality of power levels at which the receiver can operate; and a power controller to control a power consumption level of the receiver based on the environmental noise level and the receiver-generated noise level. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An article comprising a machine-accessible storage medium including instructions that when executed cause a system to:
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receive and process a digital communication signal in the system; determine a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) based on the digital communication signal, and if the SNR is greater than a threshold level, reduce power consumption of at least one analog front end component of the system; and determine an environmental noise level corresponding to environmental noise present in an environment in which the system is located, and if the environmental noise level is substantially greater than receiver-generated noise, reduce power consumption of the at least one analog front end component, wherein a desired channel is of an analog modulation. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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