Method and apparatus for an adaptive filter architecture
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- scanning, by a communication device, a radio frequency spectrum of a communication network;
identifying, by the communication device, an available frequency band in the radio frequency spectrum for initiating a communication session having a transmission link and a reception link for exchanging data;
selecting, by the communication device, the available frequency band for engaging in communications independent of there being interference in the available frequency band;
determining, by the communication device, a signal strength in portions of the available frequency band;
determining, by the communication device, a correlation factor by correlating the signal strength in the portions of the available frequency band;
detecting, by the communication device, according to the correlation factor a foreign communication signal in the available frequency band;
generating, by the communication device, tuning coefficient data to prevent interference with the foreign communication signal while transmitting in the transmission link;
filtering, by the communication device, a first signal for transmission in the transmission link according to the tuning coefficient data to generate a filtered signal; and
transmitting, by the communication device, the filtered signal in the transmission link, wherein the filtered signal prevents interference with the foreign communication signal while transmitting in the transmission link.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for identifying a spectral region in a radio frequency spectrum for initiating a communication session having a transmission link and a reception link, determining a correlation factor from signals measured in the spectral region, detecting according to the correlation factor a foreign communication signal in the spectral region, generating coefficient data to prevent interference with the foreign communication signal while transmitting in the transmission link, filtering a first signal for transmission in the transmission link according to the coefficient data to generate a filtered signal, and causing a transmission of the filtered signal which prevents interference with the foreign communication signal while transmitting in the transmission link. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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scanning, by a communication device, a radio frequency spectrum of a communication network; identifying, by the communication device, an available frequency band in the radio frequency spectrum for initiating a communication session having a transmission link and a reception link for exchanging data; selecting, by the communication device, the available frequency band for engaging in communications independent of there being interference in the available frequency band; determining, by the communication device, a signal strength in portions of the available frequency band; determining, by the communication device, a correlation factor by correlating the signal strength in the portions of the available frequency band; detecting, by the communication device, according to the correlation factor a foreign communication signal in the available frequency band; generating, by the communication device, tuning coefficient data to prevent interference with the foreign communication signal while transmitting in the transmission link; filtering, by the communication device, a first signal for transmission in the transmission link according to the tuning coefficient data to generate a filtered signal; and transmitting, by the communication device, the filtered signal in the transmission link, wherein the filtered signal prevents interference with the foreign communication signal while transmitting in the transmission link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A device, comprising:
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a radio frequency transceiver; and a circuit coupled to the radio frequency transceiver, wherein execution of instructions by the circuit cause the circuit to perform operations comprising; causing the radio frequency transceiver to scan a spectral region in a radio frequency spectrum for initiating a communication session having a transmission link and a reception link; selecting portions of the spectral region for engaging in the communication session independent of there being interference in the portions of the spectral region; determining a signal strength in the portions of the spectral region; determining a correlation factor by correlating the signal strength in the portions of the spectral region; detecting according to the correlation factor a foreign communication signal in the spectral region; generating coefficient data to prevent interference with the foreign communication signal while transmitting in the transmission link; filtering a first signal for transmission in the transmission link according to the coefficient data to generate a filtered signal; and causing the radio frequency transceiver to transmit the filtered signal in the transmission link, wherein the filtered signal prevents interference with the foreign communication signal while transmitting in the transmission link. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A storage device, comprising instructions, which when executed by a circuit, cause the circuit to perform operations comprising:
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identifying a spectral region in a radio frequency spectrum for initiating a communication session having a transmission link and a reception link; selecting the spectral region for engaging in the communication session independent of there being interference in the spectral region; determining a correlation factor from signals measured in the spectral region; detecting according to the correlation factor a foreign communication signal in the spectral region; generating coefficient data to prevent interference with the foreign communication signal while transmitting in the transmission link; filtering a first signal for transmission in the transmission link according to the coefficient data to generate a filtered signal; and causing a transmission of the filtered signal in the transmission link, wherein the filtered signal prevents interference with the foreign communication signal while transmitting in the transmission link. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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