Method and device for maintaining the performance quality of a communication system in the presence of narrow band interference
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1. A method comprising:
- analyzing, by a system comprising a processor, a wide frequency band with respect to signal power levels in specified frequency bands;
identifying, by the system, signal power levels received in the specified frequency bands;
determining, by the system, an adaptive threshold based on at least some of the signal power levels in the specified frequency bands;
identifying, by the system, an interferer according to the adaptive threshold, to obtain a detected interferer;
responsive to a detection of the interferer, obtaining, by the system, identification information for a source of the interferer; and
identifying, by the system, a strategy for responding to interference in the wide frequency band caused by the detected interferer, wherein the identifying of the strategy is according to the identification information.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a process for scanning wireless signals in a wide frequency band, identifying from the wireless signals power levels in frequency channels that lie within the wide frequency band, determining an adaptive threshold according to at least some of the power levels in the frequency channels, identifying a frequency channel interferer based on the adaptive threshold, obtaining identification information for a source of the frequency channel interferer, and developing a strategy for responding to interference in the wide frequency band caused by the detected frequency channel interferer. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A method comprising:
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analyzing, by a system comprising a processor, a wide frequency band with respect to signal power levels in specified frequency bands; identifying, by the system, signal power levels received in the specified frequency bands; determining, by the system, an adaptive threshold based on at least some of the signal power levels in the specified frequency bands; identifying, by the system, an interferer according to the adaptive threshold, to obtain a detected interferer; responsive to a detection of the interferer, obtaining, by the system, identification information for a source of the interferer; and identifying, by the system, a strategy for responding to interference in the wide frequency band caused by the detected interferer, wherein the identifying of the strategy is according to the identification information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A machine-readable storage device, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a circuit, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
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scanning wireless signals in a wide frequency band; identifying, from the wireless signals, power levels in frequency channels that lie within the wide frequency band; determining an adaptive threshold according to at least some of the power levels measured in the frequency channels; identifying a frequency channel interferer based on the adaptive threshold to obtain a detected frequency channel interferer; responsive to a detection of the frequency channel interferer, obtaining identification information for a source of the frequency channel interferer; and developing a strategy for responding to interference in the wide frequency band caused by the detected frequency channel interferer, wherein the developing of the strategy is according to the identification information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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a receiver that receives wireless signals; a circuit; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the circuit, facilitate performance of operations comprising; causing the receiver to scan a wide frequency band; receiving wireless signals from the receiver, the signals associated with the wide frequency band; identifying power levels in frequency bands from the wireless signals, wherein the frequency bands lie within the wide frequency band; determining an adaptive threshold from at least some of the power levels measured in the frequency bands; determining from the wireless signals an interferer based on the threshold, to obtain a detected interferer; responsive to a detection of the interferer, identifying a base station providing communication services to a source of the interferer; and providing a request to the base station to initiate a strategy for responding to interference in the wide frequency band caused by the detected interferer. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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