Method and apparatus for an adaptive filter architecture
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- identifying, by a system including a processor, a spectral region in a radio frequency spectrum independent of there being interference in the spectral region;
determining, by the system, a signal strength of the spectral region;
determining, by the system, a correlation factor by correlating the signal strength of the spectral region, wherein the determining of the correlation factor comprises determining correlation factors for a group of higher signal strengths without determining correlation factors for a group of lower signal strengths;
detecting, by the system according to the correlation factor, interference in the spectral region;
generating, by the system, coefficient data that corresponds to a bandpass frequency; and
configuring, by the system, a filter according to the coefficient data to substantially suppress the interference in the spectral region and to produce a digital filtered signal, wherein the configuring of the filter includes activating at least one target filter of a group of target filters, and wherein the group of target filters includes at least one infinite impulse response filter or finite impulse response filter.
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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, determining a signal strength of the spectral region, determining a correlation factor by correlating the signal strength of the spectral region, detecting according to the correlation factor interference in the spectral region, generating coefficient data to substantially suppress the interference in the spectral region, configuring a filter according to the coefficient data to substantially suppress the interference in the spectral region and produce a digital filtered signal, and transmitting the digital filtered signal to a base station. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying, by a system including a processor, a spectral region in a radio frequency spectrum independent of there being interference in the spectral region; determining, by the system, a signal strength of the spectral region; determining, by the system, a correlation factor by correlating the signal strength of the spectral region, wherein the determining of the correlation factor comprises determining correlation factors for a group of higher signal strengths without determining correlation factors for a group of lower signal strengths; detecting, by the system according to the correlation factor, interference in the spectral region; generating, by the system, coefficient data that corresponds to a bandpass frequency; and configuring, by the system, a filter according to the coefficient data to substantially suppress the interference in the spectral region and to produce a digital filtered signal, wherein the configuring of the filter includes activating at least one target filter of a group of target filters, and wherein the group of target filters includes at least one infinite impulse response filter or finite impulse response filter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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selecting, by a system including a processor, an available frequency band for engaging in communications independent of there being interference in the available frequency band; determining, by the system, a signal strength for each of a plurality of narrowband channels in the available frequency band; determining, by the system, a correlation factor for at least a portion of the plurality of narrowband channels based on correlating of the signal strength, wherein the determining of the correlation factor comprises determining correlation factors for a group of higher signal strengths without determining correlation factors for a group of lower signal strengths; identifying, by the system from the correlation factor, narrowband interference in a narrowband channel of the plurality of narrowband channels; generating, by the system, tuning coefficient data based on the narrowband interference; and configuring, by the system, a filter according to the tuning coefficient data to substantially suppress the narrowband interference in the narrowband channel and to produce a digital filtered signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system, comprising:
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a filter apparatus; and a circuit coupled to the filter apparatus, wherein execution of instructions by the circuit causes the circuit to perform operations comprising; selecting portions of a spectral region for engaging in a communication session independent of there being interference in the portions of the spectral region; determining a signal strength for a plurality of channels corresponding to the portions of the spectral region; determining a correlation factor by a correlation of the signal strength; identifying from the correlation factor a channel of the plurality of channels experiencing interference; generating coefficient data based on the interference; and configuring the filter apparatus by tuning the filter apparatus to a filter frequency and a filter bandwidth according to the coefficient data to substantially suppress the interference and to produce a digital filtered signal, wherein the determining of the correlation factor comprises determining correlation factors for a group of higher signal strengths without determining correlation factors for a group of lower signal strengths. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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