Coexistence support for multi-channel wireless communications
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- monitoring, at a first wireless communication device, a group of wireless channels for signals from one or more second wireless communication devices;
identifying, within the group of wireless channels, one or more primary channels on which one or more signals are received from the one or more second wireless communication devices;
calculating one or more busy-to-idle ratios of the one or more identified primary channels based on one or more channel conditions of the one or more identified primary channels; and
selecting, from the group of wireless channels, a primary channel for the first wireless communication device based on an estimated traffic load associated with at least a portion of the group of wireless channels, wherein the estimated traffic load is based on the one or more busy-to-idle ratios, and wherein selecting the primary channel for the first wireless communication device comprises;
using, within the group of wireless channels, a secondary channel as the selected primary channel when the estimated traffic load exceeds a threshold, andusing at least one of the one or more identified primary channels as the selected primary channel when the estimated traffic load does not exceed the threshold.
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Abstract
Systems and techniques relating to wireless communications are described. A described technique includes monitoring a group of wireless channels for signals from one or more devices; identifying, within the group, one or more primary channels on which one or more signals are received from the one or more devices; and selecting, from the group of wireless channels, a primary channel for a wireless communication based on the one or more identified primary channels and an estimated traffic load associated with at least a portion of the group of wireless channels. The selecting can include using a first channel that is separate from the one or more identified primary channels as the selected primary channel when the estimated traffic load exceeds a threshold, and using a second channel from the one or more identified primary channels as the selected primary channel when the estimated traffic load does not exceed the threshold.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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monitoring, at a first wireless communication device, a group of wireless channels for signals from one or more second wireless communication devices; identifying, within the group of wireless channels, one or more primary channels on which one or more signals are received from the one or more second wireless communication devices; calculating one or more busy-to-idle ratios of the one or more identified primary channels based on one or more channel conditions of the one or more identified primary channels; and selecting, from the group of wireless channels, a primary channel for the first wireless communication device based on an estimated traffic load associated with at least a portion of the group of wireless channels, wherein the estimated traffic load is based on the one or more busy-to-idle ratios, and wherein selecting the primary channel for the first wireless communication device comprises; using, within the group of wireless channels, a secondary channel as the selected primary channel when the estimated traffic load exceeds a threshold, and using at least one of the one or more identified primary channels as the selected primary channel when the estimated traffic load does not exceed the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus, comprising:
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first circuitry configured to monitor a group of wireless channels for signals from one or more wireless communication devices; and second circuitry configured to identify, within the group of wireless channels, one or more primary channels on which one or more signals are received from the one or more wireless communication devices, and select, from the group of wireless channels, a primary channel for a wireless communication based on the one or more identified primary channels and an estimated traffic load associated with at least a portion of the group of wireless channels, wherein the selected primary channel is a first channel that is separate from the one or more identified primary channels if the estimated traffic load exceeds a threshold, and wherein the selected primary channel is a second channel from the one or more identified primary channels if the estimated traffic load does not exceed the threshold, wherein the second circuitry is configured to calculate one or more busy-to-idle ratios of the one or more identified primary channels based on one or more channel conditions of the one or more identified primary channels, and wherein the estimated traffic load is based on the one or more busy-to-idle ratios. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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transceiver electronics; and processor electronics coupled with the transceiver electronics, configured to perform operations comprising; monitoring a group of wireless channels for signals from one or more wireless communication devices; identifying, within the group of wireless channels, one or more primary channels on which one or more signals are received from the one or more wireless communication devices; calculating one or more busy-to-idle ratios of the one or more identified primary channels based on one or more channel conditions of the one or more identified primary channels; and selecting, from the group of wireless channels, a primary channel for a wireless communication based on an estimated traffic load associated with at least a portion of the group of wireless channels, wherein the estimated traffic load is based on the one or more busy-to-idle ratios, and wherein selecting the primary channel for the wireless communication comprises using, within the group of wireless channels, a secondary channel as the selected primary channel when the estimated traffic load exceeds a threshold, and using at least one of the one or more identified primary channels as the selected primary channel when the estimated traffic load does not exceed the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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