Systems and methods for adaptive frequency synchronization
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving transmission segments from at least one device pursuant to a channel-switching schedule, the channel-switching schedule comprising an iteratively-repeated channel sequence;
wherein the iteratively-repeated channel sequence comprises a plurality of channels, the channel-switching schedule specifying an assigned transmission duration for each channel, the assigned transmission duration for each channel comprising a plurality of time segments;
for at least one channel of the plurality of channels, detecting a pattern of interference during at least one of a first time segment and a last time segment of the plurality of time segments of the assigned transmission duration; and
responsive to the detected pattern of interference, automatically shifting, by a specified quantity of time that is less than the assigned transmission duration of the at least one channel, a future channel switch indicated by the iteratively-repeated channel sequence, such that the at least one of the first time segment and the last time segment is added to the assigned transmission duration of a neighboring channel in the iteratively-repeated channel sequence.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving transmission segments from at least one device over a plurality of channels pursuant to a channel-switching schedule, the channel-switching schedule comprising an iteratively-repeated channel sequence. The iteratively-repeated channel sequence comprises a plurality of channels, the channel-switching schedule specifying an assigned transmission duration for each channel. In addition, the method includes, for at least one channel of the plurality of channels, detecting interference during a time segment of the assigned transmission duration, the time segment comprising at least one of a beginning portion and an ending portion of the assigned transmission duration. Further, the method includes responsive to the detected interference, determining to shift, by a specified quantity of time, a future channel switch indicated by the iteratively-repeated channel sequence.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving transmission segments from at least one device pursuant to a channel-switching schedule, the channel-switching schedule comprising an iteratively-repeated channel sequence; wherein the iteratively-repeated channel sequence comprises a plurality of channels, the channel-switching schedule specifying an assigned transmission duration for each channel, the assigned transmission duration for each channel comprising a plurality of time segments; for at least one channel of the plurality of channels, detecting a pattern of interference during at least one of a first time segment and a last time segment of the plurality of time segments of the assigned transmission duration; and responsive to the detected pattern of interference, automatically shifting, by a specified quantity of time that is less than the assigned transmission duration of the at least one channel, a future channel switch indicated by the iteratively-repeated channel sequence, such that the at least one of the first time segment and the last time segment is added to the assigned transmission duration of a neighboring channel in the iteratively-repeated channel sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is operable to implement a method comprising; receiving transmission segments from at least one device pursuant to a channel-switching schedule, the channel-switching schedule comprising an iteratively-repeated channel sequence; wherein the iteratively-repeated channel sequence comprises a plurality of channels, the channel-switching schedule specifying an assigned transmission duration for each channel, the assigned transmission duration for each channel comprising a plurality of time segments; for at least one channel of the plurality of channels, detecting a pattern of interference during at least one of a first time segment and a last time segment of the plurality of time segments of the assigned transmission duration; and responsive to the detected pattern of interference, automatically shifting, by a specified quantity of time that is less than the assigned transmission duration of the at least one channel, a future channel switch indicated by the iteratively-repeated channel sequence, such that the at least one of the first time segment and the last time segment is added to the assigned transmission duration of a neighboring channel in the iteratively-repeated channel sequence. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-usable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein, the computer-readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method comprising:
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receiving transmission segments from at least one device over a plurality of channels pursuant to a channel-switching schedule, the channel-switching schedule comprising an iteratively-repeated channel sequence; wherein the iteratively-repeated channel sequence comprises a plurality of channels, the channel-switching schedule specifying an assigned transmission duration for each channel the assigned transmission duration for each channel comprising a plurality of time segments; for at least one channel of the plurality of channels, detecting a pattern of interference during at least one of a first time segment and a last time segment of the plurality of time segments of the assigned transmission duration; and responsive to the detected pattern of interference, automatically shifting, by a specified quantity of time that is less than the assigned transmission duration of the at least one channel, a future channel switch indicated by the iteratively-repeated channel sequence, such that the at least one of the first time segment and the last time segment is added to the assigned transmission duration of a neighboring channel in the iteratively-repeated channel sequence.
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Specification