Approach For Managing The Use Of Communications Channels Based On Performance
First Claim
1. A wireless communications device for use in a frequency hopping communication system, the wireless communications device comprising:
- one or more processors; and
one or more memories storing instructions which, when processed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless communications device to perform;
monitoring a plurality of communication channels, the plurality of communication channels used by the wireless communications device for communicating, according to a frequency hopping sequence, with another wireless communications device in the frequency hopping communication system;
based at least on results of the monitoring, classifying one or more communications channels of the plurality of communication channels as good and classifying one or more communications channels of the plurality of communication channels as bad;
transmitting information to the other wireless communications device identifying at least one of;
a) the one or more communication channels classified as good, or b) the one or more communication channels classified as bad;
communicating, according to a frequency hopping sequence, with the other wireless communications device over the one or more communication channels classified as good while avoiding communicating with the other wireless communications device over the one or more communication channels classified as bad.
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Abstract
An approach for selecting sets of communications channels involves determining the performance of communications channels. A set of channels is selected based on the results of performance testing and specified criteria. The participant generates data that identifies the selected set of channels and provides that data to other participants of the communications network. The participants communicate over the set of channels, such as by using a frequency hopping protocol. When a specified time expires or monitoring of the performance of the channel set identifies poor performance of the set of channels, the participant selects another set of channels for use in communications based on additional performance testing. By selecting channels based on the initial performance testing and performance monitoring, the communications network adaptively avoids channels with poor performance.
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28 Claims
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1. A wireless communications device for use in a frequency hopping communication system, the wireless communications device comprising:
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one or more processors; and one or more memories storing instructions which, when processed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless communications device to perform; monitoring a plurality of communication channels, the plurality of communication channels used by the wireless communications device for communicating, according to a frequency hopping sequence, with another wireless communications device in the frequency hopping communication system; based at least on results of the monitoring, classifying one or more communications channels of the plurality of communication channels as good and classifying one or more communications channels of the plurality of communication channels as bad; transmitting information to the other wireless communications device identifying at least one of;
a) the one or more communication channels classified as good, or b) the one or more communication channels classified as bad;communicating, according to a frequency hopping sequence, with the other wireless communications device over the one or more communication channels classified as good while avoiding communicating with the other wireless communications device over the one or more communication channels classified as bad. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wireless communications device for use in a frequency hopping communication system, the wireless communications device comprising:
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means for monitoring a plurality of communication channels, the plurality of communication channels used for communicating, according to a frequency hopping sequence, with another wireless communications device in the frequency hopping communication system; means for classifying one or more communications channels of the plurality of communication channels as good and classifying one or more communications channels of the plurality of communication channels as bad; means for transmitting information to the other wireless communications device identifying at least one of;
a) the one or more communication channels classified as good, or b) the one or more communication channels classified as bad;means for communicating, according to a frequency hopping sequence, with the other wireless communications device over the one or more communication channels classified as good, while avoiding communicating with the other wireless communications device over the one or more communication channels classified as bad.
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11. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions which, when processed by one or more processors, cause a master wireless communications device to perform:
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monitoring a plurality of communication channels, the plurality of communication channels used by the master wireless communications device for communicating, according to a frequency hopping sequence, with a slave wireless communications device in the frequency hopping communication system; based at least on results of the monitoring, classifying one or more communications channels of the plurality of communication channels as good and classifying one or more communications channels of the plurality of communication channels as bad; transmitting information to the slave wireless communications device identifying at least one of;
a) the one or more communication channels classified as good, or b) the one or more communication channels classified as bad;communicating, according to a frequency hopping sequence, with the slave wireless communications device over the one or more communication channels classified as good while avoiding communicating with the slave wireless communications device over the one or more communication channels classified as bad. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method performed by a master wireless communications device in a frequency hopping communication system, the method comprising:
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monitoring a plurality of communication channels, the plurality of communication channels used by the master wireless communications device for communicating, according to a frequency hopping sequence, with a slave wireless communications device in the frequency hopping communication system; based at least on results of the monitoring, classifying one or more communications channels of the plurality of communication channels as good and classifying one or more communications channels of the plurality of communication channels as bad; transmitting information to the slave wireless communications device identifying at least one of;
a) the one or more communication channels classified as good, or b) the one or more communication channels classified as bad;communicating, according to a frequency hopping sequence, with the slave wireless communications device over the one or more communication channels classified as good while avoiding communicating with the slave wireless communications device over the one or more communication channels classified as bad. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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