Method and apparatus for communication unit frequency assignment
First Claim
1. A method of determining frequency assignment for a first of a plurality of fixed radio communication units each coupled to a communication controller, comprising:
- (a) requesting all of the plurality of fixed radio communication units except the first fixed radio communication unit to transmit each at a predetermined frequency, and requesting the first fixed radio communication unit to measure a signal characteristic of each of a first group of frequencies including at least each predetermined frequency;
(b) determining a first frequency of the first group of frequencies having a lowest measured signal characteristic;
(c) determining whether an adjacent one of the first group of frequencies has a measured signal characteristic of at least a first predetermined threshold, and if not, selecting the first frequency for use by the first fixed radio communication unit;
(d) when the determining step of step (c) has a positive determination, determining a next frequency of the first group frequencies having a next lowest measured signal strength and repeating step (c) for the next frequency;
(e) repeating step (d) until one of the first group of frequencies is selected or step (d) is repeated a predetermined number of repetitions; and
(f) changing at least one of the first and second predetermined thresholds if step (d) is repeated the predetermined number of repetitions.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for establishing frequency assignments for a fixed radio communication unit of plural fixed radio communication units coupled via a controller. A controller functions to have the communication unit measure transmitted signal strengths, and to request the other fixed radio communication units to transmit at assigned frequencies. The system functions to identify and select one (or more) of the frequencies measured having the lowest signal strength and adjacent channel and/or co-channel interference characteristics beneath set threshold level(s). The system also operates to repeat the process for each fixed radio communication unit, until all are assigned frequencies.
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10 Claims
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1. A method of determining frequency assignment for a first of a plurality of fixed radio communication units each coupled to a communication controller, comprising:
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(a) requesting all of the plurality of fixed radio communication units except the first fixed radio communication unit to transmit each at a predetermined frequency, and requesting the first fixed radio communication unit to measure a signal characteristic of each of a first group of frequencies including at least each predetermined frequency; (b) determining a first frequency of the first group of frequencies having a lowest measured signal characteristic; (c) determining whether an adjacent one of the first group of frequencies has a measured signal characteristic of at least a first predetermined threshold, and if not, selecting the first frequency for use by the first fixed radio communication unit; (d) when the determining step of step (c) has a positive determination, determining a next frequency of the first group frequencies having a next lowest measured signal strength and repeating step (c) for the next frequency; (e) repeating step (d) until one of the first group of frequencies is selected or step (d) is repeated a predetermined number of repetitions; and (f) changing at least one of the first and second predetermined thresholds if step (d) is repeated the predetermined number of repetitions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of determining frequency assignment for a first of a plurality of fixed radio communication units each having a tunable transceiver and coupled to a communication controller, comprising:
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(a) controlling all of the plurality of fixed radio communication units except the first fixed radio communication unit to transmit each at a predetermined frequency, and controlling the first fixed radio communication unit to measure a signal strength of a first group of frequencies including at least each predetermined frequency; (b) determining a first frequency of the first group of frequencies having a lowest measured signal strength; (c) determining whether two or more frequencies of the first group of frequencies, together yielding intermodulation interference at the first frequency, have a measured signal strength of at least a first predetermined threshold, and if not selecting the first frequency for use by the first fixed radio communication unit; (d) when the determining step of step (c) has a positive determination, determining a next frequency of the first group of frequencies having a next lowest measured signal strength and repeating step (c) for the next frequency; (e) repeating step (d) until one of the first group of frequencies is selected or a predetermined number of repetitions of step (d) is completed; and (f) changing at least one of the first and second predetermined threshold if step (d) is repeated the predetermined number of repetitions. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A communications unit coupled, to a communications controller unit which is coupled to plural other communications unit, operable for selecting a frequency assignment for a communication channel, comprising:
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a transceiver; control means, coupled to the transceiver and the communications controller unit, for requesting all of the plural other communication units to transmit each at least one predetermined frequency, and for controlling the transceiver to measure a signal characteristic for each of a first group of frequencies including at least each predetermined frequency and send each measured signal characteristic to the control means; store means, coupled to the control means, for receiving and storing each measured signal characteristic; comparison means, coupled to the store means, for determining a first frequency of the first group of frequencies having an optimal measured signal characteristic; and determining means, coupled to the store means and control means, for determining whether an adjacent one of the first group of frequencies has a measured signal characteristic of at least a first predetermined threshold; wherein the control means is further operable for selecting the first frequency for use by the first communication unit when the determining means has a negative determination and, in response to a positive determination by the determining means, is operable for controlling the comparison means to determine a next frequency of the first group of frequencies having a next lowest measured signal strength, and the determining means to determine whether a further adjacent one of the first group of frequencies to the next frequency has a measured signal strength of at least the first predetermined threshold and, is operable for changing the first predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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