Mitigating interference between wireless systems
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining a characteristic of a local noise source affecting a first transceiver, said characteristic sufficient to enable prediction of the future behavior of the noise source;
determining the length of an intended transmission;
using said characteristic and said length to predict a time period when the effect of the local noise source would be reduced for sufficient time for said intended transmission.
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Abstract
Two separate radio frequency networks may be operated within interference distance from one another in a way which mitigates the possibility of interference. Using received signal strength indicator data, the nature of the interference may be determined without actually demodulating the interfering signal. The timing of the interfering signal and its characteristic features may be determined. Using that information, together with the probability that any given slot will actually be occupied by an interfering transmission, a statistics package may be developed which gives an indication of the probability of a transmission from the interferer at any given time. That package may be transmitted to other nodes in the same network. When a first node wishes to transmit information to a second node, the first node may analyze the statistics package received from the second node. The first node may thereby make a determination about when to actually initiate the transmission to the second node.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining a characteristic of a local noise source affecting a first transceiver, said characteristic sufficient to enable prediction of the future behavior of the noise source; determining the length of an intended transmission; using said characteristic and said length to predict a time period when the effect of the local noise source would be reduced for sufficient time for said intended transmission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An article comprising a medium storing instructions that, if executed, enable a processor-based system to:
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determine a characteristic of a local noise source at a first transceiver, said characteristic sufficient to enable prediction of the future behavior of the noise source; determine the length of an intended transmission; use said characteristic of said noise source and said length to predict a time period when the effect of said local noise source on said first transceiver would be reduced for sufficient time for said intended transmission. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A transceiver comprising:
a unit to process information about a noise source and the length of an intended transmission, said characteristic sufficient to enable prediction of the future behavior of the noise source to analyze said noise source and to predict a time period when the effect of said noise source would be reduced for sufficient time for said intended transmission. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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