Multi-radio coexistence
View Patent ↗A method and apparatus relate to coexistence of multiple RF subsystems on a communication device. An apparatus may include a plurality of radio frequency (RF) subsystems configured to receive or transmit communication signals; and an interference table indicative of zones of interference among the multiple RF subsystems, the zones of interference being based on RF measurements. At least one of the RF subsystems comprises a coexistence module configured to communicate coexistence-related messages with of the other RF subsystems, the coexistence-related messages being based on the zones of interference.
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a plurality of radio frequency (RF) subsystems configured to receive or transmit communication signals; and
an interference table indicative of zones of interference among the plurality of RF subsystems, the zones of interference being based on RF measurements,
wherein a first of the plurality of RF subsystems comprises a coexistence module configured to determine whether to apply frequency domain multiplexing (FDM) or time division multiplexing (TDM) to the first of the plurality of RF subsystems based at least on the interference table, and to communicate one or more coexistence-related messages with a second of the plurality of RF subsystems, the one or more coexistence-related messages being based on the determination and the zones of interference.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a coexistence policy table indicative of conditions for simultaneous operation of two or more of the plurality of RF subsystems,
wherein the coexistence-related messages are further based on the conditions for simultaneous operation.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the coexistence module is configured to determine whether to apply FDM or TDM based at least in part on a received signal strength indication (RSSI) of an interfering signal.
4. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the coexistence policy table is shared by two or more RF subsystems.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the interference table is regularly fine-tuned with measurements of interference among the plurality of RF subsystems.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the coexistence-related messages indicate an assertion of priority by one of the plurality of RF subsystems.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein communicating coexistence-related messages comprises sending a message to the second of the plurality of RF subsystems indicating a priority assertion by the first of the plurality of RF subsystems.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein communicating one or more coexistence-related messages comprises receiving a message by the first of the plurality of RF subsystems indicating a priority assertion by the second of the plurality of RF subsystems.
9. A method, comprising:
accessing an interference table indicative of zones of interference among a plurality of RF subsystems, the zones of interference being based on RF measurements;
determining, by a first RF subsystem from the plurality of RF subsystems, whether to apply frequency domain multiplexing (FDM) or time division multiplexing (TDM) to the first RF subsystem based at least on the interference table;
communicating, by the first RF subsystem with a second RF subsystem, coexistence-related messages, the coexistence-related messages being based on the determination and the zones of interference, the first RF subsystem and the second RF subsystem being configured to receive or transmit communication signals; and
performing a coexistence-related process based on the determination and the zones of interference.
10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
accessing a coexistence policy table indicative of conditions for simultaneous operation of two or more of the plurality of RF subsystems,
wherein the coexistence-related messages are further based on the conditions for simultaneous operation.
11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
fine-tuning the interference table based on measurements of interference among the plurality of RF subsystems.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the coexistence-related messages indicate an assertion of priority by one of the plurality of RF subsystems.
13. The method of claim 9 , wherein communicating a coexistence-related message comprises sending a message to the second RF subsystem indicating a priority assertion by the first RF subsystem.
14. The method of claim 9 , wherein communicating a coexistence-related message comprises receiving a message by the first RF subsystem indicating a priority assertion by the second RF subsystem.
15. A computer program product, embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising:
computer code for accessing an interference table indicative of zones of interference among a plurality of RF subsystems, the zones of interference being based on RF measurements;
computer code for determining, by a first RF subsystem from the plurality of RF subsystems, whether to apply frequency domain multiplexing (FDM) or time division multiplexing (TDM) to the first RF subsystem based at least on the interference table;
computer code for communicating, by a first RF subsystem with a second RF subsystem, coexistence-related messages, the coexistence-related messages being based on the determination and the zones of interference, the first RF subsystem and the second RF subsystem being configured to receive or transmit communication signals; and
computer code for performing a coexistence-related process based on the determination and the zones of interference.
16. The computer program product of claim 15 , further comprising:
computer code for accessing a coexistence policy table indicative of conditions for simultaneous operation of two or more of the plurality of RF subsystems,
wherein the coexistence-related messages are further based on the conditions for simultaneous operation.
17. The computer program product of claim 15 , further comprising:
computer code for fine-tuning the interference table based on measurements of interference among the plurality of RF subsystems.
18. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the coexistence-related messages indicate an assertion of priority by one of the plurality of RF subsystems.
19. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein communicating a coexistence-related message comprises sending a message to the at least one other RF subsystem indicating a priority assertion by the first RF subsystem.
20. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein communicating a coexistence-related message comprises receiving a message by the first RF subsystem indicating a priority assertion by one of the other RF subsystems.