OUT-OF-BAND NOISE AND OVERLOAD PROTECTION

1 . A method for providing overload or noise protection, the method comprising:

applying, by an amplification circuit of a transmitting device, an amplification factor to a first-band signal transmitted in a first frequency band that includes a first uplink band and a first downlink band, the amplification circuit being configured for signals transmitted in the first frequency band;

detecting a second-band signal transmitted in a second frequency band that includes a second uplink band and a second downlink band; and

adjusting the amplification factor based on the detected second-band signal.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

predicting interference within the second frequency band based on the detected second-band signal; and

adjusting the amplification factor based on the predicted interference.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein predicting the interference includes determining a predicted increase in a noise floor associated with a wireless communication system access point communicating in the second frequency band.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein predicting the interference includes estimating a received signal strength of an amplified second-band signal received by a wireless communication system access point communicating in the second frequency band, the amplified second-band signal being amplified by the amplification circuit.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining an estimated path loss between the transmitting device and a wireless communication system access point, the wireless communication system access point configured to communicate in the second frequency band; and

adjusting the amplification factor based on the estimated path loss.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining an estimated distance between the transmitting device and a wireless communication system access point, the wireless communication system access point configured to communicate in the second frequency band; and

adjusting the amplification factor based on the estimated distance.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting device is a signal booster.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first-band signal is a first-band uplink signal transmitted in the first uplink band of the first frequency band.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second-band signal is a second-band downlink signal transmitted in the second downlink band of the second frequency band.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first frequency band is Band 13 of a 700 megahertz (MHz) band plan; and

the second frequency band is a public safety band of the 700 MHz band plan.

11 . A system for providing overload or noise protection, the system comprising:

an amplification circuit configured to apply an amplification factor to a first-band signal transmitted in a first frequency band that includes a first uplink band and a first downlink band, the amplification circuit being configured for signals transmitted in the first frequency band;

a detecting circuit configured to detect a second-band signal transmitted in a second frequency band that includes a second uplink band and a second downlink band; and

a control unit configured to adjust the amplification factor based on the detected second-band signal.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the control unit is further configured to:

predict interference within the second frequency band based on the detected second-band signal; and

adjust the amplification factor based on the predicted interference.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the control unit is further configured to determine a predicted increase in a noise floor associated with a wireless communication system access point communicating in the second frequency band to predict the interference within the second frequency band.

14 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the control unit is further configured to estimate a received signal strength of an amplified second-band signal received by a wireless communication system access point communicating in the second frequency band to predict the interference within the second frequency band, the amplified second-band signal being amplified by the amplification circuit.

15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the control unit is further configured to:

determine an estimated path loss between the transmitting device and a wireless communication system access point, the wireless communication system access point configured to communicate in the second frequency band; and

adjust the amplification factor based on the estimated path loss.

16 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the control unit is further configured to:

determine an estimated distance between the transmitting device and a wireless communication system access point, the wireless communication system access point configured to communicate in the second frequency band; and

adjust the amplification factor based on the estimated distance.

17 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the first-band signal is a first-band uplink signal transmitted in the first uplink band of the first frequency band.

18 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the second-band signal is a second-band downlink signal transmitted in the second downlink band of the second frequency band.

19 . The system of claim 11 , wherein:

the first frequency band is Band 13 of a 700 megahertz (MHz) band plan; and

the second frequency band is a public safety band of the 700 MHz band plan.