IP Library Granted Patent US 9,320,044
Granted Patent B2
US 9,320,044 · App. 14/142,024 · Granted Apr 19, 2016

Communication interference processing method and wireless router

Inventors: Tianliang Xu (Xi'an, CN); Chao Xiang (Xi'an, CN); Shufeng Wang (Xi'an, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Device Co., Ltd.
H04W72/082H04W16/00
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Patent No.
US 9,320,044
App. No.
14/142,024
Granted
Apr 19, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A communication interference processing method includes: obtaining an access band of a wireless wide area network and a working channel of a Wi-Fi wireless local area network; and if interference exists between the access band of the wireless wide area network and the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network, and no Wi-Fi user is currently accessing the Wi-Fi wireless local area network, changing the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network so that no interference exists between the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network after the change and the access band of the wireless wide area network. In the embodiments of the present invention, the wireless router may automatically adjust the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network, thereby effectively avoiding the problem of interference between a network signal of the wireless wide area network and a Wi-Fi signal.

Claims (37)

1. A communication interference processing method, comprising:

obtaining an access band of a wireless wide area network and a working channel of a Wi-Fi wireless local area network; and

when interference exists between the access band of the wireless wide area network and the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network, and no Wi-Fi user is currently accessing the Wi-Fi wireless local area network, changing the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network so that no interference exists between the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network after the change and the access band of the wireless wide area network;

when interference exists between the access band of the wireless wide area network and the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network, and a Wi-Fi user is currently accessing the Wi-Fi wireless local area network, obtaining data traffic corresponding to the Wi-Fi user who is currently accessing the Wi-Fi wireless local area network; and

determining, according to the data traffic corresponding to the Wi-Fi user, whether to change the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network, wherein the determining comprises:

when the data traffic corresponding to the Wi-Fi user is less than or equal to a first threshold within a preset period of time, changing the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network so that no interference exists between the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network after the change and the access band of the wireless wide area network.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the changing the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network so that no interference exists between the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network after the change and the access band of the wireless wide area network comprises:

changing the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network to any one of channel a 2 to channel b 2 when the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network before the change is any one of channel a 1 to channel b 1 , so that no interference exists between the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network after the change and the access band of the wireless wide area network, wherein channel a 1 to channel b 1 are channel 1 to channel 7 , and channel a 2 to channel b 2 are channel 8 to channel 11 , channel 8 to channel 13 or channel 8 to channel 14 ; or, channel a 1 to channel b 1 are channel 8 to channel 11 , channel 8 to channel 13 or channel 8 to channel 14 , and channel a 2 to channel b 2 are channel 1 to channel 7 .

3. A wireless router, comprising:

a processor;

a modem; and

a Wi-Fi module, wherein the processor is separately connected to the modem and the Wi-Fi module;

wherein the modem is configured to access a wireless wide area network and obtain an access band of the wireless wide area network;

wherein the Wi-Fi module is configured to provide a Wi-Fi wireless local area network, obtain a working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network and change the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network; and

wherein the processor is configured to:

obtain the access band of the wireless wide area network from the modem, and obtain, from the Wi-Fi module, the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network, and whether a Wi-Fi user is currently accessing the Wi-Fi wireless local area network; and further configured to determine whether interference exists between the access band of the wireless wide area network and the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network, and when interference exists between the access band of the wireless wide area network and the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network, and no Wi-Fi user is currently accessing the Wi-Fi wireless local area network, instruct the Wi-Fi module to change the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network, so that no interference exists between the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network after the change and the access band of the wireless wide area network; and

when interference exists between the access band of the wireless wide area network and the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network, and the Wi-Fi user is currently accessing the Wi-Fi wireless local area network, obtain, by using the Wi-Fi module, data traffic corresponding to the Wi-Fi user who is currently accessing the Wi-Fi wireless local area network; and determine, according to the data traffic corresponding to the Wi-Fi user, whether to change the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network, wherein the determining comprises:

when the data traffic corresponding to the Wi-Fi user is less than or equal to a first threshold within a preset period of time, the processor instructs the Wi-Fi module to change the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network so that no interference exists between the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network after the change and the access band of the wireless wide area network.

4. The wireless router according to claim 3 , wherein:

the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network before the change is any one of channel a 1 to channel b 1 ;

the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network after the change is any one of channel a 2 to channel b 2 ; and

channel a 1 to channel b 1 are channel 1 to channel 7 , and channel a 2 to channel b 2 are channel 8 to channel 11 , channel 8 to channel 13 or channel 8 to channel 14 ; or, channel a 1 to channel b 1 are channel 8 to channel 11 , channel 8 to channel 13 or channel 8 to channel 14 , and channel a 2 to channel b 2 are channel 1 to channel 7 .

5. A wireless router, comprising:

a processor;

a modem; and

a Wi-Fi module, wherein the processor is separately connected to the modem and the Wi-Fi module;

wherein the modem is configured to access a wireless wide area network and obtain an access band of the wireless wide area network;

wherein the Wi-Fi module is configured to provide a Wi-Fi wireless local area network, obtain a working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network and obtain whether a Wi-Fi user is currently accessing the Wi-Fi wireless local area network;

wherein the processor is configured to send the access band of the wireless wide area network obtained by the modem to the Wi-Fi module; and

wherein the Wi-Fi module is further configured to:

determine whether interference exists between the access band of the wireless wide area network and the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network, and when interference exists between the access band of the wireless wide area network and the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network, and no Wi-Fi user is currently accessing the Wi-Fi wireless local area network, change the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network, so that no interference exists between the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network after the change and the access band of the wireless wide area network;

obtain data traffic corresponding to the Wi-Fi user who is currently accessing the Wi-Fi wireless local area network; and when interference exists between the access band of the wireless wide area network and the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network, and the Wi-Fi user is currently accessing the Wi-Fi wireless local area network, determine, according to the data traffic corresponding to the Wi-Fi user, whether to change the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network, where in the determining comprises:

when the data traffic corresponding to the Wi-Fi user is less than or equal to a first threshold within a preset period of time, the Wi-Fi module changes the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network so that no interference exists between the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network after the change and the access band of the wireless wide area network.

6. The wireless router according to claim 5 , wherein:

the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network before the change is any one of channel a 1 to channel b 1 ;

the working channel of the Wi-Fi wireless local area network after the change is any one of channel a 2 to channel b 2 ; and

channel a 1 to channel b 1 are channel 1 to channel 7 , and channel a 2 to channel b 2 are channel 8 to channel 11 , channel 8 to channel 13 or channel 8 to channel 14 ; or, channel a 1 to channel b 1 are channel 8 to channel 11 , channel 8 to channel 13 or channel 8 to channel 14 , and channel a 2 to channel b 2 are channel 1 to channel 7 .

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2018
From: HUAWEI DEVICE (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
To: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 047603/0039 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 12, 2018
From: HUAWEI DEVICE CO.,LTD.
To: HUAWEI DEVICE (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046340/0590 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2014
From: XU, TIANLIANG; XIANG, CHAO; WANG, SHUFENG
To: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 033735/0551 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2012 1 0551953 · Dec 18, 2012 · national
Continuity (2)
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