Method and device for maintaining the performance quality of a communication system in the presence of narrow band interference

1. A method, comprising:

scanning, by a processor, a wide frequency band with respect to signal power levels in specified narrow frequency bands;

measuring, by the processor, narrow band signal power levels received in the specified narrow frequency bands;

determining, by the processor, an average wideband power level by excluding a portion of the narrow band signal power levels measured;

determining, by the processor, an adaptive threshold according to the average wideband power level;

detecting, by the processor, narrow band interferers according to the adaptive threshold; and

identifying, by the processor, a prioritization of the narrow band interferers.

2. The method of claim 1 , suppressing, by the processor, a portion of the narrow band interferers according to the prioritization.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the processor is used by a cellular base station.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the processor is used by a wireless access point.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifying comprises identifying a portion of the narrow band interferers likely to cause signal degradation in the wide frequency band.

6. The method of claim 2 , wherein suppressing the portion of the narrow band interferers is performed with at least one of a plurality of filters according to the prioritization.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of filters comprise a plurality of notch filters.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the prioritization is determined according to power levels of the narrow band interferers.

9. A memory device, comprising instructions which when executed by a circuit facilitates the circuit to perform operations, comprising:

monitoring a wide frequency band;

measuring signal power levels in the wide frequency band;

determining an average wideband power level from a subset of the signal power levels;

determining a threshold according to the average wideband power level;

detecting one or more narrow band interferers in signals of the wide frequency band according to the threshold; and

generating a prioritization of the one or more narrow band interferers.

10. The memory device of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise suppressing a portion of the one or more narrow band interferers according to the prioritization.

11. The memory device of claim 10 , wherein the portion of the one or more narrow band interferers is filtered with one or more notch filters.

12. The memory device of claim 9 , wherein the generating comprises identifying a portion of the one or more narrow band interferers likely to cause signal degradation in the wide frequency band.

13. The memory device of claim 9 , wherein the generating comprises prioritizing the one or more narrow band interferers according to power levels of the one or more narrow band interferers.

14. The memory device of claim 9 , wherein the memory device is utilized by a wireless base station or a wireless access point.

15. A device, comprising:

a filter; and

a circuit coupled to the filter, wherein execution of instructions by the circuit facilitates the circuit to perform operations comprising:

measuring signal power levels in frequency bands of a wideband signal;

determining an average wideband power level by excluding a portion of the signal power levels;

detecting interferers in a wide frequency band according to a threshold determined from the average wideband power level; and

prioritizing the interferers.

16. The device of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise configuring the filter to suppress at least a portion of the interferers according to the prioritization.

17. The device of claim 15 , wherein the device comprises a wireless base station.

18. The device of claim 15 , wherein the device comprises a wireless access point.

19. The device of claim 15 , wherein the filter comprises a plurality of filters, and wherein the operations further comprise filtering a portion of the interferers according to the prioritizing of the interferers.

20. The device of claim 15 , wherein the prioritizing of the interferers comprises:

determining power levels of the interferers; and

prioritizing the interferers according to the power levels of the interferers.