Method and apparatus for concurrent radio communication in shared spectrum
A method includes receiving wireless communication device usage trend data for a plurality of available wireless communication devices associated with a recipient and detecting, via an application processor executing instructions for a pan device communication optimization agent, a plurality communication paths with the plurality of wireless communication devices associated with the recipient. The method further includes an end-to-end quality score for a wireless communication device associated with the user, wherein the end-to-end quality score is based on selection of a communication type, wireless communication device usage trend data, wireless link quality for available communication paths with the wireless communication devices associated with the recipient and selecting at least one preferred communication path between the wireless communication device associated with the user and at least one wireless communication device associated with the recipient based on comparison of end-to-end scores.
1. A computer implemented method comprising:
receiving, at a processor, a mobile broadband traffic report comprising a spatial-temporal radio frequency profile indicating radio frequency quality of service for wireless links in a location of a wireless transceiving device;
receiving a spatial-temporal user profile comprising wireless service usage trend data of the wireless transceiving device for the location;
mapping the wireless service usage trend data to the available wireless protocols to the location for a wireless service usage anticipated; and
determining, via a processor executing code, ranked list of optimal wireless links for concurrent wireless communications by the wireless transceiving device within a shared communication frequency band based on the mobile broadband traffic report and the spatial-temporal user profile and a determination of a local interference probability between the plurality of optimal wireless links operating within a shared communication frequency band for concurrent operation; and
selecting at least two optimal wireless links for concurrent operation within the shared communication frequency band and if the at least two optimal wireless links will operate on a same channel or on adjacent channels, initiating an interference reduction measure.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of optimal wireless links for concurrently operating within the shared communication frequency band includes at least one unlicensed, small cell WWAN wireless link and at least one WLAN wireless link.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interference reduction measure is application of an adaptive band-pass filter if the at least two optimal wireless links will operate on adjacent channels for concurrent operation to avoid interference across the adjacent channels within the shared communication frequency band.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interference reduction measure is application of transmission scheduling if the at least two optimal wireless links will operate on the same channel to avoid collision on the same channel within the shared communication frequency band.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interference reduction measure is application of transmission scheduling if the at least two optimal wireless links will operate on adjacent channels for concurrent operation to avoid interference from simultaneous link operation across the adjacent channels within the shared communication frequency band.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interference reduction measure is rejection of a selected optimal WLAN wireless link of the at least two optimal wireless links for concurrent operation on the same channel as a selected optimal unlicensed WWAN wireless link of the at least two optimal wireless links and selecting another optimal WLAN wireless link on a different channel to avoid data collision on the same channel.
7. A computer-implemented method for selecting a wireless link, the method comprising:
determining if a wireless link is available in a location of a wireless transceiving device;
receiving at an information handling system a mobile broadband traffic report comprising a spatial-temporal radio frequency profile indicating radio frequency quality for wireless links in a wireless neighborhood location of a wireless transceiving device; and
determining, via a processor executing code, ranked list of optimal wireless links for concurrent wireless communications by the wireless transceiving device within a shared communication frequency band based on the mobile broadband traffic report and a determination of a local interference probability between the plurality of optimal wireless links operating within a shared communication frequency band for concurrent operation; and
selecting at least two optimal wireless links from the ranked list of optimal wireless links for concurrent operation within the shared communication frequency band via a wireless adapter and if the selected at least two optimal wireless links will operate on a same channel or on adjacent channels, initiating an interference reduction measure.
8. The method of claim 7 further comprising:
determining overall interference between the plurality of optimal wireless links operating within the shared communication frequency band for concurrent operation that includes determining interference at base transceiver systems serving the wireless transceiving device at the wireless neighborhood location.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of optimal wireless links for concurrently operating within the shared communication frequency band includes at least one unlicensed small cell WWAN wireless link and at least one WLAN wireless link and the wireless transceiving device is a standalone device.
10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the interference reduction measure is rejection one of the at least two selected optimal wireless links that may operate concurrently on the same channel in the shared communication frequency band and selecting another replacement optimal wireless link on a different channel as one of the at least two selected optimal wireless links for concurrent operation.
11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the interference reduction measure is application of an adaptive band-pass filter to the at least two selected optimal wireless links for concurrent operation when concurrent operation will occur on adjacent channels within the shared communication frequency band.