Systems and methods for managing energy detection thresholds
Disclosed herein includes a system, a method, and a device for managing energy detection thresholds. A device can perform an energy detection (ED) measurement of a channel, comparing against a defined ED threshold function, so as to determine if the channel is occupied. The device can perform a measurement of a channel indicative of a power level of signals detected in the channel. The device can compare the measurement to a threshold having a value that is a continuous monotonic function having a sloped region between a first region having a first constant value and a second region having a second constant value. The sloped region can include a function of a maximum transmit power of the device and at least one of the first constant value or the second constant value. The device can determine, responsive to the comparison, whether the channel is occupied or unoccupied.
1. A method comprising:
performing, by a device, a measurement indicative of a power level of one or more signals detected on a channel;
comparing, by the device, the measurement to a threshold having a value that is defined by a continuous monotonic function having a sloped region between a first region having a first constant value and a second region having a second constant value, the first region covering a first range of power levels and the second region covering a second range of power levels, the value of the threshold in the sloped region being determined according to a transmission power of the device, a lower limit of the second range of power levels, and the second constant value for the second region; and
determining, by the device responsive to the comparison, whether the channel is occupied or unoccupied.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first constant value comprises −75 dBm/MHz and the second constant value comprises −85 dBm/MHz.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first range of power levels comprises power levels less than or equal to 14 dBm, or less than 14 dBm, and wherein the second range of power levels comprises power levels greater than or equal to 24 dBm, or greater than 24 dBm.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the value of the threshold in the sloped region is equal to a sum of (a) the second constant value and (b) a difference between the transmission power and the lower limit of the second range of power levels.
5. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
determining, by the device responsive to the power level being less than the threshold, that the channel is unoccupied and available for the device to access for communications.
6. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
determining, by the device, the threshold according to the transmission power of the device.
7. The method of claim 6 , comprising:
determining, by the device, that the threshold is the first constant value when the transmission power of the device is within the first range of the first region, that the threshold is the second constant value when the transmission power of the device is within the second range of the second region, or that the threshold is one of the values within the sloped region when the transmission power of the device is between an upper limit of the first range and the lower limit of the second range.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device includes a very low power (VLP) device and the device is within a range of other VLP devices.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the measurement is performed on the channel.
10. A device comprising:
one or more processors configured to:
perform a measurement indicative of a power level of one or more signals detected on a channel;
compare the measurement to a threshold having a value that is a continuous monotonic function having a sloped region between a first region having a first constant value and a second region having a second constant value, the first region covering a first range of power levels and the second region covering a second range of power levels, the value of the threshold in the sloped region being determined based on a transmission power of the device, a lower limit of the second range of power levels, and the second constant value for the second region; and
determine, responsive to the comparison, whether the channel is occupied or unoccupied.
11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the first constant value comprises −75 dBm/MHz and the second constant value comprises −85 dBm/MHz.
12. The device of claim 11 , wherein the first range of power levels comprises power levels less than or equal to 14 dBm, or less than 14 dBm, and wherein the second range of power levels comprises power levels greater than or equal to 24 dBm, or greater than 24 dBm.
13. The device of claim 10 , wherein the value of the threshold in the sloped region is equal to a sum of (a) the second constant value and (b) a difference between the transmission power and the lower limit of the second range of power levels.
14. The device of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to determine, responsive to the power level being less than the threshold, that the channel is unoccupied and available for the device to access for communications.
15. The device of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to determine the threshold according to the transmission power of the device.
16. The device of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to determine that the threshold is the first constant value when the transmission power of the device is within the first range of the first region, that the threshold is the second constant value when the transmission power of the device is within the second range of the second region, or that the threshold is one of the values within the sloped region when the transmission power of the device is between an upper limit of the first range and the lower limit of the second range.
17. The device of claim 10 , wherein the device includes a very low power (VLP) device and the device is within a range of other VLP devices.
18. The device of claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to perform the measurement on the channel.
19. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:
perform a measurement indicative of a power level of one or more signals detected on a channel;
compare the measurement to a threshold having a value that is a continuous monotonic function having a sloped region between a first region having a first constant value and a second region having a second constant value, the first region covering a first range of power levels and the second region covering a second range of power levels, the value of the threshold in the sloped region being determined based on a transmission power of the device, a lower limit of the second range of power levels, and the second constant value for the second region; and
determine, responsive to the comparison, whether the channel is occupied or unoccupied.
20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19 , wherein:
the first constant value comprises −75 dBm/MHz,
the second constant value comprises −85 dBm/MHz,
the first range of power levels comprises power levels less than or equal to 14 dBm, or less than 14 dBm, and
the second range of power levels comprises power levels greater than or equal to 24 dBm, or greater than 24 dBm; and
wherein the value of the threshold in the sloped region is equal to a sum of (a) the second constant value and (b) a difference between the transmission power and the lower limit of the second range of power levels.