SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CONFIGURING A SPECTRAL MASK

1 . A method, comprising:

maintaining, by a transmitting device, one or more spectral masks for signal transmissions, each spectral mask defining a maximum transmit power;

determining, by the transmitting device, a channel to transmit a signal;

selecting, by the transmitting device, a transmit power for transmitting the signal, according to a proximity of the determined channel to a defined frequency; and

transmitting, by the transmitting device, the signal in the determined channel to a receiving device according to a first spectral mask corresponding to the transmit power.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more spectral masks comprise a plurality of spectral masks, wherein the first spectral mask of the plurality of spectral masks defines a first maximum transmit power, and wherein a second spectral mask defines a second maximum transmit power.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein each spectral mask is associated with a corresponding channel.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the transmitting device selects the transmit power based on the spectral mask which is associated with the channel in which the signal is to be transmitted.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the defined frequency is at 5935 megaHertz.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first spectral mask defines a maximum transmission power across a channel width of the channel, and a fall-off from the maximum transmission power for frequencies beyond a frequency band of the channel width.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the fall-off has a first slope for a first frequency band and a second slope for a second frequency band, wherein the first frequency band is between the frequency band of the channel width and the second frequency band.

8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the fall-off has a slope that defines a maximum transmission power of the signal at each of a plurality of frequencies beyond a frequency band of the channel width.

9 . The method of claim 1 , comprising:

maintaining, by the transmitting device, a mapping between each of a plurality of channels and at least one corresponding spectral mask of the plurality of spectral masks; and

selecting, by the transmitting device, the first spectral mask according to a first mapping between the determined channel and the first spectral mask.

10 . The method of claim 1 , comprising:

maintaining, by the transmitting device, a mapping between each of a plurality of channels and a corresponding maximum transmission power; and

determining, by the transmitting device, the first spectral mask according to the corresponding maximum transmission power for the determined channel.

11 . A transmitting device, comprising:

one or more processors configured to:

maintain one or more spectral masks for signal transmissions, each spectral mask defining a maximum transmit power;

determine a channel to transmit a signal;

select, according to the determined channel, a transmit power for transmitting the signal, according to a proximity of the determined channel to a defined frequency; and

transmit the signal in the determined channel to a receiving device according to a first spectral mask corresponding to the transmit power.

12 . The transmitting device of claim 11 , wherein the one or more spectral masks comprise a plurality of spectral masks, wherein the first spectral mask of the plurality of spectral masks defines a first maximum transmit power, and wherein a second spectral mask defines a second maximum transmit power.

13 . The transmitting device of claim 12 , wherein each spectral mask is associated with a corresponding channel.

14 . The transmitting device of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors select the transmit power based on the spectral mask which is associated with the channel in which the signal is to be transmitted.

15 . The transmitting device of claim 11 , wherein the first spectral mask defines a maximum transmission power across a channel width of the channel, and a fall-off from the maximum transmission power for frequencies beyond a frequency band of the channel width.

16 . The transmitting device of claim 15 , wherein the fall-off has a first slope for a first frequency band and a second slope for a second frequency band, wherein the first frequency band is between the frequency band of the channel width and the second frequency band.

17 . The transmitting device of claim 15 , wherein the fall-off has a slope that defines a maximum transmission power of the signal at each of a plurality of frequencies beyond a frequency band of the channel width.

18 . The transmitting device of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

maintain a mapping between each of a plurality of channels and at least one corresponding spectral mask of the plurality of spectral masks; and

select the first spectral mask according to a first mapping between the determined channel and the first spectral mask.

19 . The transmitting device of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:

maintain a mapping between each of a plurality of channels and a corresponding maximum transmission power; and

determine the first spectral mask according to the corresponding maximum transmission power for the determined channel.

20 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

maintain one or more spectral masks for signal transmissions, each spectral mask defining a maximum transmit power;

determine a channel to transmit a signal;

select, according to the determined channel, a transmit power for transmitting the signal, according to a proximity of the determined channel to a defined frequency; and

transmit the signal in the determined channel to a receiving device according to a first spectral mask corresponding to the transmit power.