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Granted Patent B2
US 10,548,020 · App. 15/810,963 · Granted Jan 28, 2020

Techniques for selectively adjusting wireless communication parameters based on aggregated interference from listen-before-talk wireless devices

Inventors: Mostafa Khoshnevisan (San Diego, CA); Farhad Meshkati (San Diego, CA); Tamer Kadous (San Diego, CA); Mehmet Yavuz (San Diego, CA); Chirag Sureshbhai Patel (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
H04W16/14H04W88/08H04B1/7097H04L5/0007H04W72/04H04W84/12
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Patent No.
US 10,548,020
App. No.
15/810,963
Granted
Jan 28, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

One method includes identifying a listen-before-talk (LBT) silencing criterion between each pair of wireless devices in a plurality of wireless devices; dividing the plurality of wireless devices into a plurality of independent sets based at least in part on the identified LBT silencing criterions; determining, for a location, an aggregated interference value for each independent set; determining an aggregated interference value for the location based at least in part on the determined aggregated interference values for each independent set; and selectively adjusting a wireless communication parameter of at least one of the wireless devices to alter the aggregated interference value for the location.

Claims (50)

1. A method for wireless communication, comprising:

identifying a listen-before-talk (LBT) silencing criterion between each pair of a plurality of pairs of wireless devices in a plurality of wireless devices, wherein the LBT silencing criterion for a pair of wireless devices in the plurality of wireless devices indicates whether LBT silencing occurs between that pair of wireless devices;

dividing the plurality of wireless devices into a plurality of independent sets based at least in part on the identified LBT silencing criteria;

determining, for a wireless device outside the plurality of wireless devices, an aggregated interference value for each independent set;

determining an aggregated interference value for the wireless device outside the plurality of wireless devices based at least in part on the determined aggregated interference values for each independent set; and

selectively adjusting a wireless communication parameter of at least one of the wireless devices of the plurality of wireless devices to alter the aggregated interference value for the wireless device outside the plurality of wireless devices.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the LBT silencing criterion is a binary parameter.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the LBT silencing criterion for the pair of wireless devices in the plurality of wireless devices is based on at least one of: a transmit power of each wireless device in the pair of wireless devices, a radio frequency (RF) distance between the wireless devices in the pair of wireless devices, at least one LBT parameter of each wireless device in the pair of wireless devices, or a combination thereof.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the at least one LBT parameter comprises at least one of: an energy detection (ED) threshold, a preamble detection capability, or a combination thereof.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identified LBT silencing criteria comprise at least one of: non-directional LBT silencing criteria, directional LBT silencing criteria, or a combination thereof.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication parameter of the at least one of the wireless devices comprises at least one of: an energy detection (ED) threshold, a transmit power, a usable frequency range, or a combination thereof.

7. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

identify a listen-before-talk (LBT) silencing criterion between each pair of a plurality of pairs of wireless devices in a plurality of wireless devices, wherein the LBT silencing criterion for a pair of wireless devices in the plurality of wireless devices indicates whether LBT silencing occurs between that pair of wireless devices;

divide the plurality of wireless devices into a plurality of independent sets based at least in part on the identified LBT silencing criteria;

determine, for a wireless device outside the plurality of wireless devices, an aggregated interference value for each independent set;

determine an aggregated interference value for the wireless device outside the plurality of wireless devices based at least in part on the determined aggregated interference values for each independent set; and

selectively adjust a wireless communication parameter of at least one of the wireless devices of the plurality of wireless devices to alter the aggregated interference value for the wireless device outside the plurality of wireless devices.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the LBT silencing criterion is a binary parameter.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the LBT silencing criterion for each pair of wireless devices in the plurality of wireless devices is based on at least one of: a transmit power of each wireless device in the pair of wireless devices, a radio frequency (RF) distance between the wireless devices in the pair of wireless devices, at least one LBT parameter of each wireless device in the pair of wireless devices, or a combination thereof.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the at least one LBT parameter comprises at least one of: an energy detection (ED) threshold, a preamble detection capability, or a combination thereof.

11. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the identified LBT silencing criteria comprise at least one of: non-directional LBT silencing criteria, directional LBT silencing criteria, or a combination thereof.

12. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the wireless communication parameter of the at least one of the wireless devices comprises at least one of: an energy detection (ED) threshold, a transmit power, a usable frequency range, or a combination thereof.

13. A method for wireless communication, comprising:

identifying a shared radio frequency spectrum occupancy parameter for each wireless device in a plurality of wireless devices based at least in part on a percentage of time each wireless device transmits on a shared radio frequency spectrum band;

identifying, for another wireless device outside the plurality of wireless devices, an actual interference value from each wireless device in the plurality of wireless devices, wherein the actual interference value from a wireless device in the plurality of wireless devices is based on the wireless device being in a transmit mode;

determining an average aggregated interference value for the other wireless device outside the plurality of wireless devices based at least in part on the identified shared radio frequency spectrum occupancy parameters and the identified actual interference values; and

selectively adjusting a wireless communication parameter of at least one of the wireless devices, to alter the average aggregated interference value for the other wireless device outside the plurality of wireless devices.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein determining the average aggregated interference value for the other wireless device outside the plurality of wireless devices comprises:

multiplying, for each wireless device in the plurality of wireless devices, the identified shared radio frequency spectrum occupancy for a wireless device and the identified actual interference value from the wireless device to generate a product for the wireless device; and

adding the generated products for the plurality of wireless devices.

15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

receiving the shared radio frequency spectrum occupancy parameters from the plurality of wireless devices.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the wireless communication parameter of the at least one of the wireless devices comprises at least one of: an energy detection (ED) threshold, a transmit power, a usable frequency range, or a combination thereof.

17. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a processor;

memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

identify a shared radio frequency spectrum occupancy parameter for each wireless device in a plurality of wireless devices based at least in part on a percentage of time each wireless device transmits on a shared radio frequency spectrum band;

identify, for another wireless device outside the plurality of wireless devices, an actual interference value from each wireless device in the plurality of wireless devices, wherein the actual interference value from a wireless device in the plurality of wireless devices is based on the wireless device being in a transmit mode;

determine an average aggregated interference value for the other wireless device outside the plurality of wireless devices based at least in part on the identified shared radio frequency spectrum occupancy parameters and the identified actual interference values; and

selectively adjust a wireless communication parameter of at least one of the wireless devices, to alter the average aggregated interference value for the other wireless device outside the plurality of wireless devices.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor to determine the average aggregated interference value for the other wireless device outside the plurality of wireless devices comprise instructions executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

multiply, for each wireless device in the plurality of wireless devices, the identified shared radio frequency spectrum occupancy for a wireless device and the identified actual interference value from the wireless device to generate a product for the wireless device; and

add the generated products for the plurality of wireless devices.

19. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

receive the shared radio frequency spectrum occupancy parameters from the plurality of wireless devices.

20. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the wireless communication parameter of the at least one of the wireless devices comprises at least one of: an energy detection (ED) threshold, a transmit power, a usable frequency range, or a combination thereof.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 24, 2018
From: KHOSHNEVISAN, MOSTAFA; MESHKATI, FARHAD; KADOUS, TAMER; YAVUZ, MEHMET; PATEL, CHIRAG SURESHBHAI
To: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 044720/0188 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62421814 · Nov 14, 2016
Related Publication 20180139616A1 · May 17, 2018
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