Method and apparatus for signal interference processing

A non-transitory, machine-readable storage medium, comprising instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

• obtaining a predetermined schedule of spectral segments of a communication system;
• determining a threshold for detecting signal interference in at least one spectral segment of a plurality of spectral segments according to the predetermined schedule of spectral segments;
• identifying signal interference in the at least one spectral segment of the plurality of spectral segments according to the threshold;
• detecting that a number of signal interferers in the at least one spectral segment of the plurality of spectral segments exceeds a number of filters of a plurality of filters;
• and
• prioritizing, responsive to the detecting that the number of signal interferers exceeds the number of filters, use of the plurality of filters to filter signal interference in the at least one spectral segment of the plurality of spectral segments for suppressing at least a portion of the signal interference detected.

A device, comprising:

• a processing system including a processor;
• and
• a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
• obtaining a schedule of spectral segments in a communication link of a communication system;
• identifying signal interference in a portion of a plurality of spectral segments according to the schedule of spectral segments and at least one threshold for detecting interference;
• determining that a number of signal interferers in the portion of the plurality of spectral segments exceeds a number of filters of a plurality of filters;
• and
• prioritizing, responsive to the number of signal interferers exceeding the number of filters, use of the plurality of filters to filter signal interference in the portion of the plurality of spectral segments for suppressing at least a portion of the signal interference detected.