MoCA frequency hopping VSAT
AssigneeHughes Network Systems, LLC
InventorsEmanuel Harrington, Lekha Panneer Selvam, Yong Kang Yuan
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for hopping across frequencies in a transmission medium. A communication link is established between multiple devices over a communication medium using a default frequency resource. Signaling information is detected for frequency resources available on the communication medium, and values associated with the signaling information are stored within a logging table. The communication link is monitored for errors and a new frequency resource is selected from the logging table to maintain the communication link, if the errors exceed a predetermined threshold.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- establishing a communication link, between a first device and one or more additional devices, over a communication medium using a default frequency resource;
- detecting signaling information for frequency resources available on the communication medium;
- storing values associated with the signaling information as entries within a logging table configured to store, in part, information regarding available resources on the communication medium;
- monitoring errors in the communication link;
- selecting a new frequency resource from the logging table, if the errors exceed a predetermined threshold level;
- supplying the new frequency resource to the one or more additional devices;
- and
- maintaining the communication link using the new frequency resource.
An apparatus comprising:
- a memory for storing information, including one or more instructions;
- one or more processors for executing the one or more instructions;
- and
- a frequency hopping circuit for:
- establishing a communication link, between the apparatus and one or more additional devices, over a communication medium using a default frequency resource;
- detecting signaling information for frequency resources available on the communication medium;
- storing values associated with the signaling information as entries within a logging table configured to store, in part, information regarding available resources on the communication medium;
- monitoring errors in the communication link;
- selecting a new frequency resource from the logging table, if the errors exceed a predetermined threshold level;
- supplying the new frequency resource to the one or more additional devices;
- and
- maintaining the communication link using the new frequency resource.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.