Systems and methods within a radio base station to detect and resolve wireless network interference

A method in a radio base station, the method comprising:

• receiving data indicating a threshold power range for signals received by the at least one antenna;
• receiving, by at least one antenna included in the radio base station, a first signal;
• determining whether a power level of the first signal is outside of the threshold power range;
• and
• based on the determination of whether the power level of the first signal is outside of the threshold power range:
• identifying one or more nodes;
• causing at least a portion of the one or more nodes to stop transmitting or receiving signals for a selected duration of time;
• receiving, within the selected duration of time, one or more additional signals;
• determining, based on at least the one or more additional signals, whether the first signal has caused internal interference or external interference;
• and
• causing the interference to be mitigated based on the determination of whether the interference is internal interference or external interference.

A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium that stores at least one of instructions or data, the instructions or data, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

• receive data indicating a threshold power range for signals received by at least one antenna;
• receive, from the at least one antenna, an indication of a first signal within a wireless sector;
• determine whether a power level of the first signal exceeds the threshold power range for signals received by the at least one antenna;
• and
• based on a determination that the power level of the first signal exceeds the threshold power range for signals received by the at least one antenna:
• identify one or more nodes operating within the wireless sector;
• cause each node of the one or more nodes to stop transmitting or receiving signals for a selected duration of time;
• receive, within the selected duration of time, an indication of one or more additional signals from the at least one antenna;
• determine, based on at least the one or more additional signals, whether interference caused by the first signal is internal interference or external interference;
• and
• cause the interference to be mitigated based on the determination of whether the interference is internal interference or external interference.