Controller and transceiver employable in a wireless communications network
AssigneeAgere Systems Inc.
InventorsJohn L. Blair, Ming-Ju Ho, Michael S. Rawles, Raymond R. Thomas
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Abstract
The present invention provides a controller for use with a transceiver in a wireless communications network. In one embodiment, the controller includes a sensing system that senses, perhaps periodically, at least one characteristic associated with at least two channels of the wireless communications network. The controller further includes a modification system that updates channel information in a channel information table associated with the at least two channels based on the at least one characteristic. The controller still further includes a selection system that selects channels in accordance with the channel information.
Claims21
A controller for use with a transceiver in a wireless communications network, comprising:
- a sensing system configured to sense at least one characteristic associated with at least two channels of said wireless communications network;
- a modification system configured to update channel information in a channel information table associated with said at least two channels based on said at least one characteristic;
- and
- a selection system configured to select one of said at least two channels in accordance with said channel information.
A method of controlling a signal transmission in a wireless communications network, comprising:
- sensing at least one characteristic associated with at least two channels of said wireless communications network;
- updating channel information in a channel information table associated with said at least two channels based on said at least one characteristic;
- and
- selecting one of said at least two channels in accordance with said channel information.
A wireless communications device for use in a wireless communication network, comprising:
- an antenna;
- a radio frequency filter;
- a power source;
- a transceiver that to transmits and receives wireless signals having a controller, the controller, comprising:
- a sensing system that senses at least one characteristic associated with at least two channels of said wireless communications network,
- a modification system that updates channel information in a channel information table associated with said at least two channels based on said at least one characteristic, and
- a selection system that selects one of said at least two channels in accordance with said updated channel information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.