Received signal to noise indicator
AssigneeInterDigital Technology Corporation
InventorJoseph Kwak
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Abstract
A wireless transmit/receive unit comprising a radio frequency signal measurement device that is configured to produce a value indicating a radio frequency signal, noise and interference received power at an antenna connector. An average noise plus interference measuring device is configured to produce a value indicating a measured average noise plus interference metric. A received signal to noise indication calculation device is configured to calculate a received signal to noise indicator from the value indicating a radio frequency signal, noise and interference received power at an antenna connector and the value indicates a measured average noise plus interference metric.
Claims178
A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising:
- a radio frequency signal measurement device configured to measure a radio frequency signal power at an antenna connector;
- a noise plus interference measuring device configured to measure a noise plus interference metric value at the antenna connector;
- an average noise plus interference (ANPI) calculation device configured to produce an ANPI value;
- and
- a received signal to noise indicator (RSNI) calculation device configured to derive a RSNI by effectively subtracting the ANPI value from the measured radio frequency power and dividing a result of the subtraction by the average noise plus interference value.
A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising:
- a radio frequency signal measurement device configured to produce a value representing a radio frequency signal, noise and interference received power at an antenna connector;
- an average noise plus interference (ANPI) measuring device configured to produce a value representing a measured ANPI metric;
- and
- a received signal to noise indication (RSNI) calculation device configured to calculate a received signal to noise indicator (RSNI) from the value indicating a radio frequency signal, noise and interference received power at an antenna connector and the value indicating a measured ANPI metric.
A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising:
- a radio frequency signal measurement device configured to measure a radio frequency signal power at an antenna connector;
- an average noise plus interference (ANPI) calculation device configured to produce an ANPI value derived from a noise histogram;
- and
- a received signal to noise indicator calculation device (RSNI) configured to calculate a received signal to noise indicator by effectively subtracting the average noise plus interference value from the measured radio frequency power and dividing a result of the subtraction by the average noise plus interference value.
A method for calculating a received signal to noise indicator (RSNI) comprising:
- measuring a radio frequency signal power at an antenna connector;
- measuring a noise plus interference metric value at the antenna connector;
- producing an average noise plus indicator (ANPI) value;
- and
- deriving the RSNI by effectively subtracting the ANPI value from the measured radio frequency power and dividing a result of the subtraction by the average noise plus interference value;
- wherein the RSNI is used to manage a wireless network.
A method for calculating a received signal to noise indicator (RSNI) comprising:
- producing a value representing a radio frequency signal, noise and interference received power at an antenna connector;
- producing a value representing a measured average noise plus interference (ANPI) metric;
- and
- calculating a received signal to noise indicator (RSNI) from the value indicating a radio frequency signal, noise and interference received power at an antenna connector and the value indicating a measured ANPI metric;
- wherein the RSNI is used to manage a wireless network.
A method for calculating a received signal to noise indicator (RSNI) comprising:
- measuring a radio frequency signal power at an antenna connector;
- producing an average noise plus interference (ANPI) value derived from a noise histogram;
- and
- calculating a received signal to noise indicator by effectively subtracting the average noise plus interference value from the measured radio frequency power and dividing a result of the subtraction by the average noise plus interference value.
A wireless communication system having at least one access point and a plurality of wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs), the system comprising:
- an apparatus comprising:
- a radio frequency signal measurement device configured to measure a radio frequency signal power at an antenna connector;
- a noise plus interference measuring device configured to measure a noise plus interference metric value at the antenna connector;
- an average noise plus interference (ANPI) calculation device configured to produce an ANPI value;
- and
- a received signal to noise indicator (RSNI) calculation device configured to derive a RSNI by effectively subtracting the ANPI value from the measured radio frequency power and dividing a result of the subtraction by the average noise plus interference value.
A wireless communication system having at least one access point and a plurality of wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs), the system comprising:
- an apparatus comprising:
- a radio frequency signal measurement device configured to produce a value representing a radio frequency signal, noise and interference received power at an antenna connector;
- an average noise plus interference (ANPI) measuring device configured to produce a value representing a measured ANPI metric;
- and
- a received signal to noise indication (RSNI) calculation device configured to calculate a received signal to noise indicator (RSNI) from the value indicating a radio frequency signal, noise and interference received power at an antenna connector and the value indicating a measured ANPI metric.
A wireless communication system having at least one access point and a plurality of wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs), the system comprising:
- an apparatus comprising:
- a radio frequency signal measurement device configured to measure a radio frequency signal power at an antenna connector;
- an average noise plus interference (ANPI) calculation device configured to produce an ANPI value derived from a noise histogram;
- and
- a received signal to noise indicator calculation device (RSNI) configured to calculate a received signal to noise indicator by effectively subtracting the average noise plus interference value from the measured radio frequency power and dividing a result of the subtraction by the average noise plus interference value.
An access point comprising:
- a radio front end configured to receive a received signal to noise indicator (RSNI), the RSNI derived by measuring a radio frequency signal power at an antenna connector;
- measuring a noise plus interference metric value at the antenna connector;
- and producing an average noise plus indicator (ANPI) value;
- and effectively subtracting the ANPI value from the measured radio frequency power and dividing a result of the subtraction by the average noise plus interference value.
An access point comprising:
- a radio front end configured to receive a received signal to noise indicator (RSNI), the RSNI derived by producing a value representing a radio frequency signal, noise and interference received power at an antenna connector;
- producing a value representing a measured average noise plus interference (ANPI) metric;
- and calculating a received signal to noise indicator (RSNI) from the value indicating a radio frequency signal, noise and interference received power at an antenna connector and the value indicating a measured ANPI metric;
- wherein the RSNI is used to manage a wireless network.
An access point comprising:
- a radio front end configured to receive a received signal to noise indicator (RSNI), the RSNI derived by measuring a radio frequency signal power at an antenna connector;
- producing an average noise plus interference (ANPI) value derived from a noise histogram;
- and calculating a received signal to noise indicator by effectively subtracting the average noise plus interference value from the measured radio frequency power and dividing a result of the subtraction by the average noise plus interference value.
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