Method and apparatus for detecting interference in a wireless communication system

A method comprising:

• determining at least one metric for radio frequency (RF) channels in a first communication system;
• determining whether excessive interference is observed on any frequency channel for a second communication system based on the at least one metric for the RF channels in the first system;
• and
• forming a set of usable RF channels for the first system, wherein the set excludes RF channels that overlap any frequency channel with excessive interference.

An apparatus comprising:

• means for determining at least one metric for radio frequency (RF) channels in a first communication system;
• means for determining whether excessive interference is observed on any frequency channel for a second communication system based on the at least one metric for the RF channels in the first system;
• and
• means for forming a set of usable RF channels for the first system, wherein the set excludes RF channels that overlap any frequency channel with excessive interference.

A processor readable media for storing instructions operable in a wireless device to:

• determine at least one metric for radio frequency (RF) channels in a first communication system;
• determine whether excessive interference is observed on any frequency channel for a second communication system based on the at least one metric for the RF channels in the first system;
• and
• form a set of usable RF channels for the first system, wherein the set excludes RF channels that overlap any frequency channel with excessive interference.