Multiradio operation using interference reporting
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorAntti Piipponen
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Abstract
A system for managing a plurality of wireless communication mediums that may operate in a substantially simultaneous manner. The plurality of wireless communication mediums may be supported by one or more radio modules in the same device. Parameters related to applications, device and/or wireless communication mediums may be used to create operational schedule(s) for the plurality of wireless communication mediums that dictate when each medium is allowed to be active. At least one of the plurality of wireless communication mediums may support co-located reporting, and this functionality may used in concert with the operational scheduling in order to reduce potential conflicts while also reducing resource consumption in other devices.
Claims34
A method, comprising:
- scheduling operation for at least one wireless communication medium in an apparatus supporting a plurality of wireless communication mediums;
- determining one or more activity periods for a wireless communication medium supporting interference reporting based on the operational schedule of the at least one wireless communication medium in the apparatus;
- and
- communicating information related to the one or more activity periods via the wireless communication medium supporting interference reporting.
A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied in said medium, comprising:
- a computer readable program code configured to schedule operation for at least one wireless communication medium in an apparatus supporting a plurality of wireless communication mediums;
- a computer readable program code configured to determine one or more activity periods for a wireless communication medium supporting interference reporting based on the operational schedule of the at least one wireless communication medium in the apparatus;
- and
- a computer readable program code configured to communicate information related to the one or more activity periods via the wireless communication medium supporting interference reporting.
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one communication module, and
- a processor, the processor being configured to:
- schedule operation for at least one wireless communication medium;
- determine one or more activity periods for a wireless communication medium supporting interference reporting based on the operational schedule of the at least one wireless communication medium in the apparatus;
- and
- communicate information related to the one or more activity periods via the wireless communication medium supporting interference reporting.
An apparatus, comprising:
- means for scheduling operation for at least one wireless communication medium in an apparatus supporting a plurality of wireless communication mediums;
- means for determining one or more activity periods for a wireless communication medium supporting interference reporting based on the operational schedule of the at least one wireless communication medium in the apparatus;
- and
- means for communicating information related to the one or more activity periods via the wireless communication medium supporting interference reporting.
A method, comprising:
- scheduling operation for at least one wireless communication medium in an apparatus supporting a plurality of wireless communication mediums;
- determining one or more activity periods for wireless local area network (WLAN) medium supporting co-located interference (CLI) reporting based on the operational schedule;
- and
- reporting the one or more activity periods via the WLAN CLI to another apparatus.
A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied in said medium, comprising:
- a computer readable program code configured to schedule operation for at least one wireless communication medium in an apparatus supporting a plurality of wireless communication mediums;
- a computer readable program code configured to determine one or more activity periods for wireless local area network (WLAN) medium supporting co-located interference (CLI) reporting based on the operational schedule;
- and
- a computer readable program code configured to report the one or more activity periods via the WLAN CLI to another apparatus.
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one communication module, and
- a processor, the processor being configured to:
- schedule operation for at least one wireless communication medium in an apparatus supporting a plurality of wireless communication mediums;
- determine one or more activity periods for wireless local area network (WLAN) medium supporting co-located interference (CLI) reporting based on the operational schedule;
- and
- report the one or more activity periods via the WLAN CLI to another apparatus.
An apparatus, comprising:
- means for scheduling operation for at least one wireless communication medium in an apparatus supporting a plurality of wireless communication mediums;
- means for determining one or more activity periods for wireless local area network (WLAN) medium supporting co-located interference (CLI) reporting based on the operational schedule;
- and
- means for reporting the one or more activity periods via the WLAN CLI to another apparatus.
A system, comprising:
- a remote apparatus configured to support a plurality of wireless communication mediums;
- and
- an access point
- the remote apparatus scheduling operation for at least one wireless communication medium;
- the remote apparatus determining one or more activity periods for a wireless communication medium supporting interference reporting based on the operational schedule of the at least one wireless communication medium in the remote apparatus;
- and
- the remote apparatus communicating information related to the one or more activity periods via the wireless communication medium supporting interference reporting to the access point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.