Rf channel switching in broadcast ofdm systems

An apparatus that facilitates detecting a forward link only (FLO) signal in a monitored radio frequency (RF) channel in a wireless communication environment, comprising:

• a receiver that monitors at least one new RF channel while receiving a FLO signal over a current RF channel;
• a memory that stores information related to the RF channels;
• and
• a processor, coupled to the memory, that switches between the current RF channel and the at least one new RF channel when the at least one new RF channel is determined to comprise a duplicate of the FLO signal.

A wireless communication apparatus, comprising:

• means for receiving a current RF channel comprising a FLO signal;
• means for monitoring a new RF channel;
• means for determining whether a FLO signal is present in the new RF channel;
• and
• means for switching between the current RF channel and the new RF channel when a FLO signal is determined to be present in the new RF channel.

A computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for:

• receiving a first RF channel comprising a FLO signal;
• monitoring at least one other RF channel;
• determining whether a FLO signal is present in the at least one other RF channel;
• and
• switching between the first RF channel and the at least one other RF channel when a FLO signal is determined to be present in the at least one other RF channel.

A processor that executes instructions for increasing throughput in a wireless communication environment, the instructions comprising:

• receiving a first RF channel comprising a FLO signal;
• monitoring a second RF channel;
• determining whether a FLO signal is present in the second RF channel;
• and
• switching between the first RF channel and the second RF channel when a FLO signal is determined to be present in the second RF channel.