Channel Quality Indicator for a Communication System
AssigneeBroadcom Corporation
InventorsAndrew J. Castellano, Gary S. Huff
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for generating a performance indicator in a high-speed communication system. A plurality of disparate communication status signals with differing formats from a transceiver are combined in a logic module to create a single link quality indicator signal. The link quality indicator signal is used to encode different operational states of the transceiver from fully operational, to marginally operational, to failed. The link quality indicator signal is advantageously employed to drive a LED creating a visual performance indicator.
Claims19
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A method for providing a channel quality indicator for a communication system, the method comprising:
- receiving a communication signal via a network channel;
- measuring a status value based on the communication signal, wherein the status value is associated with the network channel;
- generating a channel quality indicator based on the status value;
- generating a reporting signal based on the communication signal, wherein the reporting signal is periodic or aperiodic;
- and
- transmitting the channel quality indicator as part of the reporting signal.
A system for providing a channel quality indicator for a communication system, the system comprising:
- a processor operable to:
- receive a communication signal via a network channel;
- measure a status value based on the communication signal, wherein the status value is associated with the network channel;
- generate a channel quality indicator based on the status value;
- generate a reporting signal based the communication signal, wherein the reporting signal is periodic or aperiodic;
- and
- transmit the channel quality indicator as part of the reporting signal.
A system for providing a channel quality indicator for a communication system, the system comprising:
- a receiver operable to receive a communication signal via a network channel;
- one or more processors operable to generate a channel quality indicator based on a status value measured from the communication signal;
- and
- a transmitter operable to report the channel quality indicator periodically and aperiodically, wherein the frequency of the report is selectable based the communication signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.