Methods and apparatuses for channel selection
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsAvinash Jain, Mohammad Hossein Taghavi Nasrabadi, Hemanth Sampath, Vincent Knowles Jones
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Abstract
Various methods and apparatuses for channel selection based on energy levels are disclosed. In one aspect, an apparatus for communication is disclosed, the apparatus comprising a processing system configured to determine, for each of one or more channels, a plurality of energy levels of a respective plurality of signals received via a respective plurality of beam directions and to select one of the channels based on the determined energy levels and a transceiver configured to communicate over the selected channel.
Claims32
A method of communicating, the method comprising:
- determining, for each of one or more channels, a plurality of energy levels of a respective plurality of signals received via a respective plurality of beam directions;
- selecting one of the channels based on the determined energy levels;
- and
- communicating over the selected channel.
An apparatus for communicating, the apparatus comprising:
- a processing system configured to determine, for each of one or more channels, a plurality of energy levels of a respective plurality of signals received via a respective plurality of beam directions and to select one of the channels based on the determined energy levels;
- and
- a transceiver configured to communicate over the selected channel.
An apparatus for communicating, the apparatus comprising:
- means for determining, for each of one or more channels, a plurality of energy levels of a respective plurality of signals received via a respective plurality of beam directions;
- means for selecting one of the channels based on the determined energy levels;
- and
- means for communicating over the selected channel.
A computer program product for communication comprising a computer readable medium comprising instructions that when executed cause an apparatus to:
- determine, for each of one or more channels, a plurality of energy levels of a respective plurality of signals received via a respective plurality of beam directions;
- select one of the channels based on the determined energy levels;
- and
- communicate over the selected channel.
A wireless node comprising:
- at least one antenna configured to receive a plurality of wireless signals via a respective plurality of beam directions;
- a processing system configured to determine, for each of one or more channels, a plurality of respective energy levels for the plurality of wireless signals received via the at least one antenna and to select one of the channels based on the determined energy levels;
- and
- a transceiver configured to communicate, via the at least one antenna, over the selected channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.