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US 2018/0124792 A1Published application
Coverage contour and interference thresholds for channel assignment
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsMostafa Khoshnevisan, Farhad Meshkati, Satashu Goel
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for improving coverage contour and interference thresholds for general authorized access (GAA) channel assignment in a wireless communications environment.
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A method of assigning channels in a wireless communications environment, comprising:
- determining a coverage contour threshold and an interference threshold for each entity of a plurality of entities in the wireless communications environment;
- deciding whether a first entity and a second entity overlap in coverage based on the coverage contour threshold and the interference threshold for the first entity and the second entity, wherein the first entity and the second entity overlap if interference from the first entity is greater than the interference threshold for the second entity at any point at a boundary of or inside the coverage contour threshold of the second entity;
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- selecting a channel assignment for the first entity and the second entity based on the decision, wherein selecting a channel assignment for the first entity and the second entity comprises assigning the first entity and the second entity orthogonal channels if the first entity and the second entity overlap in coverage.
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An apparatus for assigning channels in a wireless communications environment, comprising:
- at least one processor configured to:
- determine a coverage contour threshold and an interference threshold for each entity of a plurality of entities in the wireless communications environment;
- decide whether a first entity and a second entity overlap in coverage based on the coverage contour threshold and the interference threshold for the first entity and the second entity, wherein the first entity and the second entity overlap if interference from the first entity is greater than the interference threshold for the second entity at any point at a boundary of or inside the coverage contour threshold of the second entity;
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- select a channel assignment for the first entity and the second entity based on the decision, wherein selecting a channel assignment for the first entity and the second entity comprises assigning the first entity and the second entity orthogonal channels if the first entity and the second entity overlap in coverage;
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- a memory coupled with the at least one processor.
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An apparatus for assigning channels in a wireless communications environment, comprising:
- means for determining a coverage contour threshold and an interference threshold for each entity of a plurality of entities in the wireless communications environment;
- means for deciding whether a first entity and a second entity overlap in coverage based on the coverage contour threshold and the interference threshold for the first entity and the second entity, wherein the first entity and the second entity overlap if interference from the first entity is greater than the interference threshold for the second entity at any point at a boundary of or inside the coverage contour threshold of the second entity;
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- means for selecting a channel assignment for the first entity and the second entity based on the decision, wherein selecting a channel assignment for the first entity and the second entity comprises assigning the first entity and the second entity orthogonal channels if the first entity and the second entity overlap in coverage.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium for assigning channels in a wireless communications environment, comprising:
- instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, configure the at least one processor to:
- determine a coverage contour threshold and an interference threshold for each entity of a plurality of entities in the wireless communications environment;
- decide whether a first entity and a second entity overlap in coverage based on the coverage contour threshold and the interference threshold for the first entity and the second entity, wherein the first entity and the second entity overlap if interference from the first entity is greater than the interference threshold for the second entity at any point at a boundary of or inside the coverage contour threshold of the second entity;
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- select a channel assignment for the first entity and the second entity based on the decision, wherein selecting a channel assignment for the first entity and the second entity comprises assigning the first entity and the second entity orthogonal channels if the first entity and the second entity overlap in coverage.
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