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US 2019/0101620 A1Published application
System and method for deploying self-coordinated devices in an environment with incumbent receivers
AssigneeHigher Ground LLC
InventorsRobert REIS, Shmuel SHAFFER
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Abstract
A system in accordance with one aspect mitigates interference with PtPRs (Point to Point Receivers) that may be caused by a Wi-Fi base station or terminal devices associated with the Wi-Fi base station.
Claims24
A communications system comprising:
- a first wireless communication network that determines a protection zone for each of a plurality of unintended receivers of a second wireless communication network, wherein a protection zone defines a geographical area where transmission by at least one of a base station and terminal may cause interference with operation of a corresponding at least one unintended receiver;
- the first wireless communication network using a location and direction determination module to determine a current location of the base station;
- the first wireless communication network determining a current direction in which the antenna of the base station points;
- the first communication network determining whether the current location and antenna direction of the base station is within any protection zone of the plurality of unintended receivers and may cause interference with the operation of a corresponding unintended receiver;
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- a protection zone system that determines whether transmission is allowed.
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A method of operating a communications system comprising:
- determining, in a first wireless communication network, a protection zone for each of a plurality of unintended receivers of a second wireless communication network, wherein a protection zone defines a geographical area where transmission by a base station may cause interference by at least one of a base station and terminal with operation of a corresponding at least one unintended receiver;
- determining, in the first wireless communication network, a current location of the base station;
- determining, in the first wireless communication network, a current direction in which the antenna of the base station points;
- determining, in the first communication network, whether the current location and antenna direction of the base station is within any protection zone of the plurality of unintended receivers and may cause interference with the operation of a corresponding unintended receiver;
- a protection zone system that determines whether transmission is allowed.
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A communications device comprising:
- a location and direction determination module to determine a current location of a base station and a current direction in which the antenna of the base station points;
- a protection zone module to determine whether the current location and antenna direction of the base station is within any protection zone of a plurality of unintended receivers and may therefore cause interference with an operation of a corresponding unintended receiver, wherein a protection zone defines a geographical area where transmission by at least one of the base station and a terminal may cause interference with operation of a corresponding at least one unintended receiver, the protection zone module further preventing transmission by the base station when the current location and antenna direction of the base station is within any protection zone of one or more of the plurality of unintended receivers.
A method to operate a communications device comprising:
- determining a current location of a base station and a current direction in which the antenna of the base station points;
- determining whether the current location and antenna direction of the base station is within any protection zone of a plurality of unintended receivers and may therefore cause interference with an operation of a corresponding unintended receiver, wherein a protection zone defines a geographical area where transmission by at least one of the base station and a terminal may cause interference with operation of a corresponding at least one unintended receiver;
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- preventing transmission by the base station when the current location and antenna direction of the base station is within any protection zone of one or more of the plurality of unintended receivers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.