Method and apparatus for collecting and processing interference information

A non-transitory, machine-readable storage device comprising instructions, which when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• receiving signals associated with a plurality of communication devices communicating via a plurality of wireless uplink channels with a base station associated with the processing system;
• detecting a first interferer based on at least one adaptive threshold and a correlation applied to the first interferer, wherein the at least one adaptive threshold is calculated from a baseline average signal strength across the plurality of wireless uplink channels without a predetermined number of wireless uplink channels having a highest average signal strength of the plurality of wireless uplink channels;
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• identifying a source interferer for the first interferer based on information obtained from the correlation of the first interferer, wherein the source interferer comprises intermodulation interference generated by one or more other transmitters, intermodulation interference generated by one or more faulty components, or both.

A base station, comprising:

• a processing system including a processor;
• and
• a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
• receiving signals associated with a plurality of communication devices communicating via a plurality of wireless uplink channels;
• detecting a first interferer based on at least one adaptive threshold and a correlation analysis of the first interferer, wherein the at least one adaptive threshold is calculated from a baseline average signal strength across the plurality of wireless uplink channels without a predetermined number of wireless uplink channels having a highest average signal strength of the plurality of wireless uplink channels;
• and
• identifying a source interferer for the first interferer based on information obtained from the correlation analysis of the first interferer, wherein the source interferer comprises intermodulation interference generated by one or more other transmitters, intermodulation interference generated by one or more faulty components of the base station, or both.