Multi-mode coexistence method for a multi-mode communication device
AssigneesBeijing Lenovo Software Ltd., Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
InventorsGongwei Wu, Wenying Shan, Yufei Zhang, Zheng Wang, Chunmei Pei
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a multi-mode coexistence method of a multi-mode communication device comprising steps of: setting priorities of frequency usage for all modes supported by the multi-mode communication device; determining a channel where a signal of a lower priority mode are interfered with by that of a higher priority mode; performing frequency hopping to outside said determined channel by the lower priority mode. The invention allows signals of various modes to coexist in the multi-mode communication device without modifying the existing RF reception system, and thus reduces the system cost and implementation complexity.
Claims12
A multi-mode coexistence method for a multi-mode communication device comprising steps of:
- a) setting priorities of frequency usage for all modes supported by the multi-mode communication device;
- ab1) storing in the multi-mode communication device a correspondence between a channel of a mode and frequency interference range generated by the channel;
- ab2) starting frequency hopping by the multi-mode communication device;
- ab3) deciding whether a mode starting frequency hopping is a highest priority mode currently used, and if so, performing frequency hopping, and otherwise, proceeding to a step ab4);
- ab4) setting each of currently-used modes with a priority higher than that of said mode starting frequency hopping as the higher priority mode, and said mode starting frequency hopping as a lower priority mode;
- b) determining a channel where a signal of the lower priority mode is interfered with by that of the higher priority mode;
- c) performing frequency hopping to outside said determined channel by the lower priority mode;
- d) deciding whether said mode starting frequency hopping is the lowest priority mode currently used, and if not so, executing step e);
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- e) deciding whether the signal after said mode starting frequency hopping performs frequency hopping is interfering with any of currently-used modes with a priority lower than said mode starting frequency hopping, and, if there is interference, causing those interfered modes to start frequency hopping in a descending order of priority.
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