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Approach for selecting communications channels in communication systems to avoid interference

US8023899B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 30, 2009
Grant dateSep 20, 2011
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Expiry dateFeb 19, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L27/0006
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An approach for selecting communications channels to be used by a communication system includes evaluating for the presence of one or more signals both a particular communications channel currently being used by the communication system and one or more other communications channels. For the particular communications channel currently being used by the communication system, signals that use a different communications protocol than the communication system are evaluated. For the one or more other communications channels, both signals that use the same communications protocol as the communication system and signals that use a different communications protocol than the communication system are evaluated. The approach may include the use of metrics and classification of device types to determine one or more communications channels to be used by the communication system.

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