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Method and apparatus for providing jammer detection in a receiver

US8559865B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 23, 2009
Grant dateOct 15, 2013
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Expiry dateJan 3, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03F2203/7236
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for detecting a jammer comprising sampling an input signal; downconverting and sampling the input signal to generate a sampled downconverted (SD) input signal; comparing the sampled input signal to a wideband threshold THWB, and comparing the SD input signal to a narrowband threshold THNB; generating a wideband (WB) interrupt signal based on the comparison to the THWB, and generating a narrowband (NB) interrupt signal based on the comparison to the THNB; and generating a composite interrupt signal based on at least one of WB interrupt signal and NB interrupt signal. In one aspect, the apparatus comprises a wideband jammer detector for generating a WB interrupt signal to indicate a wideband jammer; a narrowband jammer detector for generating a NB interrupt signal to indicate a narrowband jammer; and interrupt logic for generating a composite interrupt signal based on one of WB interrupt signal and NB interrupt signal.

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