Filter design for access points

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10340975-B2
Application number	US-201615379726-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 15, 2016
Priority date	Dec 15, 2016
Publication date	Jul 2, 2019
Grant date	Jul 2, 2019

Abstract

Receiving filter design that reduces out-of-channel interference for APs is disclosed. An AP includes a first radio and a second radio disposed in a body of the AP. The first radio transmits first signals in a frequency band while the second radio receives second signals in the same frequency band. The AP includes an interference mitigation controller that determines a receiving filter for the second radio to mitigate interference between the first radio and the second radio based on the second signals received by the second radio when the first radio transmits the first signals in the frequency band. The interference mitigation controller applies the receiving filter to signals received by the second radio during a time period that the first radio is transmitting signals in the frequency band while the second radio is receiving signals in the frequency band.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An access point, comprising:
a body;
a first radio disposed in the body and configured to transmit first signals in a frequency band that includes at least a first channel and a second channel different from the first channel;
a second radio disposed in the body and configured to receive second signals in the frequency band;
a controller configured to:
train a receiving filter for the second radio to mitigate interference between the first radio and the second radio on the second channel of the frequency band, wherein training the receiving filter comprises:
transmitting a request to transmitting devices, other than the first radio, to not transmit signals in the frequency band during a reserved time period, wherein the request comprises a Clear-to-Send-to-self frame;
transmitting a training signal, by the first radio on the first channel in the frequency band during the reserved time period, and
adjusting the receiving filter to decrease reception of testing signals received by the second radio on the second channel during the reserved time period in which the first radio is transmitting the training signal, wherein the testing signals are portions of the training signal that leak into the second channel during the reserved time period;

apply the receiving filter to signals received by the second radio in response to determining that the first radio is currently transmitting the first signals while the second radio is receiving the second signals; and
remove the receiving filter from signals received by the second radio in response to determining that the first radio is not currently transmitting signals.

2. The access point of claim 1 , wherein the frequency band comprises a 5 GHz Wi-Fi frequency band.

3. The access point of claim 1 , wherein the first radio is configured to transmit the first signals in the frequency band through a first plurality of antennas disposed on the body, and wherein the second radio is configured to receive the second signals in the frequency band through a second plurality of antennas disposed on the body.

4. The access point of claim 1 , wherein the first radio is configured to transmit the first signals on the first channel in the frequency band and wherein the second radio is configured to receive the second signals on the second channel in the frequency band.

5. The access point of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
determine a time domain receiving filter and a frequency domain receiving filter for the second radio; and
apply the time domain receiving filter and the frequency domain receiving filter in response to determining that the first radio is transmitting the first signals in the frequency band while the second radio is receiving the second signals in the frequency band.

6. A computer program product, comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable program code is configured to:
train, for an access point comprising a first radio and a second radio, a receiving filter for the second radio to mitigate interference between the first radio and the second radio on a second channel of a frequency band including at least a first channel and the second channel, wherein the first radio is disposed in a body of the access point and configured to transmit first signals in the frequency band, and wherein the second radio is disposed in the body of the access point and configured to receive second signals in the frequency band, wherein training the receiving filter comprises:
transmitting a request to transmitting devices, other than the first radio, to not transmit signals in the frequency band during a reserved time period, wherein the request comprises a Clear-to-Send-to-self frame;
transmitting a training signal, by the first radio on the first channel in the frequency band during the reserved time period, and

adjusting the receiving filter to decrease reception of testing signals received by the second radio on the second channel during the reserved time period in which the first radio is transmitting the training signal, wherein the testing signals are portions of the training signal that leak into the second channel during the reserved time period;
apply the receiving filter to the second signals in response to determining that the first radio is currently transmitting the first signals while the second radio is receiving the second signals; and
remove the receiving filter from the second signals in response to determining that the first radio is not currently transmitting the first signals.

7. The computer program product of claim 6 , wherein the frequency band comprises a 5 GHz Wi-Fi frequency band.

8. The computer program product of claim 6 , wherein the first radio is configured to transmit the first signals in the frequency band through a first plurality of antennas disposed on the body, and wherein the second radio is configured to receive the second signals in the frequency band through a second plurality of antennas disposed on the body.

9. The computer program product of claim 6 , wherein the first radio is configured to transmit the first signals on the first channel in the frequency band and wherein the second radio is configured to receive the second signals on the second channel in the frequency band.

10. The computer program product of claim 6 , wherein the computer readable program code is further configured to:
determine a time domain receiving filter and a frequency domain receiving filter for the second radio; and
apply the time domain receiving filter and the frequency domain receiving filter in response to determining that the first radio is transmitting the first signals in the frequency band while the second radio is receiving the second signals in the frequency band.

11. A method, comprising:
transmitting first signals in a frequency band that includes at least a first channel and a second channel different from the first channel by a first radio disposed in a body of an access point;
receiving second signals in the frequency band by a second radio disposed in the body of the access point;
training a receiving filter for the second radio to mitigate interference between the first radio and the second radio on the second channel of the frequency band, wherein training the receiving filter comprises:
transmitting a request to transmitting devices, other than the first radio, to not transmit signals in the frequency band during a reserved time period, wherein the request comprises a Clear-to-Send-to-self frame;
transmitting a training signal, by the first radio on the first channel in the frequency band during the reserved time period, and
adjusting the receiving filter to decrease reception of testing signals received by the second radio on the second channel during the reserved time period in which the first radio is transmitting the training signal, wherein the testing signals are portions of the training signal that leak into the second channel during the reserved time period;

applying the receiving filter to the second signals in response to determining that the first radio is currently transmitting the first signals while the second radio is receiving the second signals; and
removing the receiving filter from the second signals in response to determining that the first radio is not currently transmitting the first signals.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
transmitting the first signals in the frequency band through a first plurality of antennas disposed on the body; and
receiving the second signals in the frequency

Assignees

• Cisco Tech Inc

Inventors

• Silverman Matthew A
• Stager Paul J
• Blosco John
• Metsker Corey D

Classifications

• H04W84/12

  WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] · CPC title

• H04B1/525 Primary

  with means for reducing leakage of transmitter signal into the receiver · CPC title

• H04B1/1036

  with automatic suppression of narrow band noise or interference, e.g. by using tuneable notch filters (H04B1/123 takes precedence; filter circuits H03H) · CPC title

• H04W88/08

  Access point devices · CPC title