Selecting from a plurality of channels according to quality of test carriers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9253759-B2
Application number	US-201313738943-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 10, 2013
Priority date	Apr 20, 2012
Publication date	Feb 2, 2016
Grant date	Feb 2, 2016

Abstract

A channel selection method includes steps of generating a plurality of test carriers on a plurality of different candidate channels, respectively; obtaining a plurality of channel quality information corresponding to the plurality of test carriers, respectively; generating a test result according to the plurality of channel quality information; and selecting a target channel from the plurality of candidate channels according to the test result.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A channel selection method, comprising:
generating a plurality of test carriers on a plurality of different candidate channels of a wireless device, respectively;
obtaining a plurality of channel quality information corresponding to the plurality of test carriers, respectively;
generating a test result according to the plurality of channel quality information; and
selecting a target channel from the plurality of candidate channels according to the test result;
wherein the step of generating the test result according to the plurality of channel quality information comprises:
calculating a plurality of weighted scores according to the plurality of channel quality information, respectively, and the calculating step comprises: regarding a specific channel quality information corresponding to a specific candidate channel in the plurality of channel quality information:
determining a plurality of weightings corresponding to the specific channel quality information and channel quality information of the at least one neighboring candidate channel according to relative position between the specific candidate channel and the at least one neighboring candidate channel, respectively;
obtaining a plurality of weighting results by multiplying the plurality of weightings with the specific channel quality information and channel quality information of the at least one neighboring candidate channel, respectively; and
summing up the plurality of weighting results as a weighted score corresponding to the specific channel quality information; and

generating the test result according to the plurality of weighted scores.

2. The channel selection method of claim 1 , wherein a distance between the specific candidate channel and the at least one neighboring candidate channel is inversely proportional to the plurality of weightings corresponding to the specific candidate channel and the at least one neighboring candidate channel.

3. The channel selection method of claim 1 , wherein the step of selecting the target channel from the plurality of candidate channels according to the test result comprises:
selecting a candidate channel corresponding to a minimum weighted score in the plurality of weighted scores that is indicated by the test result as the target channel.

4. The channel selection method of claim 1 , wherein any one of the plurality of channel quality information comprises a number of received false alarm, a number of received packet, power spectrum density, clear channel assessment, a number of found base station on a corresponding candidate channel, or any combination of any of the foregoing.

5. A channel select device, comprising:
a wireless transmission unit, comprising:
a carrier generation module, for generating a plurality of test carriers on a plurality of different candidate channels, respectively; and
a wireless transceiver, coupled to the carrier generation module, for obtaining a plurality of channel quality information corresponding to the plurality of test carriers, respectively; and

a channel selection unit, comprising:
a calculating module, coupled to the wireless transceiver, for generating a test result according to the plurality of channel quality information; and
a determining module, coupled to the calculating module, for selecting a target channel from the plurality of candidate channels according to the test results;
wherein the calculating module calculates a plurality of weighted scores according to the plurality of channel quality information, respectively, and generates the test result according to the plurality of weighted scores; and regarding a specific channel quality information corresponding to a specific candidate channel in the plurality of channel quality information, the calculating module determines a plurality of weightings corresponding to the specific channel quality information and channel quality information of the at least one neighboring candidate channel according to relative position between the specific candidate channel and the at least one neighboring candidate channel, respectively; obtains a plurality of weighting results by multiplying the plurality of weightings with the specific channel quality information and channel quality information of the at least one neighboring candidate channel, respectively; and sums up the plurality of weighting results as a weighted score corresponding to the specific channel quality information.

6. The channel select device of claim 5 , wherein a distance between the specific candidate channel and the at least one neighboring candidate channel is inversely proportional to the plurality of weightings corresponding to the specific candidate channel and the at least one neighboring candidate channel.

7. The channel select device of claim 5 , wherein the determining module selects a candidate channel corresponding to a minimum weighted score in the plurality of weighted scores that is indicated by the test result as the target channel.

8. The channel select device of claim 5 , wherein any one of the plurality of channel quality information comprises a number of received false alarm, a number of received packet, power spectrum density, clear channel assessment, a number of found base station on the corresponding candidate channel, or any combination of any of the foregoing.

Assignees

• Realtek Semiconductor Corp

Inventors

• Chang Wei-Hsuan
• Chang Chung-Yao

Classifications

• H04W72/542 Primary

  using measured or perceived quality · CPC title

• H04W72/085

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W24/06

  Testing, {supervising or monitoring} using simulated traffic · CPC title

• H04W72/04 Primary

  Wireless resource allocation · CPC title