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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2016
Proxim Wireless Corporation, Fremont, CA (US);
Cornelis van de Water, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Proxim Wireless Corporation, Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for controlling frame timing and/or duration in a wireless communications network are described. Recurring interference is monitored for, detected and evaluated. Frame structure to be used in the network is determined based on the detected recurring interference in one or more monitored frequency bands. An implemented frame structure is changed dynamically in response to a detected new pattern of interference. Uplink and downlink timing and frame duration maybe determined separately, e.g., based on interference which affects uplink and downlink communications, respectively. Devices, e.g., base stations, may independently determine frame start times and durations based on detected interference or may communicate with one another to reach a consensus on a frame start time and duration to be used by multiple base stations. Downlink frame start times and durations may be based on interference information reported by one or more devices, e.g., mobile user equipment devices.