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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2006
Paul Edward Voglewede, N. Chili, NY (US);
Edwin Mccall Leiby, Iii, Avon, NY (US);
Mark Walter Chamberlain, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
Patrick Lang, Pittsford, NY (US);
Fred C. Kellerman, Webster, NY (US);
Daniel Ernest Stephens, Rochester, NY (US);
Paul Edward Voglewede, N. Chili, NY (US);
Edwin McCall Leiby, III, Avon, NY (US);
Mark Walter Chamberlain, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
Patrick Lang, Pittsford, NY (US);
Fred C. Kellerman, Webster, NY (US);
Daniel Ernest Stephens, Rochester, NY (US);
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
To avoid signal jamming, a method is provided for selecting a dwell channel on a receiver in a frequency hopping communication system. The method includes: measuring a noise level on channels over which a data signal is received at the receiver; selecting a dwell channel based on the estimated noise levels, where the dwell channel having the lowest noise level amongst a group of permissible channels over which to acquire a signal from a transmitter; and tuning the receiver to the selected dwell channel during a search state in which the receiver attempts to synchronize with a transmitter.