Abstract:
A computing entity, such as a server, obtains a first, second, and third set of measurements based on wireless transmissions between one or more beacon devices, a wireless client device, and one or more wireless access points in a wireless network. The first set of measurements is associated with wireless transmissions from the beacon device(s) received at the wireless access points. The second set of measurements is associated with wireless transmissions between the wireless client device and the wireless access points. The third set of measurements is associated with wireless transmissions from beacon devices received at the wireless client device. An estimated location of the wireless client device is generated based on the first set of measurement data, the second set of measurement data, and the third set of measurement data.
Abstract:
Wireless transmissions from beacon devices are received at a plurality of receiver devices. The wireless transmissions comprise packets that carry information used for location-based services for mobile wireless devices. Content of one or more fields of the beacon packets received by one or more of the plurality of receiver devices is obtained. Measurement data associated with the transmissions received at the plurality of receiver devices is generated. Locations of the respective beacon devices are computed from the measurement data obtained by the plurality of receiver devices. Information identifying detected beacon devices and their locations are stored to maintain a location history of beacon devices over time locations. Changes from information contained in the location history are detected based on the locations computed for respective beacon devices from the measurement data and content of one or more fields of detected beacon packets.
Abstract:
Techniques are presented herein for distinguishing between the DC component of a real signal and DC energy of a received signal due to the radio receiver circuitry. Samples are obtained of a received signal derived from output of a receiver of a communication device. A mean of the samples is computed over a sample window comprising a predetermined number of samples. First and second thresholds are provided, the first threshold being greater than the second threshold. An absolute value of the mean is compared with respect to the first threshold and the second threshold as samples are obtained in the sample window. A selection is made between the first threshold and the second threshold for purposes of comparison with the absolute value of the mean to determine whether energy at DC is a true/real DC component of the received signal or is due to circuitry of the receiver.
Abstract:
In an example embodiment, a channel that includes a plurality of sub-channels is sampled to detect pulses indicative of a presence of a radar signal. A frequency for the radar signal is determined. If the frequency of the radar signal maps to a selected subset of the plurality of sub-channels, the selected subset of the plurality of sub-channels are determined to be unavailable due to radar, while the remaining sub-channels remain available for use. The selected subset of the plurality of sub-channels determined to be unavailable due to radar may be selectively returned for use after the radar signal is no longer detected for a predetermined selected time period.
Abstract:
An access point (AP) includes a transceiver to service wireless client traffic on wireless channels within a channel bandwidth. The AP services wireless client traffic in a first channel bandwidth and sets a receiver bandwidth to include the first channel bandwidth and a second channel bandwidth initially not available for servicing wireless client traffic. Concurrent with servicing the wireless client traffic in the first channel bandwidth, the AP searches the second channel bandwidth for any interference signal. If no interference signal is found in the second channel bandwidth, the AP declares the second channel bandwidth free of interference.
Abstract:
In a wireless local area network, each of multiple access points, in a high density deployment, are configured to suppress co-channel interference. A first access point having a plurality of antennas beamforms a transmission to a wireless client device within a null-space or with the weakest singular eigenmodes of a wireless channel between the first access point and at least one co-channel second access point. Techniques are presented herein for situations in which any given access point has two or more co-channel access points. In addition, an access point may perform receive side suppression with respect to a transmission (made by a co-channel access point to one of its associated wireless client devices) that is received from that co-channel access point.
Abstract:
Techniques are presented for detecting rogue wireless beacon devices. Wireless transmissions from beacon devices are received at a plurality of receiver devices. The wireless transmissions of the beacon devices comprise packets that carry information used for location-based services for mobile wireless devices. Content of one or more fields of the packets transmitted by the beacon devices and received by one or more of the receiver devices is obtained. The content of one or more fields of the packets is analyzed to detect an unauthorized beacon device. The analyzing operation may involve comparing the content of the one or more fields of the packets against a list that contains one or more identifiers for authorized beacon devices. In another form, analyzing may involve analyzing the content of the one or more fields of the packets with pattern information related to advertising content or advertising source.
Abstract:
In a wireless local are network, each of multiple access points, in a high density deployment, are configured to suppress co-channel interference. A first access point having a plurality of antennas beamforms a transmission to a wireless client device within a null-space or with the weakest singular eigenmodes of a wireless channel between the first access point and at least one co-channel second access point. Techniques are presented herein for situations in which any given access point has two or more co-channel access points. In addition, an access point may perform receive side suppression with respect to a transmission (made by a co-channel access point to one of its associated wireless client devices) that is received from that co-channel access point.
Abstract:
A mid-packet detection technique is provided that detects a packet with periodic repetitions of a fixed duration at a point in time of the packet other than a start-of-packet pattern, e.g., a preamble, associated with the packet. The process performs packet detection without detecting a preamble and does not require carrier frequency recovery, timing recovery (synchronization) or channel estimation. In one embodiment, a doubly differential matched filter autocorrelation of the received signal is computed and used as a metric for packet detection when the preamble is not observed or to complement preamble detection. The metric is compared to a threshold to indicate detection of a packet.
Abstract:
A set of receiver path circuits is allocated for processing a radio-frequency (RF) signal provided by receive antennas coupled to the receiver path circuits. The RF signal may belong to a first signal class, such as Wi-Fi. A first gain control signal is applied to each of the allocated receiver path circuits to condition a signal level of the RF signal for the first signal class. A second gain control signal is applied to another set of receiver path circuits coupled to the receive antennas to condition the RF signal of a second signal class. First receive gain control signals are generated from the RF signals of the first signal class by the allocated set of the receiver path circuits. The first receive gain control signals are configured to optimize the signal level for processing the first signal class. A second receive gain control signal is generated to optimize the signal level of the RF signal for the second signal class.