ALIGNMENT OF PACKETS FOR IMPLEMENTING COEXISTENCE OF MULTIPLE HOMOGENEOUS RADIOS

摘要

Techniques are disclosed for controlling, in a network device, multiple radio circuits operating in a same or similar frequency band and in close physical proximity. In some embodiments, the radio circuits operate on the same network protocol. The network device can include a coexistence controller coupled to the network circuits. According to some embodiments, the network circuits are each assigned a priority, and the coexistence controller can control operations between the network circuits by selectively adjusting one or more transmission operating parameters of a respective network circuit based on a plurality of operating criteria, which include each network circuit's priority. Among other benefits, the embodiments disclosed herein can increase wireless network bandwidth and reduce mobile device power consumption by providing coordination among the radio circuits so that the transmitting and receiving operations are performed in a way that they do not interfere with their respective antennas.

主权项

1. A network device, comprising:
a plurality of wireless network circuits, the network circuits operating in a same radio frequency band; and a coexistence controller coupled to the network circuits and configured to coordinate the network circuits so that the circuits perform transmitting or receiving in a synchronized manner, wherein the plurality of wireless network circuits are collocated on the network device, and wherein none of the network circuits performs a transmitting operation when there is one network circuit performing a receiving operation.