Variable line cycle adaptation for powerline communications
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04B-003/46
H04B-003/04
H04B-003/54
출원번호
US-0800039
(2013-03-13)
등록번호
US-8891605
(2014-11-18)
발명자
/ 주소
Afkhami, Hassan Kaywan
Rajkotia, Purva Rameshchandra
Yonge, III, Lawrence Winston
출원인 / 주소
QUALCOMM Incorporated
대리인 / 주소
DeLizio Gilliam, PLLC
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초록▼
Line cycle adaptation periods may have variable duration. A powerline cycle may be segmented into a plurality of line cycle adaptation periods having variable duration based upon signal-to-noise (SNR) characteristics measured at various times throughout the powerline cycle. The line cycle adaptation
Line cycle adaptation periods may have variable duration. A powerline cycle may be segmented into a plurality of line cycle adaptation periods having variable duration based upon signal-to-noise (SNR) characteristics measured at various times throughout the powerline cycle. The line cycle adaptation periods may include at least two periods with unequal durations. Each line cycle adaptation period may be associated with one or more tone maps defining physical layer transmission properties to be used by a second device for transmissions occurring during the line cycle adaptation period.
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1. A method comprising: determining, at a first device, signal-to-noise (SNR) characteristics of received signals at various times during a powerline cycle, including a first SNR measurement at a first portion of the powerline cycle and a second SNR measurement at a second portion of the powerline c
1. A method comprising: determining, at a first device, signal-to-noise (SNR) characteristics of received signals at various times during a powerline cycle, including a first SNR measurement at a first portion of the powerline cycle and a second SNR measurement at a second portion of the powerline cycle;determining, at the first device, line cycle adaptation periods within the powerline cycle based at least in part on the SNR characteristics, wherein determining the line cycle adaptation periods includes determining a line cycle adaptation period boundary between the first portion of the powerline cycle and the second portion of the powerline cycle when a difference between the first SNR measurement and the second SNR measurement exceeds a threshold amount, the line cycle adaptation period boundary associated with an end of a first line cycle adaptation period and a beginning of a second line cycle adaptation period; andcoordinating the line cycle adaptation periods with a second device such that subsequent transmissions from the second device are in accordance with line cycle adaptation properties specific to each line cycle adaptation period. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said coordinating the line cycle adaptation periods with the second device comprises transmitting a line cycle adaptation period definition message to the second device. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein said coordinating the line cycle adaptation periods with the second device comprises associating a tone map with each line cycle adaptation period, the tone map defining transmission properties to be used during each line cycle adaptation period. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein said coordinating the line cycle adaptation periods with the second device comprises transmitting an extended tone map message that defines transmission properties and timing information associated with at least one line cycle adaptation period. 5. The method of claim 1 wherein said determining the line cycle adaptation periods comprises: initially setting a set of line cycle adaptation periods to have equal durations; andmerging two consecutive line cycle adaptation periods to create a longer line cycle adaptation period when SNR characteristics for the two consecutive line cycle adaptation periods are within the threshold amount of each other. 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising: splitting a particular line cycle adaptation period into two or more smaller line cycle adaptation periods when SNR characteristics for portions of the particular line cycle adaptation period are not within the threshold amount of each other. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining SNR characteristics comprises measuring SNR characteristics on a per-OFDM-symbol basis. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein a quantity of line cycle adaptation periods determined is based at least in part at least in part on a number of nodes in a powerline communications cell. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the line cycle adaptation periods include at least two periods with unequal durations. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the line cycle adaptation periods includes: determining the first line cycle adaptation period based at least in part on a first plurality of consecutive SNR measurements that are within the threshold amount of each other, the first plurality of consecutive SNR measurements including the first SNR measurement; anddetermining the second line cycle adaptation period based at least in part on a second plurality of consecutive SNR measurements that are within the threshold amount of each other, the second plurality of consecutive SNR measurements including the second SNR measurement. 11. The method of claim 4, wherein said timing information includes a start time relative to a predefined transition of the powerline cycle and a duration. 12. The method of claim 7, further comprising: averaging SNR measurements for each corresponding symbol slot over a plurality of powerline cycles; anddetermining a baseline pattern of SNR values for each symbol slot of the powerline cycle, wherein the line cycle adaptation periods are based at least in part on the baseline pattern of SNR values. 13. An apparatus comprising: a processor;a memory to store instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to: determine signal-to-noise (SNR) characteristics of received signals at various times during a powerline cycle, including a first SNR measurement at a first portion of the powerline cycle and a second SNR measurement at a second portion of the powerline cycle;determine line cycle adaptation periods within the powerline cycle based at least in part on the SNR characteristics, and to determine a line cycle adaptation period boundary between the first portion of the powerline cycle and the second portion of the powerline cycle when a difference between the first SNR measurement and the second SNR measurement exceeds a threshold amount, the line cycle adaptation period boundary associated with an end of a first line cycle adaptation period and a beginning of a second line cycle adaptation period; andcoordinate the line cycle adaptation periods with a second device such that subsequent transmissions from the second device are in accordance with line cycle adaptation properties specific to each line cycle adaptation period. 14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus transmit a line cycle adaptation period definition message to the second device. 15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to associate a tone map with each line cycle adaptation period, the tone map defining transmission properties to be used during each line cycle adaptation period. 16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to transmit an extended tone map message that defines transmission properties and timing information associated with at least one line cycle adaptation period. 17. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to: initially set a set of line cycle adaptation periods to have equal durations; andmerge two consecutive line cycle adaptation periods to create a longer line cycle adaptation period when SNR characteristics for the two consecutive line cycle adaptation periods are within the threshold amount of each other. 18. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to measure SNR characteristics on a per-OFDM-symbol basis. 19. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein said timing information includes a start time relative to a predefined transition of the powerline cycle and a duration. 20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to: split a particular line cycle adaptation period into two or more smaller line cycle adaptation periods when SNR characteristics for portions of the particular line cycle adaptation period are not within the threshold amount of each other. 21. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer program code, the computer program code comprising instructions which when executed by a processor of a device cause the device to: determine signal-to-noise (SNR) characteristics of received signals at various times during a powerline cycle, including a first SNR measurement at a first portion of the powerline cycle and a second SNR measurement at a second portion of the powerline cycle;determine line cycle adaptation periods within the powerline cycle based at least in part on the SNR characteristics and to determine a line cycle adaptation period boundary between the first portion of the powerline cycle and the second portion of the powerline cycle when a difference between the first SNR measurement and the second SNR measurement exceeds a threshold amount, the line cycle adaptation period boundary associated with an end of a first line cycle adaptation period and a beginning of a second line cycle adaptation period; andcoordinate the line cycle adaptation periods with a second device such that subsequent transmissions from the second device are in accordance with line cycle adaptation properties specific to each line cycle adaptation period. 22. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21, wherein the instructions which when executed by the processor of the device cause the device to coordinate the line cycle adaptation periods with the second device comprises instructions which when executed by the processor of the device cause the device to: transmit a line cycle adaptation period definition message to the second device;associate a tone map with each line cycle adaptation period, the tone map defining transmission properties to be used during each line cycle adaptation period; ortransmit an extended tone map message that defines transmission properties and timing information associated with at least one line cycle adaptation period. 23. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21, further comprising instructions which when executed by the processor of the device cause the device to: initially set a set of line cycle adaptation periods to have equal durations; andmerge two consecutive line cycle adaptation periods to create a longer line cycle adaptation period when SNR characteristics for the two consecutive line cycle adaptation periods are within the threshold amount of each other, orsplit a particular line cycle adaptation period into two or more smaller line cycle adaptation periods when SNR characteristics for portions of the particular line cycle adaptation period are not within the threshold amount of each other.
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