Patent ID: 8457261
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: H03G,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: determining a plurality of samples, associated with an RF signal received at a wireless network device, that are used to indicate RF saturation in the wireless network device at a plurality of time instants; determining, in a window of a pre-determined subset of the plurality of samples, a number of high amplitude samples, wherein each of the high amplitude samples indicates a presence of RF saturation in the wireless network device at a time instant of the plurality of time instants; comparing the number of high amplitude samples in the window with a plurality of gain thresholds to determine whether to decrease an RF gain associated with the wireless network device; in response to determining to decrease the RF gain associated with the wireless network device, determining an RF gain drop value based, at least in part, on said comparing the number of high amplitude samples in the window with the plurality of gain thresholds; and decreasing the RF gain associated with the wireless network device in accordance with the RF gain drop value.