Wireless Transceiver Scheduling to Reduce Power and Interference
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile computing devices face significant energy consumption issues due to the transmission of wireless signals, leading to excessive power drains and interference from spurious emissions, particularly when multiple radio modules transmit simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of scheduling mechanisms using control modules or a coordination module to avoid overlapping wireless transmissions among radio modules, ensuring that transmissions are coordinated to reduce power consumption and minimize interference.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple radio modules transmit simultaneously, then communication productivity is improved, but power consumption increases excessively
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary coordination between multiple radio modules before transmissions occur. Control modules exchange information about intended transmissions and schedule them to avoid overlapping, preventing simultaneous transmissions that would cause excessive power consumption while maintaining communication productivity through coordinated multi-module operation.
2Productivity
If multiple radio modules transmit simultaneously, then communication productivity is improved, but spurious emissions increase
Solution Approach 1:
Control modules perform preliminary scheduling to determine transmission timing for each radio module. By exchanging transmission information and coordinating schedules in advance, the system prevents simultaneous transmissions that generate spurious emissions, thereby maintaining communication productivity while eliminating harmful emissions.
Solution Approach 2:
Control modules act as intermediaries between radio modules, coordinating their transmission schedules. These intermediary control modules exchange transmission information and schedule transmissions to avoid overlap, preventing spurious emissions from simultaneous transmissions while preserving overall communication productivity.
3Productivity
If multiple radio modules transmit simultaneously, then communication productivity is improved, but interference to intended recipients increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary coordination where control modules exchange information about intended transmissions and schedule them to avoid overlapping in time. This preliminary scheduling action prevents simultaneous transmissions that would cause interference to intended recipients, while maintaining communication productivity through coordinated multi-module operation.
Solution Approach 2:
Control modules serve as intermediaries that coordinate transmission schedules between radio modules. By exchanging transmission information and scheduling transmissions to avoid overlap, these intermediary modules prevent interference to intended recipients while preserving communication productivity through coordinated operation.
Data Source
AI summary
Techniques involving network access are disclosed. For instance, an apparatus may include first and second transceivers, a first control module, and a second control module. Each transceiver may send one or more wireless transmissions, which are scheduled by the control modules. For example, the first control module may schedule transmissions of the first transceiver and the second control module may schedule transmissions of the second transceiver. These may be scheduled to avoid transmissions of the first transceiver overlapping in time with transmissions of the second transceiver.