System employing wideband wireless communication with super cycle detection

Abstract

A system including a digital appliance having a high data rate wideband RF transceiver operating in a microwave band for communicating digital data within quiescent periods of periodic noise and within quiescent periods within super cycle noise enclosing the periodic noise. The quiescent periods can also be used to control power management of the appliance as well as perform network control.

1 . An apparatus, comprising: 
 an RF transceiver operating in a microwave band having microwave cycle noise and super cycle noise; and    a noise detector coupled to the transceiver and detecting a first quiescent period in periodic noise in the microwave band associated with the microwave cycle noise and detecting a second quiescent period in super cycle noise in the microwave band associated with the super cycle noise.    
   
   
       2 . A method, comprising: 
 detecting a first quiescent period in microwave noise and detecting a second quiescent period in the microwave noise in a signal that that includes the first quiescent period; and    performing data transmission or data reception in the first and second quiescent periods.    
   
   
       3 . A method comprising: 
 receiving a signal including super cycle microwave noise and periodic microwave cycle noise within the super cycle microwave noise; and    detecting the super cycle microwave noise; and    performing a function responsive to the detecting of the super cycle microwave noise.