Method and apparatus for mitigating radio interference

Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining that interference associated with a signal exceeds a threshold, determining at least one operating parameter associated with a user equipment to modify responsive to the determining that the interference exceeds the threshold, wherein the at least one operating parameter includes a frequency band that the user equipment uses to communicate or a clock signal frequency range of a clock of the user equipment, and transmitting a notification to the user equipment, wherein the notification includes an indication of the at least one operating parameter. Other embodiments are disclosed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A device, comprising:
 a processing system including a processor; and   a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:   determining that interference to the device exceeds a threshold, wherein the interference is caused at least in part by a clock signal frequency range of a clock of a communication device, wherein the determining that the interference to the device exceeds the threshold is based on a first fundamental frequency that the device uses to communicate with the communication device; and   transmitting a notification to the communication device, wherein the notification includes an indication to modify the clock signal frequency range, wherein the notification includes a first identification of the device and a second identification of the communication device, and wherein the notification includes a credential that authenticates the processing system to the communication device.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the communication device is a mobile device. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device is a mobile device. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the signal is associated with a streaming video service. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the determining that the interference to the device exceeds the threshold is based on a first harmonic and a first sub-harmonic associated with the first fundamental frequency. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the determining that the interference to the device exceeds the threshold is based on a second fundamental frequency that the device uses to communicate with a second communication device. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 6 , wherein the determining that the interference to the device exceeds the threshold is based on a first harmonic and a first sub-harmonic associated with the second fundamental frequency. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 obtaining configuration information associated with a plurality of communication devices, wherein the plurality of communications devices includes the communication device and a second communication device, and wherein the interference is further caused at least in part by a clock frequency range of the second communication device; and   updating the configuration information associated with the plurality of communication devices.   
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the signal corresponds to a downlink signal transmitted from the device to the communication device. 
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the signal corresponds to an uplink signal received by the device from the communication device. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device includes a network element, a base station, an access point, or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         12 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
 determining that interference to a device exceeds a threshold, wherein the interference is caused at least in part by a clock signal frequency range of a clock of a communication device, wherein the determining that the interference to the device exceeds the threshold is based on a first fundamental frequency that the device uses to communicate with the communication device; and   transmitting a notification to the communication device, wherein the notification includes an indication to modify the clock signal frequency range, wherein the notification includes a first identification of the device and a second identification of the communication device, and wherein the notification includes a credential that authenticates the processing system to the communication device.   
     
     
         13 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 12 , wherein the determining that the interference to the device exceeds the threshold is based on a first harmonic and a first sub-harmonic associated with the first fundamental frequency. 
     
     
         14 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 12 , wherein the determining that the interference to the device exceeds the threshold is based on a second fundamental frequency that the device uses to communicate with a second communication device. 
     
     
         15 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 14 , wherein the determining that the interference to the device exceeds the threshold is based on a first harmonic and a first sub-harmonic associated with the second fundamental frequency. 
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 obtaining configuration information associated with a plurality of communication devices, wherein the plurality of communications devices includes the communication device and a second communication device, and wherein the interference is further caused at least in part by a clock frequency range of the second communication device; and   updating the configuration information associated with the plurality of communication devices.   
     
     
         17 . A method, comprising:
 determining, by a communication device including a processor, that interference to the device exceeds a threshold, wherein the interference is caused at least in part by a clock signal frequency range of a clock of a communication device, wherein the determining that the interference to the device exceeds the threshold is based on a first fundamental frequency that the device uses to communicate with the communication device; and   transmitting, by the communication device, a notification to the communication device, wherein the notification includes an indication to modify the clock signal frequency range, wherein the notification includes a first identification of the device and a second identification of the communication device, and wherein the notification includes a credential that authenticates the communication device to the communication device.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the determining that the interference to the device exceeds the threshold is based on a first harmonic and a first sub-harmonic associated with the first fundamental frequency. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the determining that the interference to the device exceeds the threshold is based on a second fundamental frequency that the device uses to communicate with a second communication device. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the determining that the interference to the device exceeds the threshold is based on a first harmonic and a first sub-harmonic associated with the second fundamental frequency.