Disturbance Detection for Transport Links

Abstract

The method comprises sampling transport data received on the transport link to determine properties of the transport link. The method comprises detecting the disturbance of the transport link based on the determined properties of the transport link. The method comprises, responsive to the detecting the disturbance, determining, based on the sampled received transport data, the cause of the disturbance. The method further comprises, responsive to detecting the disturbance, refraining from transmitting an indication of the disturbance or transmitting the indication of the disturbance with an instruction for resolving the disturbance.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An operations controller for receiving a disturbance of a transport link, the operations controller comprising:
 a processor; and   memory, the memory containing instructions executable by the processor whereby the operations controller is configured to:
 monitor the transport link; and 
 receive an indication of the disturbance on the transport link and an instruction for resolving the disturbance, wherein the instruction for resolving the disturbance is based on a cause of the disturbance determined from sampled transport data received on the transport link. 
   
     
     
         2 . The operations controller of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor further configures the operations controller to adjust operation of the transport link responsive to the indication of the disturbance. 
     
     
         3 . The operations controller of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor further configures the operations controller to refrain from transmitting an indication by suppressing a warning indication of a declined performance for transport data transmitted on the transport link. 
     
     
         4 . The operations controller of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor further configures the operations controller to receive the transport data and sample a subset of the transport data at predetermined intervals. 
     
     
         5 . The operations controller of  claim 1 , wherein the cause of the disturbance is caused by liquids or solids in the path of the transport link. 
     
     
         6 . The operations controller of  claim 1 , wherein the cause of the disturbance is malfunction of equipment at an endpoint of the transport link, and wherein the instructions executable by the processor further configures the operations controller to transmit the instruction that is related to the malfunction of the equipment. 
     
     
         7 . The operations controller of  claim 1 , wherein the cause of the disturbance is movement of the transmitter or receiver at an endpoint of the transport link, and wherein the instructions executable by the processor further configures the operations controller to transmit the instruction that is related to correcting the movement of the transmitter or receiver. 
     
     
         8 . The operations controller of  claim 1 , wherein the cause of the disturbance is a temporary obstacle in the path of the transport link, and wherein the instructions executable by the processor further configures the operations controller to selectively determine whether to refrain from sending the indication or transmit the indication with an instruction related to increasing the transmission power of an end point of the transport link. 
     
     
         9 . The operations controller of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor further configures the operations controller to detect the disturbance of the transport link by comparing the properties of the received transport data to classes of learned channel conditions. 
     
     
         10 . The operations controller of  claim 9 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor further configures the operations controller to sample transport data received on the transport link and form a vector of channel conditions to determine properties of the transport link. 
     
     
         11 . The operations controller of  claim 10  wherein to detect the disturbance, the instructions executable by the processor further configures the operations controller to classify the vector as a particular channel condition. 
     
     
         12 . The operations controller of  claim 9 , wherein the classes of learned channel conditions are based on a sampling of received transport data on other transport links. 
     
     
         13 . The operations controller of  claim 12 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor further configures the operations controller to select the other transport links based on their proximity to the transport link or proximity to an environmental feature. 
     
     
         14 . The operations controller of  claim 12 , wherein the classes of learned channel conditions are based on sampling of other received transport data received on the transport link. 
     
     
         15 . The operations controller of  claim 1 , wherein the properties of the transport link include an attenuation of the transport link. 
     
     
         16 . The operations controller of  claim 15 , wherein the properties of the transport link further include a quality of a received signal associated with the received transport data on the transport link. 
     
     
         17 . The operations controller of  claim 16 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor further configures the operations controller to sample one or more of a received power, a transmission power, and a mean square error (MSE) associated with the received transport data. 
     
     
         18 . A method of receiving a disturbance of a transport link, the method comprising:
 monitoring or controlling the transport link; and   receiving an indication of the disturbance on the transport link and an instruction for resolving the disturbance, wherein the instruction for resolving the disturbance is based on a cause of the disturbance determined from sampled transport data received on the transport link.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising, responsive to the indication of the disturbance, adjusting the operation of the transport link. 
     
     
         20 . A disturbance detection apparatus for detecting a disturbance of a transport link: the method comprising:
 a processor; and   memory, the memory containing instructions executable by the processor whereby the disturbance detection apparatus is configured to:
 sample transport data received on the transport link to determine properties of the transport link; 
 detect the disturbance of the transport link based on the determined properties of the transport link; and 
 responsive to detecting the disturbance:
 determine, based on the sampled transport data, the cause of the disturbance; and 
 refrain from transmitting an indication of the disturbance or an instruction for resolving the disturbance.