Abstract: Noise in a communication channel is estimated by, in the absence of transmitted information packets, obtaining a plurality of sets of signal samples, and estimating noise power levels associated with the sets of signal samples and allotted to respective noise power classes. In the presence of at least one transmitted information packet, an information packet power level is estimated. A set of signal-to-noise ratios computed between the information packet power level and the noise power levels in the respective noise power classes are compared against a signal-to-noise threshold and partitioned into a first subset and a second subset of signal-to-noise ratios failing to exceed/exceeding, respectively, the threshold. One or more resulting impulsive noise parameters are computed as a function of impulsive noise parameters indicative of noise power levels in the signal-to-noise ratios in the first subset while disregarding impulsive noise parameters indicative of noise power levels in the second subset.

Abstract: Noise in a communication channel is estimated by, in the absence of transmitted information packets, obtaining a plurality of sets of signal samples, and estimating noise power levels associated with the sets of signal samples and allotted to respective noise power classes. In the presence of at least one transmitted information packet, an information packet power level is estimated. A set of signal-to-noise ratios computed between the information packet power level and the noise power levels in the respective noise power classes are compared against a signal-to-noise threshold and partitioned into a first subset and a second subset of signal-to-noise ratios failing to exceed/exceeding, respectively, the threshold. One or more resulting impulsive noise parameters are computed as a function of impulsive noise parameters indicative of noise power levels in the signal-to-noise ratios in the first subset while disregarding impulsive noise parameters indicative of noise power levels in the second subset.