CPC H04B 10/1149 (2013.01) [H04B 10/079 (2013.01); H04B 10/0779 (2013.01); H04B 10/1143 (2013.01); H04W 16/28 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
identifying, by one or more processors, a plurality of time periods of a time cycle during which fades of a communication link between a first communication device and a second communication device have previously occurred;
determining, by the one or more processors, a first time period of the plurality of time periods during which fades occurred more often than during other ones of the plurality of time periods;
determining, by the one or more processors, one or more environmental factors associated with the first time period;
determining, by the one or more processors, a trend based on the determined first time period and the determined one or more environmental factors; and
performing, by the one or more processors, a search for the communication link using the trend.
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