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Cruable U-NII wireless radio with secure, integral antenna connection via SM BIOS in U-NII wireless ready device

  • US 20050074123A1
  • Filed: 10/07/2003
  • Published: 04/07/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a CRUable U-NII radio card into an interface slot within a wireless ready device designed for receiving radio cards, said radio card having a radio identification (ID) parameter, wherein said slot enables said radio to be electrically coupled to and interface with an antenna that is embedded in the device and has an antenna identification (ID) parameter;

    during boot up of the device, completing an authentication process utilizing a table within a BIOS of the device of paired radio-antenna IDs for authorized radio-antenna combinations, wherein the authentication process verifies that said radio is an authorized radio for utilization with the antenna within the device under U-NII standards; and

    when said authentication process verifies that said radio is authorized, completing a boot of said device and enable U-NII communication via the combination of said antenna and said radio, wherein a U-NII transmitter meeting an FCC “

    integral”

    requirement is provided within the wireless ready device having an embedded antenna.

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