Wireless spread spectrum communication platform using dynamically reconfigurable logic
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Abstract
A wireless spread spectrum communication platform for processing a communication signal is disclosed herein. The wireless communication platform includes a first computing element, a second computing element, and a reconfigurable interconnect. The first computing element is coupled to the second computing element via the reconfigurable interconnect. A design configuration of the first computing element is heterogeneous with respect to a design configuration of the second computing element. The reconfigurable interconnect has an uncommitted architecture, thereby allowing it to be configured by an outside source to couple portions of the first reconfigurable interconnect with portions of the second reconfigurable interconnect in a variety of combinations. The first computing element, the second computing element, and the reconfigurable interconnect operable to perform discrete functions suitable for processing of the communication signal.
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110 Claims
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91. A method of operating a configurable electronic device with function-specific computing elements to communicate with another electronic device, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving a signal at the configurable electronic device;
b) assigning a data pump path for the signal in a configurable modem platform of the configurable electronic device;
c) receiving design configuration information for the configurable modem platform that is an applicable communication protocol for the signal; and
d) performing digital signal processing of a data portion of the signal, using the configurable modem platform, wherein the configurable modem platform has a heterogeneous structure. - View Dependent Claims (92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99)
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100. A system for operating a configurable electronic device with function-specific computing elements to communicate with another electronic device, comprising:
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first receiving means for receiving a signal at the configurable electronic device;
assigning means for assigning a data pump path for the signal in a configurable modem platform of the configurable electronic device;
second receiving means for receiving design configuration information for the configurable modem platform that is an applicable communication protocol for the signal; and
digital signal processing means for processing a data portion of the signal, using the configurable modem platform, wherein the configurable modem platform has a heterogeneous structure. - View Dependent Claims (101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108)
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109. A system for operating a configurable electronic device with function-specific computing elements to communicate with another electronic device, the system comprising:
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a processor;
a memory communicatively coupled to the processor; and
software executing in the processor configured to;
a) receive a signal at the configurable electronic device;
b) assign a data pump path for the signal in a configurable modem platform of the configurable electronic device;
c) receive design configuration information for the configurable modem platform that is an applicable communication protocol for the signal; and
d) perform digital signal processing of a data portion of the signal, using the configurable modem platform, wherein the configurable modem platform has a heterogeneous structure.
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110. A computer program having a program code for performing the method for operating a configurable electronic device with function-specific computing elements to communicate with another electronic device, comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving a signal at the configurable electronic device;
b) assigning a data pump path for the signal in a configurable modem platform of the configurable electronic device;
c) receiving design configuration information for the configurable modem platform that is an applicable communication protocol for the signal; and
d) performing digital signal processing of a data portion of the signal, using the configurable modem platform, wherein the configurable modem platform has a heterogeneous structure, when the computer program runs on a computer.
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