Architecture and protocol for software defined radio system
First Claim
1. A software module for supporting, in a single device, coexistence between a first wireless communication mode and a second wireless communication mode, the software module comprising:
- at least one set of protocols for the first communication mode;
at least one set of protocols for the second communication mode; and
software defined radio (SDR) control for enabling switching between the first communication mode and the second communication mode.
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Abstract
There is provided apparatus for supporting coexistence between a first wireless communication mode and a second wireless communication mode. The apparatus comprises a hardware module and a software module for implementing at least one set of protocols for both communication modes. The software module includes SDR control for enabling switching between the two communication modes. There is also provided a method for switching from the first wireless communication mode to the second wireless communication mode, in a single device, using software defined radio (SDR) control.
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37 Claims
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1. A software module for supporting, in a single device, coexistence between a first wireless communication mode and a second wireless communication mode, the software module comprising:
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at least one set of protocols for the first communication mode;
at least one set of protocols for the second communication mode; and
software defined radio (SDR) control for enabling switching between the first communication mode and the second communication mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19)
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16. Apparatus for supporting coexistence between a first wireless communication mode and a second wireless communication mode, the apparatus comprising:
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a hardware module;
a software module for implementing at least one set of protocols for each communication mode; and
an interface between the hardware module and the software module. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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20. A method for switching from a first wireless communication mode to a second wireless communication mode, in a single device, using software defined radio (SDR) control, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a host domain including an upper layer protocol for the first communication mode, an upper layer protocol for the second communication mode and an SDR control layer;
b) providing an embedded domain including a lower layer protocol for the first communication mode, a lower layer protocol for the second communication mode and an SDR control layer;
c) sending an SDR message from the SDR control layer in the host domain to the SDR control layer in the embedded domain, the message commanding the embedded domain to switch from the first communication mode to the second communication mode; and
d) switching, in the embedded domain, from the first communication mode to the second communication mode. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for performing, using software defined radio (SDR) control, a software upgrade in a device, the device supporting coexistence between a first wireless communication mode and a second wireless communication mode, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a host domain including an upper layer protocol for the first communication mode, an upper layer protocol for the second communication mode and an SDR control layer;
b) providing an embedded domain including a lower layer protocol for the first communication mode, a lower layer protocol for the second communication mode and an SDR control layer;
c) sending software upgrade data from the SDR control layer in the host domain to the SDR control layer in the embedded domain; and
d) upgrading the software. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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