DYNAMIC RECONFIGURATION OF RESOURCES THROUGH PAGE HEADERS
First Claim
1. A radio head interface for a communications system, the radio head interface comprising:
- a first interface for communicating with a signal processing module digitally performing waveform processing to modulate and demodulate radio signals;
a second interface for communicating with a radio head for transmitting and receiving wireless radio signals;
a first buffer coupled to the first interface for receiving a page of data from the signal processing module, the page of data comprising a page header for communicating reconfiguration parameters and a plurality of digital radio frequency samples representing a modulated radio signal;
at least one digital frequency converter coupled to the second interface; and
a configuration management unit, the configuration management unit adapted to receive the reconfiguration parameters from the page header and reconfigure the at least one digital frequency converter based on the reconfiguration parameters.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for reconfiguring communications systems are provided. In one embodiment, a radio head interface for a communications system comprises: a first interface for communicating with a signal processing module digitally performing waveform processing to modulate and demodulate radio signals; a second interface for communicating with a radio head for transmitting and receiving wireless radio signals; a first buffer coupled to the first interface for receiving a page of data from the signal processing module, the page of data comprising a page header for communicating reconfiguration parameters and a plurality of digital radio frequency samples representing a modulated radio signal; at least one digital frequency converter coupled to the second interface; and a configuration management unit, the configuration management unit adapted to receive the reconfiguration parameters from the page header and reconfigure the at least one digital frequency converter based on the reconfiguration parameters.
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21 Claims
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1. A radio head interface for a communications system, the radio head interface comprising:
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a first interface for communicating with a signal processing module digitally performing waveform processing to modulate and demodulate radio signals; a second interface for communicating with a radio head for transmitting and receiving wireless radio signals; a first buffer coupled to the first interface for receiving a page of data from the signal processing module, the page of data comprising a page header for communicating reconfiguration parameters and a plurality of digital radio frequency samples representing a modulated radio signal; at least one digital frequency converter coupled to the second interface; and a configuration management unit, the configuration management unit adapted to receive the reconfiguration parameters from the page header and reconfigure the at least one digital frequency converter based on the reconfiguration parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A radio head interface module, the module comprising:
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a transmit buffer, the transmit buffer adapted to receive a page of data from a signal processing module, the page of data comprising a page header for communicating reconfiguration parameters and a plurality of digital radio frequency samples representing a modulated radio signal; a transmit engine; a digital upconverter, the transmit engine adapted to transfer the plurality of digital radio frequency samples from the transmit buffer to the digital upconverter; a configuration management unit adapted to receive to receive the reconfiguration parameters from the page header; and a memory adapted with digital upconverter parameters; wherein the configuration management unit is further adapted to access the memory to lookup associated digital upconverter parameters based on the reconfiguration parameters; wherein the configuration management unit is further adapted to output the associated digital upconverter parameters to the digital up converter. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A radio head interface module, the module comprising:
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a first buffer, the first buffer adapted to receive a page of data from a signal processing module, the page of data comprising a page header for communicating reconfiguration parameters; a configuration management unit adapted to receive to receive the reconfiguration parameters from the page header; and a digital downconverter adapted to receive a stream of data from a radio head, the stream of data representing a modulated radio signal; a memory adapted with digital downconverter parameters; wherein the configuration management unit is further adapted to access the memory to lookup the associated digital downconverter parameters based on the reconfiguration parameters; and wherein the configuration management unit is further adapted to output the associated parameters to the digital downconverter. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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