SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING MULTIPLE RADIOS OF DIFFERENT PROTOCOLS

• US 20090161728A1
• Filed: 12/24/2007
• Published: 06/25/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: HWANG, Lih-Tyng, SCHALLER, Andreas, NASIR, Irfan, GRAJALES, Liliana, TUNGARE, Aroon, CORNETT, Kenneth
• Application Number:
  US11/963,897
• Publication Number:
  US 20090161728A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 375/132
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/005 adapting radio receivers, transmitters andtransceivers for operation on two or more bands, i.e. frequency ranges
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2602 Signal structure
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A method, apparatus, and electronic device for regulating communication are disclosed. A first radio 304 may execute a coordination communication operation using a coordination protocol. A coordinator layer 230 may determine an optimum protocol for a communication operation based on the coordination communication operation. A second radio 302 may use the optimum protocol.

Claims

1. A method for regulating communication comprising:

executing a coordination communication operation in a first radio using a coordination protocol;

executing a coordinator layer that determines an optimum protocol for a communication operation based on the coordination communication operation; and

reconfiguring a second radio using the optimum protocol.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining the optimum protocol based on at least one of data rate, range, energy usage, bit error rate, or encryption.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a coordination message with the first radio using the coordination protocol; and

using the coordination message to determine the optimum protocol.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the optimum protocol uses a frequency hopping spread spectrum protocol.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the coordination message includes at least one of a specific channel hopping sequence, an identifier specifying a known hopping sequences, a current position within a specified hopping sequence, or a starting position within the specified hopping sequence.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the optimum protocol uses a direct sequence spread spectrum protocol.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the coordination message includes at least one of a pseudo-noise spreading code sequence, an identifier specifying a pseudo-noise code sequence, or a start position within a specified pseudo-noise code.

8. The method of claim 3, wherein the optimum protocol uses an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing protocol.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the coordination message includes at least one of a set of sub-carrier frequencies or an identifier specifying a sub-carrier signal set.

10. A telecommunications apparatus for regulating communication comprising:

a first radio that executes a coordination communication operation using a coordination protocol;

a coordinator layer that determines an optimum protocol for a communication operation based on the coordination communication operation; and

a second radio that uses the optimum protocol.

11. The telecommunications apparatus of claim 10, wherein the coordination layer determines the optimum protocol based on at least one of data rate, range, energy usage, bit error rate, or encryption.

12. The telecommunications apparatus of claim 10, wherein the first radio receives a coordination message using the coordination protocol and using the coordination message to determine the optimum protocol.

13. The telecommunications apparatus of claim 12, wherein the optimum protocol uses a frequency hopping spread spectrum protocol.

14. The telecommunications apparatus of claim 13, wherein the coordination message includes at least one of a specific channel hopping sequence, an identifier specifying a known hopping sequences, a current position within a specified hopping sequence, or a starting position within the specified hopping sequence.

15. The telecommunications apparatus of claim 12, wherein the optimum protocol uses a direct sequence spread spectrum protocol.

16. The telecommunications apparatus of claim 15, wherein the coordination message includes at least one of a pseudo-noise spreading code sequence, an identifier specifying a pseudo-noise code sequence, or a start position within a specified pseudo-noise code.

17. The telecommunications apparatus of claim 10, wherein the coordinator layer includes a processor and a media access control layer processor of the first radio that calculate a quality of service parameter.

18. The telecommunications apparatus of claim 10, wherein the coordinator layer includes a processor and an application specific integrated circuit that calculate a quality of service parameter.

19. An electronic device for regulating communication comprising:

a first radio that receives a coordination message using a coordination protocol and using the coordination message to determine the optimum protocol;

a coordinator layer that uses the coordination message to determine an optimum protocol for executing a function of a communication operation; and

a second radio that uses the optimum protocol.

20. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the coordination protocol uses at least one of a frequency hopping spread spectrum protocol, a direct sequence spread spectrum protocol, and an orthogonal frequency divisional multiplexing protocol.