Communication Processor Board
First Claim
1. A signal processing board, comprising:
- a resource board substrate;
an external interface on the board substrate, adapted to receive signals for processing;
at least one slot adapted to receive a plug-in module with at least one processor thereon; and
an interface unit adapted to at least participate in converting signals exchanged between the external interface and a processor on a module received by the slot, between a format of signals received by the external interface and a signal format of the processor,wherein the interface unit is suitable to at least participate in the conversion for a plurality of types of processors, differing in the format in which they transmit or receive signals.
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Abstract
A signal processing board including a resource board substrate, an external interface on the board substrate, adapted to receive signals for processing, at least one slot adapted to receive a plug-in module with at least one processor thereon and an interface unit adapted to at least participate in converting signals exchanged between the external interface and a processor on a module received by the slot, between a format of signals received by the external interface and a signal format of the processor. The interface unit is suitable to at least participate in the conversion for a plurality of types of processors that differ in the format in which they transmit or receive signals.
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58 Claims
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1. A signal processing board, comprising:
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a resource board substrate; an external interface on the board substrate, adapted to receive signals for processing; at least one slot adapted to receive a plug-in module with at least one processor thereon; and an interface unit adapted to at least participate in converting signals exchanged between the external interface and a processor on a module received by the slot, between a format of signals received by the external interface and a signal format of the processor, wherein the interface unit is suitable to at least participate in the conversion for a plurality of types of processors, differing in the format in which they transmit or receive signals. - View Dependent Claims (3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 57, 58)
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17. A plug-in module, comprising:
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a module substrate including a connector adapted to fit in a slot of a processing board; at least one processor mounted on the module substrate; and at least one translator mounted on the module substrate, configured to convert signals directed to the at least one processor into a format supported by the processor. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A signal processing board, comprising:
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a resource board substrate; an external interface on the board substrate, adapted to receive signals for processing; at least one processing module including at least one processor therein, mounted on the substrate; and an interface unit adapted to at least participate in converting signals exchanged between the external interface and a processor of a module, between a format of signals received by the external interface and a signal format of the processor, wherein the interface unit is suitable to at least participate in the conversion for a plurality of types of processors, differing in the format in which they transmit or receive signals. - View Dependent Claims (21, 23, 25)
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28. A multi-processor signal processing board, comprising:
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a resource board substrate; an external interface on the board substrate, adapted to receive signals for processing; a plurality of processors mounted on the substrate arranged in a logical array of signal handling processors; and an interface unit adapted to receive signals from the external interface and direct the signals to one or more of the processors for handling, wherein at least two of the processors have different types of interfaces connecting to the interface unit. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 34, 41, 44)
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