SERIAL DATA INTERFACE FOR SOFTWARE-DEFINED RADIO SYSTEM
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1. A radio system comprising:
- a front-end receiver for receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal and converting the RF signal into a digital payload signal;
a base-band processor for processing the digital payload signal; and
a serial data interface over which said front-end communicates said digital payload signal and meta data to said base-band processor.
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Abstract
A radio system comprises a front-end receiver for receiving a RF signal and converting the RF signal into a digital payload signal. The system further comprises a base-band processor for processing the digital payload signal, and a serial data interface over which the front-end communicates the digital payload signal and meta data to the base-band processor. The meta data may comprise information indicating whether a corresponding digital payload signal communicated over the serial data interface is valid and additional information of the front-end status, e.g. gain or state of tuning.
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1. A radio system comprising:
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a front-end receiver for receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal and converting the RF signal into a digital payload signal; a base-band processor for processing the digital payload signal; and a serial data interface over which said front-end communicates said digital payload signal and meta data to said base-band processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a front-end receiver, a radio frequency (RF) signal; generating, at said front-end receiver, a digital data stream comprising payload data and meta data; and communicating, via a serial data interface, said digital data stream from said front-end receiver to a base-band processor. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A radio system comprising:
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a front-end receiver, wherein said front-end receiver is configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal; generate a digital data stream comprising payload data and meta data; and output said digital data stream via a serial data interface. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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