Layered channel element in a base station modem for a CDMA cellular communication system
First Claim
1. A method of connecting a telecommunication network to a telecommunication system, the telecommunication system including:
- a plurality of telecommunication facilities for distributing forward message and signaling data from the telecommunication network to telecommunication system users and for directing reverse message and signaling data from telecommunication system users to the telecommunication network;
a control means for switching message and signaling data between the telecommunication network and the plurality of telecommunication facilities;
a plurality of independent, not necessarily uniform, general processors to run respective modem programs for receiving and transferring forward message and signaling data and for receiving and transferring reverse message and signaling data; and
a plurality of modem apparatuses for modulating forward message and signaling data for distribution to telecommunication system users and for demodulating reverse message and signaling data for provision to the telecommunication network;
wherein, each telecommunication facility includes;
one or more general processors, each general processor of the one or more general processors coupled to the control means;
one or more modem apparatuses; and
one or more interfaces, each interface connecting a respective general processor of the one or more general processors with a respective modem apparatus of the one or more modem apparatuses and including signal connections and control functions that are specific to the respective general processor of the one or more general processors;
the method including the steps of;
running a modem program in a general processor to receive and transfer forward message and signaling data and to receive and transfer reverse message and signaling data;
issuing messages from the modem program to the control means to provide reverse message and signaling data;
receiving messages from the control means that include forward message and signaling data;
formatting the forward message and signaling data; and
the respective modem program calling interface control functions to provide forward message and signaling data to, and receive reverse message and signaling data from, signal connections of a respective interface that connects the general processor with the modem apparatus.
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Abstract
The invention provides a layered channel software element which supervises the operation of channel element modem resources in a CDMA cellular telephone system that includes forward channels for conveying message and signalling data from a CDMA system base station to mobile units and reverse channels for conveying message and signalling data from mobile units to base stations. Each channel is implemented in a channel element including a general purpose processor and a modem application-specific integrated circuit ASIC. The layered channel software element executes on the general processor. The layered channel software element provides a structure and function for transferring message and signalling data between the telecommunication system and the modem ASIC and also for establishing channel operations by providing channel configuration information to the modem ASIC.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of connecting a telecommunication network to a telecommunication system, the telecommunication system including:
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a plurality of telecommunication facilities for distributing forward message and signaling data from the telecommunication network to telecommunication system users and for directing reverse message and signaling data from telecommunication system users to the telecommunication network; a control means for switching message and signaling data between the telecommunication network and the plurality of telecommunication facilities; a plurality of independent, not necessarily uniform, general processors to run respective modem programs for receiving and transferring forward message and signaling data and for receiving and transferring reverse message and signaling data; and a plurality of modem apparatuses for modulating forward message and signaling data for distribution to telecommunication system users and for demodulating reverse message and signaling data for provision to the telecommunication network; wherein, each telecommunication facility includes; one or more general processors, each general processor of the one or more general processors coupled to the control means; one or more modem apparatuses; and one or more interfaces, each interface connecting a respective general processor of the one or more general processors with a respective modem apparatus of the one or more modem apparatuses and including signal connections and control functions that are specific to the respective general processor of the one or more general processors; the method including the steps of; running a modem program in a general processor to receive and transfer forward message and signaling data and to receive and transfer reverse message and signaling data; issuing messages from the modem program to the control means to provide reverse message and signaling data; receiving messages from the control means that include forward message and signaling data; formatting the forward message and signaling data; and the respective modem program calling interface control functions to provide forward message and signaling data to, and receive reverse message and signaling data from, signal connections of a respective interface that connects the general processor with the modem apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A telecommunications interface system, to connect:
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a telecommunication network;
witha telecommunication system for distributing forward message and signaling data from the telecommunication network to telecommunication system users and for directing reverse message and signaling data from telecommunication system users to the telecommunication network; the telecommunications interface system comprising; a control means connected to the telecommunication network and to the telecommunication system for switching message and signaling data therebetween; and a plurality of telecommunication facilities connected to the control means, each telecommunication facility including; one or more independent but not necessarily uniform general processors to run respective modem programs for receiving forward message and signaling data and for receiving reverse message and signaling data; one or more modem apparatuses for modulating forward message and signaling data for distribution to the telecommunication system users and for demodulating reverse message and signaling data for provision to the telecommunication network; one or more interfaces, each interface connecting a respective general processor of the one or more general processors with a respective modem apparatus of the one or more modem apparatuses and including signal connections and control functions that are specific to the respective general processor; and each modem program executing in a general processor of the one or more general processors to receive forward message and signaling data and to receive reverse message and signaling data by; issuing messages to the control means that include reverse message and signaling data; receiving messages from the control means that include forward message and signaling data; executing in its own process space the control functions of an interface to provide forward message and signaling data to the signal connections of the interface and to receive the demodulated reverse message and signaling data from the signal connections of the interface. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A telecommunications interface system, to connect:
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a telecommunication network;
witha telecommunication system for distributing forward message and signalling data from the telecommunication network in forward channels to telecommunication users and for directing reverse message and signalling data in reverse channels from telecommunication system users to the telecommunication network; the telecommunications interface system comprising; a control means connected to the telecommunication network and to the telecommunication system for switching message and signalling data therebetween, and for providing channel commands representing forward and reverse channels; a plurality of telecommunication facilities connected to the control means, each telecommunication facility including; one or more independent but not necessarily uniform general processors to run respective modem programs; one or more modem apparatuses for modulating forward message and signalling data for distribution to the telecommunication system users in forward channels and for demodulating reverse message and signalling data in reverse channels for provision to the telecommunication network; one or more interfaces, each interface connecting a respective general processor of the one or more general processors with the respective modem apparatus of the one or more modem apparatuses and including signal connections and control functions that are specific to the respective general processors; and each modem program for executing in a general processor of the one or more general processors to receive channel commands from the control means to establish forward channels and reverse channels in response to the channel commands by; providing the channel configuration information to a respective modem apparatus coupled by a respective interface to the general processor of the one or more general processors in which the modem program executes. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of connecting a telecommunication network to a telecommunication system, the telecommunication system including:
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a plurality of telecommunication facilities for distributing forward message and signalling data from the telecommunication network in forward channels to telecommunication user and for directing reverse message and signalling data in reverse channels from telecommunication system users to the telecommunication network; control means for switching message and signalling data between the telecommunication network and the plurality of telecommunication facilities and for providing channel commands representing forward and reverse channels; a plurality of independent, not necessarily uniformed, general processors to run respective modem programs; and a plurality of modem apparatuses responsive to channel configuration information for modulating forward message and signalling data for distribution to the telecommunication system users in forward channels and for demodulating reverse message and signalling data in reverse channels for provision to the telecommunication network; wherein, each telecommunication facility includes; one or more general processors, each general processor of the one or more general processors coupled to the control means; one or more modem apparatuses; and one or more interfaces, each interface connecting a respective general processor of the one or more general processors with a respective modem apparatus of the one or more modem apparatuses and including signal connections and control functions that are specific to the respective general processor of the one or more general processors; the method including the steps of; running a modem program in a general processor to receive channel commands representing forward and reverse channels; providing the channel configuration information to a respective modem apparatus coupled by a respective interface to the general processor of the one or more general processors in which the modem program executes. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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