Multi-protocol receiver
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1. A multi-protocol receiver for receiving wireless transmissions comprising:
- a plurality of RF receiver units each receiving a wireless signal and outputting a broadband IF signal;
a plurality of tunable down converter units, each able to tune over a frequency range of all of said broadband IF signal of all of said RF receiver units, and said plurality of tunable down converter units output raw I and Q signals;
a plurality of tunable filters receiving said raw I and Q signals from one of said plurality of tunable down converter units and providing filtered I and Q output signals;
a switch for coupling a selected RF receiver unit of said plurality of RF receiver units to a selected one of said plurality of tunable down converter units; and
a management unit receiving a request for a specific frequency band and setting a tuning frequency of a selected one of said plurality of tunable down converter units, setting filter parameters of a selected one of said plurality of tunable filters, and setting said switch.
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Abstract
A multi-protocol receiver system for receiving wireless communications. The system comprises programmable stages for controlling each steps of the demodulation of at least one broadband signal to provide the I and Q signals of at least one specific frequency narrow band for further processing. The receiver can be used in a software defined radio system.
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18 Claims
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1. A multi-protocol receiver for receiving wireless transmissions comprising:
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a plurality of RF receiver units each receiving a wireless signal and outputting a broadband IF signal;
a plurality of tunable down converter units, each able to tune over a frequency range of all of said broadband IF signal of all of said RF receiver units, and said plurality of tunable down converter units output raw I and Q signals;
a plurality of tunable filters receiving said raw I and Q signals from one of said plurality of tunable down converter units and providing filtered I and Q output signals;
a switch for coupling a selected RF receiver unit of said plurality of RF receiver units to a selected one of said plurality of tunable down converter units; and
a management unit receiving a request for a specific frequency band and setting a tuning frequency of a selected one of said plurality of tunable down converter units, setting filter parameters of a selected one of said plurality of tunable filters, and setting said switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for receiving a wireless communication with a device which comprises a plurality of RF receiver units, a plurality of tunable down converter units, a plurality of tunable filters, a switch and comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request for a specific frequency band and setting a tuning frequency of a selected one of said plurality of tunable down converter units;
setting filter parameters of a selected one of said plurality of tunable filters;
setting said switch in order to couple one of said plurality of RF receiver units to one of said plurality of tunable down converter units;
receiving a wireless signal from an antenna and outputting an IF broadband signal;
down converting the IF broadband signal to provide raw I and Q signals; and
filtering the raw I and Q signals to provide filtered I and Q signals. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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