Method and apparatus for scaling the dynamic range of a receiver for continuously optimizing performance versus power consumption
First Claim
1. A method for operating a radio frequency RF receiver, comprising:
- during operation of the RF receiver, periodically determining existing RF receiver operational conditions, by separately measuring levels of signal interference associated with blocking and intermodulation of a received signal;
determining RF receiver performance requirements based at least in part on the determined existing RF receiver operational conditions, taking into consideration the measured levels of signal interference associated with blocking and intermodulation; and
allocating power consumption between RF receiver functional blocks in accordance with the determined RF receiver performance requirements using a behavior model of at least one of the RF receiver as a whole and individual functional blocks of the RF receiver, wherein the behavior model maps RF receiver performance requirements onto power consumption allocation.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for operating a RF receiver. The method executes, during operation of the RF receiver, by periodically determining existing RF receiver operational conditions; determining RF receiver performance requirements based at least in part on the determined existing RF receiver operational conditions; and by allocating power consumption between RF receiver functional blocks in accordance with the determined RF receiver performance requirements and in accordance with a behavior model of at least one of the RF receiver as a whole and individual functional blocks of the RF receiver. The method may also monitor the resulting RF receiver signal quality to determine if allocation of power consumption has resulted in an optimum allocation of the power consumption.
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64 Claims
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1. A method for operating a radio frequency RF receiver, comprising:
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during operation of the RF receiver, periodically determining existing RF receiver operational conditions, by separately measuring levels of signal interference associated with blocking and intermodulation of a received signal; determining RF receiver performance requirements based at least in part on the determined existing RF receiver operational conditions, taking into consideration the measured levels of signal interference associated with blocking and intermodulation; and allocating power consumption between RF receiver functional blocks in accordance with the determined RF receiver performance requirements using a behavior model of at least one of the RF receiver as a whole and individual functional blocks of the RF receiver, wherein the behavior model maps RF receiver performance requirements onto power consumption allocation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A communications device comprising a radio frequency RF receiver, the RF receiver further comprising:
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monitoring circuitry, operable during operation of the RF receiver, configured to periodically determine existing RF receiver operational conditions by separately measuring levels of signal interference associated with blocking and intermodulation of a received signal; control circuitry configured to determine RF receiver performance requirements based at least in part on the determined existing RE receiver operational conditions, taking into consideration the measured levels of signal interference associated with blocking and intermodulation; and power control circuitry configured to allocate power consumption between RF receiver functional blocks in accordance with the determined RF receiver performance requirements and a behavior model of at least one of the RF receiver as a whole and individual functional blocks of the RE receiver, wherein the behavior model maps RF receiver performance requirements onto power consumption allocation. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A communications device comprising a radio frequency RF receiver, the RF receiver further comprising:
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monitoring circuitry, operable during operation of the RF receiver, configured to periodically determine existing RF receiver operational conditions by separately measuring levels of signal interference associated with blocking and intermodulation of a received signal; control circuitry configured to determine RF receiver performance requirements based at least in part on the determined existing RF receiver operational conditions, taking into consideration the measured levels of signal interference associated with blocking and intermodulation; and
power control circuitry configured to allocate reception performance power between RF receiver functional blocks in accordance with the determined RF receiver performance requirements and in accordance with a behavior model of at least one of the RF receiver as a whole and individual functional blocks of the RF receiver, wherein the behavior model maps RF receiver performance requirements onto reception performance power allocation. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A radio frequency RF receiver comprising:
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monitoring circuitry, operable during operation of the RF receiver, configured to periodically determine existing RF receiver operational conditions by separately measuring levels of signal interference associated with blocking and intermodulation of a received signal; control circuitry configured to determine RF receiver performance requirements based at least in part on the determined existing RF receiver operational conditions, taking into consideration the measured levels of signal interference associated with blocking and intermodulation; and power control circuitry configured to allocate power consumption between RF receiver functional blocks in accordance with the determined RF receiver performance requirements and in accordance with a behavior model of at least one of the RF receiver as a whole and individual functional blocks of the RF receiver, wherein the behavior model maps RF receiver performance requirements onto power consumption allocation. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52)
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53. A communications device comprising a radio frequency RF receiver, the RF receiver further comprising:
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means, operable during operation of the RF receiver, for periodically determining existing RF receiver operational conditions by separately measuring levels of signal interference associated with blocking and intermodulation of a received signal; means for determining RF receiver performance requirements based, at least in part, on the determined existing RF receiver operational conditions, taking into consideration the measured levels of signal interference associated with blocking and intermodulation; and means for allocating power consumption between RF receiver functional blocks in accordance with the determined RF receiver performance requirements and a behavior model of at least one of the RF receiver as a whole and individual functional blocks of the RF receiver, wherein the behavior model maps RF receiver performance requirements onto power consumption allocation. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55)
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56. A method of operating a radio frequency RF receiver comprised of RF receiver functional blocks, the method comprising:
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during operation of the RF receiver, periodically determining existing RF receiver signal conditions by separately measuring levels of blocking power and intermodulation interference of a received signal; determining RF receiver performance requirements, by separately determining input compression point and third-order input intercept point requirements, based at least in part on the determined existing RF receiver signal conditions, allocating power consumption between the RF receiver functional blocks in accordance with the determined RF receiver performance requirements, and using a behavior model of the RF receiver as a whole and/or behavior models of individual ones of the RF receiver functional blocks, for mapping said RF receiver performance requirements onto the power consumption allocation. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58)
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59. A communications device comprising:
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a radio frequency RF receiver which comprises RF receiver functional blocks; monitoring circuitry, operable during operation of the RF receiver, configured to periodically determine existing RF receiver signal conditions by separately measuring levels of blocking power and intermodulation interference of a received signal and further configured to determine RF receiver performance requirements, by separately determining an input compression point requirement and a third-order input intercept point requirement, based at least in part on the determined existing RF receiver signal conditions; and power control circuitry configured to allocate power consumption between RF receiver functional blocks in accordance with the determined RE receiver performance requirements, the power control circuitry comprising a logic component configured to implement a behavior model of the RF receiver as a whole and/or behavior models of individual ones of the RF receiver functional blocks, wherein the logic component is further configured to map said RF receiver performance requirements onto power consumption allocation. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61)
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62. A radio frequency RF integrated circuit comprising:
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monitoring circuitry, operable during operation of the RF receiver, configured to periodically determine existing RF receiver operational conditions by separately measuring levels of signal interference associated with blocking and intermodulation of a received signal; control circuitry configured to determine RF receiver performance requirements based at least in part on the determined existing RF receiver operational conditions, taking into consideration the measured levels of signal interference associated with blocking and intermodulation; and power control circuitry configured to allocate power consumption between RF receiver functional blocks in accordance with the determined RF receiver performance requirements and in accordance with a behavior model of at least one of the RF receiver as a whole and individual functional blocks of the RF receiver, wherein the behavior model maps RF receiver performance requirements onto power consumption allocation. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64)
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