Edge transceiver architecture and related methods
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a first transmission path to receive and process baseband data in a first mode of operation to generate a radio frequency (RF) signal for output via a common output path wherein generation of the RF signal includes, at a mixer, coupling baseband data to one or more mixer slices thereby providing a digital variable gain amplifier;
a second transmission path to receive and process the baseband data in a second mode of operation to generate the RF signal for output via the common output path wherein generation of the RF signal is characterized by coupling, at a mixer, additional mixer slices at a fixed current density; and
a multiplexer arranged to provide the incoming baseband signals to a selected one of the first and second transmission paths in the first and second modes of operation respectively.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention includes an apparatus having multiple transmission paths, including a first transmission path configured to receive and process baseband data in a first mode of operation to generate a radio frequency (RF) signal for output via a common output path, and a second transmission path configured to receive and process the baseband data in a second mode of operation to generate the RF signal for output via the common output path.
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26 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a first transmission path to receive and process baseband data in a first mode of operation to generate a radio frequency (RF) signal for output via a common output path wherein generation of the RF signal includes, at a mixer, coupling baseband data to one or more mixer slices thereby providing a digital variable gain amplifier; a second transmission path to receive and process the baseband data in a second mode of operation to generate the RF signal for output via the common output path wherein generation of the RF signal is characterized by coupling, at a mixer, additional mixer slices at a fixed current density; and a multiplexer arranged to provide the incoming baseband signals to a selected one of the first and second transmission paths in the first and second modes of operation respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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a first transmitter path to receive first baseband data and generate a gaussian minimum shift keying (GMSK) radio frequency (RF) signal in a GMSK mode of operation wherein generating of the GMSK RF signal includes controlling current density of the first baseband data and coupling the first baseband data to at least one of a plurality of mixer slices at a mixer for mixing with a local oscillator signal; a second transmitter path to receive second baseband data and generate an 8 phase shift keying (8-PSK) RF signal in an 8-PSK mode of operation wherein the received second baseband data is coupled to additional mixer slices at a fixed current density, and wherein the second transmitter path is to buffer the GMSK RF signal in the GMSK mode of operation; and a power amplifier coupled to the second transmitter path. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method comprising:
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providing first incoming baseband signals to a first transmission path of a transceiver, wherein the first incoming baseband signals are for a first wireless communication protocol, and processing the first incoming baseband signals in an offset phase lock loop (OPLL) of the first transmission path including controlling current density of the first incoming baseband signal by coupling the first incoming baseband signal to at least one of a plurality of mixer slices so as to obtain first radio frequency (RF) signals; and providing second incoming baseband signals to a second transmission path of the transceiver, wherein the second incoming baseband signals are for a second wireless communication protocol, and modulating an unmodulated output signal of the OPLL with the second incoming baseband signals and additional mixer slices at a fixed current density to obtain second RF signals in the second transmission path. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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