RF bus controller
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1. A radio frequency (RF) bus controller comprises:
- a wireless interface operable to communicate with a plurality of integrated circuits (ICs) coupled to a supporting substrate, in a 60 GHz frequency band; and
a processing module, coupled to the wireless interface, the processing module operable to;
receive an access request to access an RF bus via the wireless interface from an IC of the plurality of ICs, wherein the RF bus provides communication between the plurality of ICs in the 60 GHz frequency band;
determine RF bus resource availability; and
when sufficient RF bus resources are available to fulfill the access request, allocate, via the interface, at least one RF bus resource to the IC in response to the access request.
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Abstract
A radio frequency (RF) bus controller includes an interface and a processing module. The interface is coupled for communicating intra-device RF bus access requests and allocations. The processing module is coupled to receive an access request to an RF bus via the interface; determine RF bus resource availability; and when sufficient RF bus resources are available to fulfill the access request, allocate, via the interface, at least one RF bus resource in response to the access request.
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20 Claims
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1. A radio frequency (RF) bus controller comprises:
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a wireless interface operable to communicate with a plurality of integrated circuits (ICs) coupled to a supporting substrate, in a 60 GHz frequency band; and a processing module, coupled to the wireless interface, the processing module operable to; receive an access request to access an RF bus via the wireless interface from an IC of the plurality of ICs, wherein the RF bus provides communication between the plurality of ICs in the 60 GHz frequency band; determine RF bus resource availability; and when sufficient RF bus resources are available to fulfill the access request, allocate, via the interface, at least one RF bus resource to the IC in response to the access request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A radio frequency (RF) bus controller comprises:
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an interface for communicating RF bus access information in a 60 GHz frequency band; and a processing module coupled to the interface, the processing module operable to; determine access requirements to an RF bus for one of a plurality of circuit modules of an integrated circuit (IC) on a printed circuit board (PCB), wherein the PCB includes a plurality of integrated circuits, wherein the RF bus communicates in the 60 GHz frequency band; determine RF bus resource availability;
in accordance with at least one of;
inter-IC communication to another integrated circuit of the plurality of integrated circuits on the PCB, and intra-IC communication to another one of the plurality of circuit modules on the IC; andallocate, via the interface, RF bus resources in accordance with the access requirements and the RF bus resource availability. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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