Serial data interface for software-defined radio system
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1. A radio system comprising:
- a front-end receiver for receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal and converting the RF signal into a digital payload signal, wherein said front-end receiver is configured to generate frames each containing data of said digital payload signal and meta data;
a base-band processor for processing the digital payload signal; and
a serial data interface over which said front-end communicates said frames each containing data of said digital payload signal and meta data in a single digital data stream to said base-band processor,wherein said meta data comprises first meta data, and said front-end receiver is configured to generate the first meta data for corresponding digital payload data and to multiplex the first meta data over a plurality of frames.
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Abstract
A radio system comprises a front-end receiver for receiving a RF signal and converting the RF signal into a digital payload signal. The system further comprises a base-band processor for processing the digital payload signal, and a serial data interface over which the front-end communicates the digital payload signal and meta data to the base-band processor. The meta data may comprise information indicating whether a corresponding digital payload signal communicated over the serial data interface is valid and additional information of the front-end status, e.g. gain or state of tuning.
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1. A radio system comprising:
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a front-end receiver for receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal and converting the RF signal into a digital payload signal, wherein said front-end receiver is configured to generate frames each containing data of said digital payload signal and meta data; a base-band processor for processing the digital payload signal; and a serial data interface over which said front-end communicates said frames each containing data of said digital payload signal and meta data in a single digital data stream to said base-band processor, wherein said meta data comprises first meta data, and said front-end receiver is configured to generate the first meta data for corresponding digital payload data and to multiplex the first meta data over a plurality of frames. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a front-end receiver, a radio frequency (RF) signal converting, at said front-end receiver, the RF signal into payload data; generating, at said front-end receiver, a single digital data stream comprising frames each containing payload data and meta data; and communicating, via a serial data interface, said digital data stream from said front-end receiver to a base-band processor, wherein said generating comprises multiplexing a first portion of said meta data over a plurality of said frames. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A radio system comprising:
a front-end receiver, wherein said front-end receiver is configured to; receive a radio frequency (RF) signal; convert the RF signal into payload data; generate a single digital data stream comprising frames each containing payload data and meta data; and output said digital data stream via a serial data interface, wherein the front-end receiver generates the single digital data stream by multiplexing a portion of said meta data over a plurality of said frames. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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