RF transceiver device with RF bus

• US 8,611,400 B2
• Filed: 01/28/2011
• Issued: 12/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Rofougaran, Ahmadreza (Reza)
• Primary Examiner(s): Bayard, Emmanuel
• Application Number:
  US13/015,628
• Publication Number:
  US 20110182333A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,054 Days
• Field of Search: 375219-222
• US Class Current: 375/219
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3805 with built-in auxiliary receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A radio frequency (RF) transceiver device includes a processing module, a memory, and an RF section, each including an RF bus transceiver. An RF bus facilitates communication between the processing module, the memory and the RF section via the RF bus transceivers. An RF bus controller controls access to the RF bus.

Claims

1. A radio frequency (RF) transceiver device comprises:

a device substrate;

a processing module including a processing module RF bus transceiver coupled to the device substrate;

memory including a memory RF bus transceiver coupled to the device substrate;

an RF section that transmits an outbound RF signal including outbound data, and that receives an inbound RF signal that includes inbound data, the RF section including an RF section RF bus transceiver coupled to the device substrate

an RF bus, coupled to the processing module RF bus transceiver, the memory RF bus transceiver and the RF section RF bus transceiver, for facilitating wireless communication between the processing module, the memory and the RF section via the device substrate.

2. The RF transceiver device of claim 1, further comprising:

a baseband processing module coupled to convert the outbound data into an outbound symbol stream and to convert an inbound symbol stream into the inbound data, the baseband processing module including a baseband processing module RF bus transceiver for communicating with the RF section via the RF bus;

wherein the RF section converts the outbound symbol stream into the outbound RF signal and converts the inbound RF signal into the inbound RF symbol stream.

3. The RF transceiver device of claim 2 wherein the baseband processing module converts the outbound data into the outbound symbol stream in accordance with one or more of a wireless personal area network (WPAN) protocol, a wireless local area network (WLAN) protocol, a cellular telephone voice protocol, a cellular telephone data protocol, an audio broadcast protocol, and a video broadcast protocol;

and

wherein the baseband processing module converts the inbound symbol stream into the inbound data in accordance with the one or more of the WPAN protocol, the WLAN protocol, the cellular telephone voice protocol, the cellular telephone data protocol, the audio broadcast protocol, and the video broadcast protocol.

4. The RF transceiver device of claim 1 further comprising:

an RF bus controller coupled to control access to an RF bus for controlling access to the RF bus.

5. The RF transceiver device of claim 4 wherein the RF bus controller further functions to control access to the RF bus for providing the outbound data from one of the processing module RF bus transceiver, and the memory RF bus transceive.

6. The RF transceiver device of claim 4 wherein the RF bus controller further functions to control access to the RF bus for providing the inbound data signal to one of the processing module RF bus transceiver, and the memory RF bus transceiver.

7. The RF transceiver device of claim 1 further comprising:

a peripheral interface module including a peripheral interface RF bus transceiver coupled for communication with the RF bus.

8. The RF transceiver device of claim 1 further comprises:

a plurality of peripheral circuits, wherein each of the plurality of peripheral circuits includes a peripheral circuit RF bus transceiver coupled to the RF bus.

9. A radio frequency (RF) transceiver device comprises:

a processing module including a processing module RF bus transceiver;

memory including a memory RF bus transceiver;

an RF section that transmits an outbound RF signal including outbound data, and that receives an inbound RF signal that includes inbound data, the RF section including an RF section RF bus transceiver;

an RF bus, coupled to the processing module RF bus transceiver, the memory RF bus transceiver and the RF section RF bus transceiver, for facilitating wireless communication between the processing module, the memory and the RF section; and

an RF bus controller coupled to control access to an RF bus for controlling access to the RF bus.

10. The RF transceiver device of claim 9, further comprising:

a baseband processing module coupled to convert the outbound data into an outbound symbol stream and to convert an inbound symbol stream into the inbound data, the baseband processing module including a baseband processing module RF bus transceiver for communicating with the RF section via the RF bus;

wherein the RF section converts the outbound symbol stream into the outbound RF signal and converts the inbound RF signal into the inbound RF symbol stream.

11. The RF transceiver device of claim 10 wherein the baseband processing module converts the outbound data into the outbound symbol stream in accordance with one or more of a wireless personal area network (WPAN) protocol, a wireless local area network (WLAN) protocol, a cellular telephone voice protocol, a cellular telephone data protocol, an audio broadcast protocol, and a video broadcast protocol;

and

wherein the baseband processing module converts the inbound symbol stream into the inbound data in accordance with the one or more of the WPAN protocol, the WLAN protocol, the cellular telephone voice protocol, the cellular telephone data protocol, the audio broadcast protocol, and the video broadcast protocol.

12. The RF transceiver device of claim 9 wherein the RF bus controller further functions to control access to the RF bus for providing the outbound data from one of the processing module RF bus transceiver, and the memory RF bus transceive.

13. The RF transceiver device of claim 9 wherein the RF bus controller further functions to control access to the RF bus for providing the inbound data signal to one of the processing module RF bus transceiver, and the memory RF bus transceiver.

14. The RF transceiver device of claim 9 further comprising:

a peripheral interface module including a peripheral interface RF bus transceiver coupled for communication with the RF bus.

15. The RF transceiver device of claim 9 further comprises:

a plurality of peripheral circuits, wherein each of the plurality of peripheral circuits includes a peripheral circuit RF bus transceiver coupled to the RF bus.

16. The RF transceiver device of claim 9, wherein the RF bus controller further functions to control access to a peripheral RF bus among a plurality of peripheral circuits.

17. A radio frequency (RF) transceiver device comprises:

a processing module including a processing module RF bus transceiver;

a memory including a memory RF bus transceiver;

an RF section that transmits an outbound RF signal including outbound data, and that receives an inbound RF signal that includes inbound data, the RF section including an RF section RF bus transceiver;

an RF bus, coupled to the processing module RF bus transceiver, the memory RF bus transceiver and the RF section RF bus transceiver, for facilitating wireless communication between the processing module, the memory and the RF section; and

an RF bus controller coupled to control access to an RF bus for controlling access to the RF bus wherein the RF bus controller further functions to control access to the RF bus for providing the outbound data from one of the processing module RF bus transceiver, and the memory RF bus transceiver and wherein the RF bus controller further functions to control access to the RF bus for providing the inbound data signal to one of the processing module RF bus transceiver, and the memory RF bus transceiver.

18. The RF transceiver device of claim 17, further comprising:

a baseband processing module coupled to convert the outbound data into an outbound symbol stream and to convert an inbound symbol stream into the inbound data, the baseband processing module including a baseband processing module RF bus transceiver for communicating with the RF section via the RF bus;

wherein the RF section converts the outbound symbol stream into the outbound RF signal and converts the inbound RF signal into the inbound RF symbol stream.

19. The RF transceiver device of claim 18 wherein the baseband processing module converts the outbound data into the outbound symbol stream in accordance with one or more of a wireless personal area network (WPAN) protocol, a wireless local area network (WLAN) protocol, a cellular telephone voice protocol, a cellular telephone data protocol, an audio broadcast protocol, and a video broadcast protocol;

and

wherein the baseband processing module converts the inbound symbol stream into the inbound data in accordance with the one or more of the WPAN protocol, the WLAN protocol, the cellular telephone voice protocol, the cellular telephone data protocol, the audio broadcast protocol, and the video broadcast protocol.

20. The RF transceiver device of claim 17 further comprising:

a peripheral interface module including a peripheral interface RF bus transceiver coupled for communication with the RF bus; and

a plurality of peripheral circuits, wherein each of the plurality of peripheral circuits includes a peripheral circuit RF bus transceiver coupled to the RF bus;

wherein the RF bus controller further functions to control access to a peripheral RF bus among a plurality of peripheral circuits.