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Method and system for low power transmission and data alignment

  • US 8,964,791 B2
  • Filed: 10/11/2012
  • Issued: 02/24/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for operating a first base station subsystem, comprising:

  • generating signal data samples for transmission over a first high speed serial data link;

    generating dummy samples for transmission over the first high speed serial data link;

    switching the signal data samples and the dummy samples onto a serial interface input in response to an idle condition having first and second values such that any available signal data samples are switched onto the serial interface input when the idle condition is of a first state, and the dummy samples are switched onto the serial interface input when the idle condition is of a second state;

    serializing the signal data and dummy samples from the serial interface input into a plurality of symbols for transmission over the first high speed serial data link;

    providing a plurality of RF control signals to a transceiver subsystem which is connected to receive the plurality of symbols over the first high speed serial data link to simultaneously disable RF signal reception and enable RF signal transmission at the transceiver subsystem when a transmission enable control signal is in a first phase, and to simultaneously enable RF signal reception and disable RF signal transmission at the transceiver subsystem when the transmission enable control signal is in a second phase; and

    transmitting the plurality of symbols over the first high speed serial data link, wherein the first high speed serial data link is maintained as active by transmitting the plurality of symbols generated from the dummy samples when there are no signal data samples available.

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