Device, system and method of configuring a radio transceiver
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1. An RF front-end for transmitting wireless communication signals, the RF front-end comprising:
- power and maximum time domain amplitude limitation circuits; and
one or more multiplexorsto;
obtain a first RF protection class signal that corresponds to a first RF protection class and to provide, based on the first RF protection class signal, a first signal for transmission to the power and maximum time domain amplitude limitation circuits; and
obtain a second RF protection class signal that corresponds to a second RF protection class and to cause a second signal for transmission to bypass, based on the second RF protection class signal, the power and maximum time domain amplitude limitation circuits,wherein the first signal is to be provided by a first radio application associated with the first RF protection class and the second signal is to be provided by a second radio application associated with the second RF protection class.
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Abstract
A device, system and method of configuring a radio transceiver are described. In particular, there is described an RF front-end for transmitting wireless communication signals, the RF front-end comprising a plurality of elements, and wherein the RF front-end is configured to obtain an RF protection class signal and to selectively apply one or more of the plurality of elements to a transmitted signal based on the obtained RF protection class signal.
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1. An RF front-end for transmitting wireless communication signals, the RF front-end comprising:
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power and maximum time domain amplitude limitation circuits; and one or more multiplexors to; obtain a first RF protection class signal that corresponds to a first RF protection class and to provide, based on the first RF protection class signal, a first signal for transmission to the power and maximum time domain amplitude limitation circuits; and obtain a second RF protection class signal that corresponds to a second RF protection class and to cause a second signal for transmission to bypass, based on the second RF protection class signal, the power and maximum time domain amplitude limitation circuits, wherein the first signal is to be provided by a first radio application associated with the first RF protection class and the second signal is to be provided by a second radio application associated with the second RF protection class. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A reconfigurable radio device comprising:
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an RF front-end comprising power and maximum time domain amplitude limitation circuits and one or more multiplexors; and a base-band processor comprising a Radio Virtual Machine operable to execute radio configuration software and to output a first or second RF protection class signal representative of a first or second RF protection class associated with the radio configuration software; and wherein the one or more multiplexors are to receive the first or second RF protection class signal from the Radio Virtual Machine; if the first RF protection class signal is received, provide a signal for transmission to the power and maximum time domain amplitude limitation circuits; and if the second RF protection class signal is received, cause the signal for transmission to bypass the power and maximum time domain amplitude limitation circuits. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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executing radio configuration software to configure one or more transceiver functionalities of a reconfigurable radio device; generating a first or second RF protection class signal based on a first or second RF protection class associated with the radio configuration software; if the first RF protection class signal is generated, providing a signal for transmission to power and maximum time domain amplitude limitation circuits of a radio frequency front-end; and if the second RF protection class signal is generated, causing the signal for transmission to bypass the power and maximum time domain amplitude limitation circuits. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. One or more non-transitory, computer readable media comprising computer program code that, when executed on one or more processors, implements a method comprising:
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configuring one of more transceiver functionalities of a reconfigurable radio device; generating a first or second RF protection class signal based on a first or second RF protection class associated with radio configuration software; if the first RF protection class signal is generated, providing a signal for transmission to power and maximum time domain amplitude limitation circuits of a radio frequency front-end; and if the second RF protection class signal is generated, causing the signal for transmission to bypass the power and maximum time domain amplitude limitation circuits. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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