Configurable communication modules for flexible communications within an energy-limited wireless system
First Claim
1. An energy-limited wireless node, comprising:
- a communication module configured to switch between a sleep mode in which the communication module is not operable to communicate and an active mode in which the communication module is operable to communicate;
a configurable auxiliary receiver configured to initiate switching of the communication module from the sleep mode to the active mode based on detection of a wake-up signal, wherein the configurable auxiliary receiver comprises a low noise amplifier (LNA) configured to amplify a signal received at the configurable auxiliary receiver, a detector configured to estimate an encoded signal received at the configurable auxiliary receiver, and a decoder configured to decode the encoded signal received at the configurable auxiliary receiver; and
a controller configured to control configuration of the configurable auxiliary receiver to operate using an auxiliary receiver configuration, wherein the auxiliary receiver configuration comprises at least one of a configuration indication for the LNA or an indication of a detection and decoding algorithm for the detector and the decoder, wherein, to control configuration of the configurable auxiliary receiver to operate using the auxiliary receiver configuration, the controller is configured to receive configuration information indicative of the auxiliary receiver configuration for the configurable auxiliary receiver and provide configuration control information for configuring the configurable auxiliary receiver to operate using the auxiliary receiver configuration.
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Abstract
A capability for flexible communications within an energy-limited wireless system is presented. An energy-limited wireless node includes a communication module configured to switch between a sleep mode in which the communication module is not operable to communicate and an active mode in which the communication module is operable to communicate, a configurable auxiliary receiver configured to initiate switching of the communication module from the sleep mode to the active mode based on detection of a wake-up signal, and a controller configured to control configuration of the configurable auxiliary receiver to operate using an auxiliary receiver configuration. A controller includes a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the processor wherein the processor is configured to determine a configuration for a configurable auxiliary communication module of an energy-limited wireless node, and propagate, toward the energy-limited wireless node, an indication of the configuration for the configurable auxiliary communication module of the energy-limited wireless node.
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20 Claims
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1. An energy-limited wireless node, comprising:
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a communication module configured to switch between a sleep mode in which the communication module is not operable to communicate and an active mode in which the communication module is operable to communicate; a configurable auxiliary receiver configured to initiate switching of the communication module from the sleep mode to the active mode based on detection of a wake-up signal, wherein the configurable auxiliary receiver comprises a low noise amplifier (LNA) configured to amplify a signal received at the configurable auxiliary receiver, a detector configured to estimate an encoded signal received at the configurable auxiliary receiver, and a decoder configured to decode the encoded signal received at the configurable auxiliary receiver; and a controller configured to control configuration of the configurable auxiliary receiver to operate using an auxiliary receiver configuration, wherein the auxiliary receiver configuration comprises at least one of a configuration indication for the LNA or an indication of a detection and decoding algorithm for the detector and the decoder, wherein, to control configuration of the configurable auxiliary receiver to operate using the auxiliary receiver configuration, the controller is configured to receive configuration information indicative of the auxiliary receiver configuration for the configurable auxiliary receiver and provide configuration control information for configuring the configurable auxiliary receiver to operate using the auxiliary receiver configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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