Apparatus and method capable of radio selection in a wireless device
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1. A wireless device, comprising:
- a plurality of radios, wherein at least two of said plurality of radios are capable of operating within predetermined parameters; and
said wireless device capable of dynamically selecting the most appropriate radio based on said predetermined parameters.
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A wireless device, comprising a plurality of radios wherein at least two of the plurality of radios are capable of operating within predetermined parameters. The wireless device may further include modules capable of dynamically selecting the most appropriate radio based on the predetermined parameters. The predetermined parameters may be predetermined power levels and the modules may select the most appropriate radio based on power requirements determined by systems profiles. In addition to or in lieu of the predetermined power levels, the modules may select the most appropriate radio based on requirements determined by network conditions.
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1. A wireless device, comprising:
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a plurality of radios, wherein at least two of said plurality of radios are capable of operating within predetermined parameters; and
said wireless device capable of dynamically selecting the most appropriate radio based on said predetermined parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of selecting a radio from a plurality of radios capable of operating within predetermined parameters in a wireless device, comprising:
dynamically selecting the most appropriate radio based on said predetermined parameters determined by modules. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method, comprising:
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(a) determining, in a wireless device, if there is a current packet to send, and if not, enabling a low power radio associated with said wireless device, and if so, determining if said wireless device is currently on a high power radio associated with said device, and if it is, transmitting said packet on said high power radio;
(b) incrementing a packet count if said wireless device is not currently on said high power radio and determining if said packet count is above a predetermined threshold;
(c) initiating a control protocol to switch to said high power radio for a next packet once said predetermined threshold is met;
(d) determining, if said threshold in step (c) is not met, whether or not to do a deep packet inspection and, if not, sending said current packet on said low power radio;
(e) determining, if a deep packet inspection is to be done in step (d), if the current packet is a real time packet, and if not, sending said current packet on said low power radio; and
(f) initiating a control protocol to switch to said high power radio for a next packet if it is determined in step (d) to do a deep packet inspection and it is determined in step (e) that the current packet is a real time packet.
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- 21. An article comprising a storage medium having stored thereon instructions, that, when executed by a computing platform, results in a wireless device'"'"'s power management by dynamically selecting a most appropriate radio among a plurality of radios associated with said wireless device and capable of operating within predetermined parameters, said selection accomplished by software components capable of dynamically selecting the most appropriate radio based on said predetermined parameters.
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