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Adaptive digital radio communication system
Assignee: Nokia of America Corp
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Filing: 1997-11-07
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Granted: 2001-02-06
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Expires: 2017-11-07
Abstract
Abstract The present invention involves an adaptive digital radio communications architecture which can be reconfigured by reprogramming at least one programmable device, and thus more efficiently use the available bandwidth of a time-varying RF channel and/or to provide a flexible and adaptive digital communications system. In certain embodiments, the programmable device uses a Programmable Logic Device (PLD) to perform the digital communications processing functions of the transmitter or the receiver of a radio communications system. In this context, PLD is a general term representing a family of programmable logic devices; examples of this family are a Programmable Array Logic (PAL), a Complex PLD (CPLD), and a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). The architecture is reconfigurable in the sense that any or all of the digital communications processing algorithms can be modified by reprogramming the PLD.
Inventors
- 👤 John Austin MacLellan
- 👤 R. Anthony Shober
- 👤 Gregory Alan Wright
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 03:33
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W88/00; H04W88/02; H04W88/06; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/0003; H04B1/38; H04B1/40; H04B1/403; H04B1/406
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
A method of receiving radio communication signals, said method comprising the steps of: providing receive circuitry having an architecture fully implemented in at least one programmable logic device for receiving said radio communication signals; and reconfiguring all of said at least one programmable logic device to change said architecture of said receive circuitry, where said architecture change modifies at least one of the channel symbol rate, occupied bandwidth, modulation technique, or multiple access technique for said receive circuitry to receive said radio communication signals.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
84 words
A method of receiving radio communication signals, said method comprising the steps of: providing receive circuitry having an architecture fully implemented in at least one programmable logic device for receiving said radio communication signals; and reconfiguring all of said at least one programmable logic device to change said architecture of said receive circuitry, where said architecture change modifies at least one of the channel symbol rate, occupied bandwidth, modulation technique, or multiple access technique for said receive circuitry to receive said radio communication signals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said reconfiguring is implemented in a dynamic manner.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 1 further including the step of: measuring the signal quality of said radio communication signal, and where said architecture change of said receive circuitry is based upon the results of said signal quality measurement.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 3 where said signal quality measurement consists at least of a measurement of the bit error rate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 3 where said signal quality measurement consists at least of a measurement of the signal-to-noise ratio.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 3 where said signal quality measurement consists at least of a measurement of the channel symbol error rate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 further including the step of: using at least one Programmable Logic Device connected to at least one Interconnection Integrated Circuit device.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 1 further including the step of: receiving configuration information from a source other than said radio communication signals; and changing said architecture of said receive circuitry based upon said configuration information.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
79 words
A method of transmitting radio communication signals, said method comprising the steps of: providing transmit circuitry having an architecture fully implemented in at least one programmable logic device for transmitting said radio communications signals; reconfiguring all of said at least one programmable logic device to change said architecture of said transmit circuitry, where said architecture change modifies at least one of the data rate, occupied bandwidth, modulation technique, or multiple access technique for transmitting of said radio communications signal.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
79 words
A method of transmitting radio communication signals, said method comprising the steps of: providing transmit circuitry having an architecture fully implemented in at least one programmable logic device for transmitting said radio communications signals; reconfiguring all of said at least one programmable logic device to change said architecture of said transmit circuitry, where said architecture change modifies at least one of the data rate, occupied bandwidth, modulation technique, or multiple access technique for transmitting of said radio communications signal.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
110 words
A method of receiving radio communication signals over a radio communications channel, said method comprising the steps of: receiving a radio communications signal using receive circuitry having a particular architecture implemented in at least one programmable logic device; measuring at least one radio channel condition for said radio communications channel; and reconfiguring said at least one programmable logic device to change said architecture of said receive circuitry, where said architecture change modifies at least one of the information data rate, occupied bandwidth, modulation technique, or multiple access technique for said radio communication channel, and where said reconfiguration is based upon at least the results of said radio channel condition measurement.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
110 words
A method of receiving radio communication signals over a radio communications channel, said method comprising the steps of: receiving a radio communications signal using receive circuitry having a particular architecture implemented in at least one programmable logic device; measuring at least one radio channel condition for said radio communications channel; and reconfiguring said at least one programmable logic device to change said architecture of said receive circuitry, where said architecture change modifies at least one of the information data rate, occupied bandwidth, modulation technique, or multiple access technique for said radio communication channel, and where said reconfiguration is based upon at least the results of said radio channel condition measurement.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 10 wherein said reconfiguring is implemented in a dynamic manner.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 9 further including the step of: measuring the signal quality of said radio communication signal, and where said architecture change of said transmit circuitry is based upon the results of said signal quality measurement.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 12 wherein said signal quality measurement consists at least of a measurement of the bit error rate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 12 wherein said signal quality measurement consists at least of a measurement of the signal-to-noise ratio.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 12 wherein said signal quality measurement consists at least of a measurement of the channel symbol error rate.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 9 further including the step of: using said at least one programmable logic device connected to at least one Interconnection Integrated Circuit device.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 9 further including the step of: receiving configuration information from a source other than said radio communication signals; and changing said architecture of said transmit circuitry based upon said configuration information.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
67 words
A radio transceiver comprising: at least one programmable logic device configured to fully implement an architecture for said radio transceiver; and a programming device configured to reconfigure all of said at least one programmable logic device to change said architecture of said transceiver, where said architecture change modifies at least one of the data rate, occupied bandwidth, modulation technique, or multiple access technique for said radio transceiver.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
67 words
A radio transceiver comprising: at least one programmable logic device configured to fully implement an architecture for said radio transceiver; and a programming device configured to reconfigure all of said at least one programmable logic device to change said architecture of said transceiver, where said architecture change modifies at least one of the data rate, occupied bandwidth, modulation technique, or multiple access technique for said radio transceiver.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
114 words
A method of transmitting a radio communication signals over a radio communications channel, said method comprising the steps of: receiving a radio communications signal over said radio communications channel; measuring at least one radio channel condition for said radio communications channel; and reconfiguring at least one programmable logic device implementing an architecture for transmit circuitry to change said architecture of said transmit circuitry for transmitting radio communications signals over said radio communications channel, wherein said reconfiguration modifies at least one of the information data rate, occupied bandwidth, modulation technique, or multiple access technique for said radio communication channel and said reconfiguration is based upon at least the results of said radio channel condition measurement.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
114 words
A method of transmitting a radio communication signals over a radio communications channel, said method comprising the steps of: receiving a radio communications signal over said radio communications channel; measuring at least one radio channel condition for said radio communications channel; and reconfiguring at least one programmable logic device implementing an architecture for transmit circuitry to change said architecture of said transmit circuitry for transmitting radio communications signals over said radio communications channel, wherein said reconfiguration modifies at least one of the information data rate, occupied bandwidth, modulation technique, or multiple access technique for said radio communication channel and said reconfiguration is based upon at least the results of said radio channel condition measurement.
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