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Apparatus and method for operating multiple FPGAS in wireless communication system

US11818093B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 2, 2020
Grant dateNov 14, 2023
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Expiry dateJun 2, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W88/08
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a 5th Generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data rate than a 4th Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an apparatus of a base station in a wireless communication system is provided. The apparatus includes: a master Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA); a plurality of slave FPGAs controlled by the master FPGA; and an address masker coupled to the master FPGA and the plurality of slave FPGAs, wherein the address masker is configured to: receive different address bits assigned respectively to the plurality of slave FPGAs by the master FPGA; for the different address bits, mask bit values at a specific position with the same value; and transmit masked address bits corresponding respectively to the plurality of slave FPGAs.

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