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Channel CODEC processor configurable for multiple wireless communications standards

US7230978B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 28, 2001
Grant dateJun 12, 2007
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Expiry dateJul 18, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M13/41
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A reconfigurable channel CODEC (encoder and decoder) processor for a wireless communication system is disclosed. A high degree of user programmability and reconfigurability is provided by the channel CODEC processor. In particular, the reconfigurable channel CODEC processor includes processor cores and algorithm-specific kernels that contain logic circuits tailored for carrying out predetermined but user-configurable decoding and encoding algorithms. The interconnects between the processor cores and the algorithm-specific kernels are also user-configurable. Thus, the same hardware can be reconfigured for many different wireless communication standards.

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