Patent · US Active

Mobile nodal based communication system, method and apparatus

US7693167B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Rockwell Collins, Inc. · US

Inventors

Steven E. Koenck · Cedar Rapids, US
Allen P. Mass · Lisbon, US
James A. Marek · Anamosa, US
John K. Gee · Mount Vernon, US
Bruce S. Kloster · Cedar Rapids, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 22, 2007
Grant date	Apr 6, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 24, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D30/70
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An improved micro architectural approach for a network microprocessor has low power consumption, and employs two specialized processing cores, a MAC processing core and a network processor core. Each of these processing cores has facilities designed for a specific set of functions, to handle ISO layer 2 and layer 3 functionality in a packet switched Software Defined Radio mobile network.

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