Data link fault tolerance

US7965624B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• QUALCOMM Incorporated · US

Inventors

• Alberto Alessandro Della Ripa · Rancho Santa Margarita, US
• Peter Benschop · San Juan Capistrano, US
• Philip Michael Clovis · San Diego, US
• Peter M. Bouvier · San Diego, US
• Steven Dean Michel · Irvine, US
• David Dvorman · Orange, US
• Diego Escobar · St. George, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 17, 2008
• Grant date: Jun 21, 2011
• Expiry date: Jun 4, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L49/503
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method is provided for automatically generating code to define and control a system of connected hardware elements. The method comprises: accepting a system configuration macro with sub-macros for system elements, subsystem elements, and connections there between; accepting a plurality of tables with a plurality of system element behaviors, a plurality of subsystem element behaviors, and a plurality of connection options; defining the system of connected elements in response to selecting sub-macros; defining the physical links between the system elements and the behavior of the system and subsystem elements in response to populating the selected sub-macro parameters; expanding the selected sub-macros; generating executable code; and, accessing the tables in response to parameters in the executable code. Advantageously, the form and function of the system can be defined with programming, or writing application specific code.