公开(公告)号：US20060039317A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-23

申请号：US11200854

申请日：2005-08-09

Applicant: Ravi Subramanian ,  Keith Rieken ,  Uma Jha ,  Joel Medlock ,  Christopher Woodthorpe

Inventor： Ravi Subramanian ,  Keith Rieken ,  Uma Jha ,  Joel Medlock ,  Christopher Woodthorpe

IPC: H04Q7/00

CPC classification number: H04B1/0007 ,  H04B1/0003 ,  H04B1/406 ,  H04W24/00 ,  H04W28/10 ,  H04W88/08 ,  H04W88/10

Abstract: An apparatus for digitally processing signals within wireless communications base-stations which includes a channel pooling signal processor and a digital signal processor. The channel pooling signal processor includes a plurality of computation units typically realized in a heterogeneous multiprocessing architecture, a test interface for testing the function of the plurality of the computation units, a general-purpose microprocessor for managing the dataflow into and out of the channel pooling signal processor as well as effecting the control and configuration of the computation units, and an interconnect mechanism for connecting the plurality of computation units to the input, output, test interface, and the general-purpose microprocessor.

Abstract translation: 一种用于数字处理无线通信基站内的信号的装置，包括信道汇集信号处理器和数字信号处理器。 信道池信号处理器包括通常在异构多处理架构中实现的多个计算单元，用于测试多个计算单元的功能的测试接口，用于管理数据流进出信道池的通用微处理器 信号处理器以及实现计算单元的控制和配置，以及用于将多个计算单元连接到输入，输出，测试接口和通用微处理器的互连机构。

公开(公告)号：US20080086548A1

公开(公告)日：2008-04-10

申请号：US11841848

申请日：2007-08-20

Applicant: Song Chen ,  Kenneth Hesky ,  Raju Joag ,  Joel Medlock ,  Christopher Woodthorpe

Inventor： Song Chen ,  Kenneth Hesky ,  Raju Joag ,  Joel Medlock ,  Christopher Woodthorpe

IPC: G06F15/177

CPC classification number: H04L69/18 ,  H04L69/32 ,  H04W88/00

Abstract: The present invention provides a virtual machine interface (VMI) and an application programming interface (API) usable in conjunction with a reconfigurable wireless network communication apparatus. The reconfigurable wireless network communication apparatus comprises a plurality of hardware kernels. The apparatus can be reconfigured to support different or modified communication protocols over time. The VMI comprises a library of software objects. By configuring VMI software objects, a programmer selects the communication protocol used by the reconfigurable wireless network communication apparatus. The API of the present invention provides higher level management of the communication protocol used by a reconfigurable wireless network communication apparatus. The API comprises a library of high level software objects that further abstract hardware details of the apparatus.

Abstract translation: 本发明提供了一种可配置可重配置的无线网络通信装置的虚拟机接口（VMI）和应用编程接口（API）。 可重配置无线网络通信装置包括多个硬件内核。 该装置可以被重新配置为支持不同或修改的通信协议随着时间的推移。 VMI包括一个软件对象库。 通过配置VMI软件对象，程序员选择可重构无线网络通信设备使用的通信协议。 本发明的API提供了由可重新配置的无线网络通信设备使用的通信协议的更高级别的管理。 该API包括高级软件对象的库，其进一步抽象该装置的硬件细节。

公开(公告)号：US06701431B2

公开(公告)日：2004-03-02

申请号：US09772582

申请日：2001-01-29

Applicant: Ravi Subramanian ,  Christopher Woodthorpe

Inventor： Ravi Subramanian ,  Christopher Woodthorpe

IPC: G06F9445

CPC classification number: H04B1/0003 ,  H04B1/707 ,  H04B2201/7071 ,  H04B2201/70711

Abstract: A method of generating a configuration for a configurable spread spectrum communication device is disclosed herein. The method, implemented on a computing device having a processor and a computer readable memory, starts with a first step of receiving an input identifying a desired function, and a desired operation within the desired function, to be implemented by a configurable communication device. In a subsequent step, a signal flow path for the desired operation is generated by the computing device. Next, the desired operation is mapped onto a computing element within the configurable communication device; the computing element having localized control and being function-specific. The aforementioned steps are repeated to satisfy multiple operations required to enable the desired function. Next, a configurable interconnect of the configurable electronic device is configured to enable the mapping operation and signal flow path across a computing element for each of the multiple operations which together enable the desired function.

Abstract translation: 本文公开了一种生成可配置扩频通信设备的配置的方法。 在具有处理器和计算机可读存储器的计算设备上实现的方法开始于接收标识期望功能的输入以及期望功能内的期望操作的第一步骤，以由可配置通信设备来实现。 在随后的步骤中，用于期望操作的信号流路径由计算设备产生。 接下来，将期望的操作映射到可配置通信设备内的计算元件上; 该计算元件具有局部控制并且是功能特定的。 重复上述步骤以满足实现期望功能所需的多个操作。 接下来，可配置电子设备的可配置互连被配置为使得能够跨越计算元件的映射操作和信号流路径用于多个操作中的每一个，这些操作共同实现期望的功能。

公开(公告)号：US20080084850A1

公开(公告)日：2008-04-10

申请号：US11841604

申请日：2007-08-20

Applicant: Song Chen ,  Paul Chou ,  Christopher Woodthorpe ,  Venugopal Balasubramonian ,  Keith Rieken

Inventor： Song Chen ,  Paul Chou ,  Christopher Woodthorpe ,  Venugopal Balasubramonian ,  Keith Rieken

IPC: H04B7/216 ,  H04J3/06

CPC classification number: G06F15/78 ,  G06F9/30079 ,  G06F9/30083 ,  G06F9/30087 ,  G06F9/3009 ,  G06F9/3885 ,  G06F9/462 ,  G06F9/4881 ,  Y02D10/24

Abstract: A wireless communication system hosts a plurality of processes in accordance with a communication protocol. The system includes application specific instruction set processors (ASISPs) that provided computation support for the process. Each ASISP is capable of executing a subset of the functions of a communication protocol. A scheduler is used to schedule the ASISPs in a time-sliced algorithm so that each ASISP supports several processes. In this architecture, the ASISP actively performs computations for one of the supported processes (active process) at any given time. The state information of each process supported by a particular ASISP is stored in a memory bank that is uniquely associated with the ASISP. When a scheduler instructs an ASISP to change which process is the active process, the state information for the inactivated process is stored in the memory bank and the state information for the newly activated process is retrieved from the memory bank.

Abstract translation: 无线通信系统根据通信协议承载多个进程。 该系统包括为该过程提供计算支持的特定于应用程序的指令集处理器（ASISP）。 每个ASISP能够执行通信协议的功能的子集。 调度程序用于以时间分片算法调度ASISP，以便每个ASISP支持多个进程。 在这种体系结构中，ASISP在任何给定的时间主动执行一个受支持进程（活动进程）的计算。 由特定ASISP支持的每个进程的状态信息存储在与ASISP唯一相关联的存储体中。 当调度器指示ASISP改变哪个进程是活动进程时，将非活动进程的状态信息存储在存储体中，并且从存储体检索新激活的进程的状态信息。