Transfer of encoded data
View Patent ↗The invention relates to a method that includes transfer of data encoded on the basis of a first encoding scheme via an interface between a baseband assembly and a radio-frequency assembly of a mobile radio transceiver. The method further includes transfer of a data sequence which is encoded on the basis of the first encoding scheme and which identifies a change of encoding scheme from the first encoding scheme to a second encoding scheme. Lastly, the method includes transfer of data encoded on the basis of the second encoding scheme via the interface.
1. A method of transferring data, comprising:
transferring data encoded on the basis of a first encoding scheme via an interface between a baseband assembly and a radio-frequency assembly of a mobile radio transceiver;
transferring a data sequence which is encoded on the basis of the first encoding scheme and which identifies a change of encoding scheme from the first encoding scheme to a second encoding scheme via the interface; and
transferring data encoded on the basis of the second encoding scheme via the interface after transferring the data sequence,
wherein one of the first and second encoding schemes is a 4-bit encoding and the other of the first and second encoding schemes is an 8-bit encoding, and
wherein the three least significant bits of the 8-bit encoding indicate a modulation scheme and the remaining five bits of the 8-bit encoding comprise payload data.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
data which is transferred from the baseband assembly to the radio-frequency assembly and is encoded on the basis of the first encoding scheme is modulated on the basis of a first modulation scheme; and
data which is transferred from the baseband assembly to the radio-frequency assembly and is encoded on the basis of the second encoding scheme is modulated on the basis of a second modulation scheme.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the transfer of the data sequence comprises a changeover between the two modulation schemes.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the radio-frequency assembly comprises a memory for accepting data, and the changeover between the two modulation schemes comprises customization of a mode of operation of the memory, the mode comprising a word length used by the memory.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data is transferred via the interface in serial, digital and packet-oriented form.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second encoding scheme comprises a data sequence that denotes a change of encoding scheme from the second encoding scheme to the first encoding scheme.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transferred data is transmitted data.
8. A mobile radio transceiver, comprising:
a baseband assembly;
a radio-frequency assembly; and
an interface between the baseband assembly and the radio-frequency assembly, wherein the interface is configured to transfer data encoded on the basis of a first encoding scheme, transfer a data sequence which is encoded on the basis of the first encoding scheme and which identifies a change of encoding scheme from the first encoding scheme to a second encoding scheme, and transfer data encoded on the basis of the second encoding scheme,
wherein one of the first and second encoding schemes is a 4-bit encoding and the other of the first and second encoding schemes is an 8-bit encoding, and
wherein the three least significant bits of the 8-bit encoding indicate a modulation scheme and the remaining five bits of the 8-bit encoding comprise payload data.
9. A method of transferring data, comprising:
transferring data encoded on the basis of a first encoding scheme via an interface between a baseband assembly and a radio-frequency assembly of a mobile radio transceiver;
transferring a data sequence which is encoded on the basis of the first encoding scheme and which identifies a change of encoding scheme from the first encoding scheme to a second encoding scheme via the interface;
transferring data encoded on the basis of the second encoding scheme via the interface after transferring the data sequence, wherein:
data which is transferred from the baseband assembly to the radio-frequency assembly and is encoded on the basis of the first encoding scheme is modulated on the basis of a first modulation scheme; and
data which is transferred from the baseband assembly to the radio-frequency assembly and is encoded on the basis of the second encoding scheme is modulated on the basis of a second modulation scheme,
wherein the transfer of the data sequence comprises a changeover between the two modulation schemes, and
wherein the radio-frequency assembly comprises a memory for accepting data, and the changeover between the two modulation schemes comprises customization of a mode of operation of the memory, the mode comprising a word length used by the memory.
10. A mobile radio transceiver, comprising:
a baseband assembly;
a radio-frequency assembly; and
an interface between the baseband assembly and the radio-frequency assembly,
wherein the interface is configured to transfer data encoded on the basis of a first encoding scheme, transfer a data sequence which is encoded on the basis of the first encoding scheme and which identifies a change of encoding scheme from the first encoding scheme to a second encoding scheme, and transfer data encoded on the basis of the second encoding scheme, wherein:
data which is transferred from the baseband assembly to the radio-frequency assembly and is encoded on the basis of the first encoding scheme is modulated on the basis of a first modulation scheme; and
data which is transferred from the baseband assembly to the radio-frequency assembly and is encoded on the basis of the second encoding scheme is modulated on the basis of a second modulation scheme,
wherein the transfer of the data sequence comprises a changeover between the two modulation schemes, and
wherein the radio-frequency assembly comprises a memory for accepting data, and the changeover between the two modulation schemes comprises customization of a mode of operation of the memory, the mode comprising a word length used by the memory.
11. A method of transferring payload data, comprising:
transferring a sequence of first bit strings of a first length via an interface between a baseband assembly and a radio frequency assembly of a mobile radio transceiver, each first bit string comprises a number of bits encoding payload data and a number of bits indicating an encoding scheme used to encode the payload data;
transferring a bit string of first length via the interface which indicates a change of encoding scheme; and
transferring a sequence of second bit strings of a second length via the interface, each second bit string comprises a number of bits encoding payload data and a number of bits indicating a changed encoding scheme used to encode the payload data of the second bit strings, wherein the second length is different from the first length.
12. A mobile radio transceiver, comprising:
a baseband assembly;
a radio-frequency assembly; and
an interface between the baseband assembly and the radio-frequency assembly,
wherein the interface is configured to transfer a sequence of first bit strings of a first length between the baseband assembly and the radio frequency assembly, each first bit string comprises a number of bits encoding payload data and a number of bits indicating an encoding scheme used to encode the payload data,
wherein the interface is further configured to transfer a bit string of first length between the baseband assembly and the radio frequency assembly which indicates a change of encoding scheme, and
wherein the interface is further configured to transfer a sequence of second bit strings of a second length between the baseband assembly and the radio frequency assembly, wherein each second bit string comprises a number of bits encoding payload data and a number of bits indicating a changed encoding scheme used to encode the payload data of the second bit strings, and wherein the second length is different from the first length.