Processor arrangement for multi mode wireless device
View Patent ↗A multi mode wireless device can communicate with cellular and non-cellular networks. The device has first and second processors in communication with each other. In one arrangement, the first processor provides control processing for physical layer 1 processing for both the cellular and the non-cellular radio communications in parallel, and the second processor provides processing for data link layer 2 for both the cellular and the non-cellular radio communications in parallel, and the device can communicate with the cellular and non-cellular networks simultaneously. In another arrangement, the first processor provides control processing for physical layer 1 processing for both the cellular and the non-cellular radio communications in parallel, and the second processor provides processing for data link layer 2 and all layers above layer 2 in the device for both the cellular and the non-cellular radio communications in parallel.
1. A processor arrangement for a multi mode wireless device for communicating with cellular and non-cellular networks simultaneously, the processor arrangement comprising:
a first processor and a second processor, the first and second processors being in communication with each other;
the first processor being arranged to provide control processing for physical layer 1 processing for both the cellular radio communications and the non-cellular radio communications of said multi mode wireless device simultaneously and in parallel; and,
the second processor being arranged to provide processing for data link layer 2 for both the cellular radio communications and the non-cellular radio communications of said multi mode wireless device simultaneously and in parallel.
2. A processor arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the first processor is provided by a single chip.
3. A processor arrangement according to claim 2 , wherein the second processor is provided by a single chip.
4. A processor arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the physical layer 1 processing for both said cellular radio communications and said non-cellular radio communications is provided by a single chip.
5. A processor arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second processors are provided by a single chip.
6. A processor arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second processors and the physical layer 1 processing for both said cellular radio communications and said non-cellular radio communications are provided by a single chip.
7. A processor arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the second processor is arranged to provide processing for one or more layers above data link layer 2 for both the cellular radio communications and the non-cellular radio communications in parallel.
8. A processor arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second processors are dynamically reconfigurable such that:
the first processor can be selectively reconfigured to provide control processing for both physical layer 1 processing and processing for data link layer 2 for said cellular radio communications, and
the second processor can be selectively reconfigured to provide control processing for both physical layer 1 processing and processing for data link layer 2 for said non-cellular radio communications.
9. A processor arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second processors are dynamically reconfigurable such that:
the first processor and the second processor can be reconfigured to provide shared control processing for both physical layer 1 processing and processing for data link layer 2 selectively for said cellular radio communications or said non-cellular radio communications.
10. A multi mode wireless device, the device comprising:
a radio frequency front end for communicating with both a cellular network and a non-cellular network; and
a processor arrangement according to claim 1 .
11. A multi mode wireless device comprising a processor arrangement according to claim 1 , the device further comprising:
a radio frequency front end for communicating with a cellular network; and
a radio frequency front end for communicating with a non-cellular network.
12. A multi mode wireless device for communicating with cellular and non-cellular networks, the multi mode wireless device comprising:
a first processor and a second processor, the first and second processors being in communication with each other;
the first processor being arranged to provide control processing for physical layer 1 processing for both the cellular radio communications and the non-cellular radio communications of said multi mode wireless device simultaneously and in parallel; and,
the second processor being arranged to provide processing for data link layer 2 and all one or more layers above layer 2 in said multi mode wireless device for both the cellular radio communications and the non-cellular radio communications of said multi mode wireless device simultaneously and in parallel.
13. The multi mode wireless device according to claim 12 , wherein the first processor is provided by a single chip.
14. The multi mode wireless device according to claim 13 , wherein the second processor is provided by a single chip.
15. The multi mode wireless device according to claim 12 , wherein the physical layer 1 processing for both the cellular radio communications and the non-cellular radio communications is provided by a single chip.
16. The multi mode wireless device according to claim 12 , wherein the first and second processors are provided by a single chip.
17. The multi mode wireless device according to claim 12 , wherein the first and second processors and the physical layer 1 processing for both the cellular radio communications and the non-cellular radio communications are provided by a single chip.
18. The multi mode wireless device according to claim 12 , wherein the first and second processors are dynamically reconfigurable such that:
the first processor can be selectively reconfigured to provide control processing for both physical layer 1 processing and processing for data link layer 2 and one or more layers above layer 2 for the cellular radio communications, and
the second processor can be selectively reconfigured to provide control processing for both physical layer 1 processing and processing for data link layer 2 and one or more layers above layer 2 for the non-cellular radio communications.
19. The multi mode wireless device according to claim 12 , wherein the first and second processors are dynamically reconfigurable such that:
the first processor and the second processor can be reconfigured to provide shared control processing for both physical layer 1 processing and processing for data link layer 2 and one or more layers above layer 2 selectively for the cellular radio communications or the non-cellular radio communications.
20. The multi mode wireless device according to claim 12 , the multi mode wireless device further comprising:
a radio frequency front end for communicating with both a cellular network and a non-cellular network.
21. The multi mode wireless device according to claim 12 , the multi mode wireless device further comprising:
a radio frequency front end for communicating with a cellular network; and
a radio frequency front end for communicating with a non-cellular network.