Software defined radio (SDR) architecture for wireless digital communication systems
A system and method for providing one hardware platform to implement multiple wireless communication standards, services and applications. The kernel oriented macro based software defined radio (SDR) architecture provides a configurable and programmable hardware platform to implement multiple wireless communication standards, services and applications.
1. A method of programming and configuring components of an upgradeable and extendable wireless communication system in order to implement multiple wireless communication standards, services, and applications, comprising:
(a) identifying one of the application, standard or service to be implemented;
(b) compiling software stored in a software library that is associated with the identified application, standard or service and storing the compiled software in a host memory;
(c) determining the utilization of hardware resources based on the compiled software; and
(d) configuring hardware resources to meet the application, standard or service required.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the hardware resources are located at different layers of the upgradeable and extendable communication system and are chosen to form an event-driven hardware platform.