Enhanced granularity operational parameters adjustment of components and modules in a multi-band, multi-standard communication device
Enhanced granularity operational parameters adjustment of components and modules in a multi-band, multi-standard communication device. For supporting two-way communications, a communication device includes receiver and transmitter modules. Each module includes various components that are configurable and/or programmable based on a protocol and band pair by which the communication device is operating. The communication device is a multi-protocol and multi-band capable communication device capable to operate in accordance with any one protocol and band at a first time and another protocol and band at a second time. The various components within each of the receiver and transmitter modules can be adjusted using one or more operational parameters. In some instances, a given component can be controlled by more than one operational parameter. Alternatively, certain components are controlled only one operational parameter. The operational parameters that configure the components may be calculated, retrieved from a memory, and/or determined using other means.
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a receiver module; and
a transmitter module; and wherein:
based on a first protocol and band pair, at least one of:
a plurality of components within the receiver module is adjusted in accordance with a first plurality of receiver operational parameters; and
a plurality of components within the transmitter module is adjusted in accordance with a first plurality of transmitter operational parameters; and
based on a second protocol and band pair, at least one of:
the plurality of components within the receiver module is adjusted in accordance with a second plurality of receiver operational parameters; and
the plurality of components within the transmitter module is adjusted in accordance with a second plurality of transmitter operational parameters.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a processing module implemented to calculate the first plurality of receiver operational parameters and the first plurality of transmitter operational parameters in real time based on the first protocol and band pair.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a memory implemented to store a plurality of possible transmitter operational parameters and a plurality of possible receiver operational parameters; and wherein at least one of:
based on the first protocol and band pair, the first plurality of receiver operational parameters is selected from the memory and provided to the receiver module; and
based on the first protocol and band pair, the first plurality of transmitter operational parameters is selected from the memory and provided to the transmitter module.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a hard disk drive (HDD) implemented to store a plurality of possible transmitter operational parameters and a plurality of possible receiver operational parameters; and wherein at least one of:
based on the first protocol and band pair, the first plurality of receiver operational parameters is read from the HDD and provided to the receiver module; and
based on the first protocol and band pair, the first plurality of transmitter operational parameters read from the HDD and provided to the transmitter module.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the first plurality of receiver operational parameters includes a first sub-set of receiver operational parameters and a second sub-set of receiver operational parameters; and
the second plurality of receiver operational parameters includes the first sub-set of receiver operational parameters and a third sub-set of receiver operational parameters.
6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the first plurality of transmitter operational parameters includes a first sub-set of transmitter operational parameters and a second sub-set of transmitter operational parameters; and
the second plurality of transmitter operational parameters includes the first sub-set of transmitter operational parameters and a third sub-set of transmitter operational parameters.
7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of components within the receiver module includes at least one of a low noise amplifier (LNA), a mixer, an analog filter, an analog to digital converter (ADC), and a phase locked loop (PLL).
8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of components within the transmitter module includes at least one of a power amplifier (PA), a mixer/modulator, an analog filter, a digital to analog converter (DAC), and a phase locked loop (PLL).
9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the first protocol and band pair includes a first protocol and a first band; and
at least one additional protocol and band pair includes the first protocol and a second band.
10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:
the apparatus is a wireless communication device.
11. An apparatus, comprising:
a receiver module that includes a low noise amplifier (LNA), a mixer, a first analog filter, an analog to digital converter (ADC), a first phase locked loop (PLL); and
a transmitter module that includes a power amplifier (PA), a mixer/modulator, a second analog filter, a digital to analog converter (DAC), and a second PLL; and wherein:
based on a first protocol and band pair, at least one of:
at least one of the LNA, the mixer, the first analog filter, the ADC, and the first PLL is adjusted in accordance with a first plurality of receiver operational parameters; and
at least one of the PA, the mixer/modulator, the second analog filter, the DAC, and the second PLL is adjusted in accordance with a first plurality of transmitter operational parameters; and
based on a second protocol and band pair, at least one of:
at least one of the LNA, the mixer, the first analog filter, the ADC, and the first PLL is adjusted in accordance with a second plurality of receiver operational parameters; and
at least one of the PA, the mixer/modulator, the second analog filter, the DAC, and the second PLL is adjusted in accordance with a second plurality of transmitter operational parameters; and
the first protocol and band pair includes a first protocol and a first band; and
at least one additional protocol and band pair includes the first protocol and a second band.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising:
a processing module implemented to calculate the first plurality of receiver operational parameters and the first plurality of transmitter operational parameters in real time based on the first protocol and band pair.
13. The apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising:
a memory implemented to store a plurality of possible transmitter operational parameters and a plurality of possible receiver operational parameters; and wherein at least one of:
based on the first protocol and band pair, the first plurality of receiver operational parameters is selected from the memory and provided to the receiver module; and
based on the first protocol and band pair, the first plurality of transmitter operational parameters is selected from the memory and provided to the transmitter module.
14. The apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising:
a hard disk drive (HDD) implemented to store a plurality of possible transmitter operational parameters and a plurality of possible receiver operational parameters; and wherein at least one of:
based on the first protocol and band pair, the first plurality of receiver operational parameters is read from the HDD and provided to the receiver module; and
based on the first protocol and band pair, the first plurality of transmitter operational parameters read from the HDD and provided to the transmitter module.
15. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein:
the first plurality of receiver operational parameters includes a first sub-set of receiver operational parameters and a second sub-set of receiver operational parameters;
the second plurality of receiver operational parameters includes the first sub-set of receiver operational parameters and a third sub-set of receiver operational parameters;
the first plurality of transmitter operational parameters includes a first sub-set of transmitter operational parameters and a second sub-set of transmitter operational parameters; and
the second plurality of transmitter operational parameters includes the first sub-set of transmitter operational parameters and a third sub-set of transmitter operational parameters.
16. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein:
the apparatus is a wireless communication device.
17. A method for operating a communication device, the method comprising:
identifying a first protocol and band pair;
based on the identified first protocol and band pair, performing at least one of:
adjusting a plurality of components within a receiver module of the communication device in accordance with a first plurality of receiver operational parameters; and
adjusting a plurality of components within a transmitter module of the communication device in accordance with a first plurality of transmitter operational parameters; and
operating at least one of the receiver module and the transmitter module in accordance with the identified first protocol and band pair;
identifying a second protocol and band pair;
based on the identified second protocol and band pair, performing at least one of:
adjusting the plurality of components within the receiver module of the communication device in accordance with a second plurality of receiver operational parameters; and
adjusting the plurality of components within the transmitter module of the communication device in accordance with a second plurality of transmitter operational parameters; and
operating at least one of the receiver module and the transmitter module in accordance with the identified second protocol and band pair.
18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
calculating at least one of the first plurality of receiver operational parameters and the first plurality of transmitter operational parameters in real time based on the first protocol and band pair.
19. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
reading at least one of the first plurality of receiver operational parameters and the first plurality of transmitter operational parameters from a memory storage device implemented within or coupled to the communication device.
20. The method of claim 17 , wherein:
the plurality of components within the receiver module includes at least one of a low noise amplifier (LNA), a mixer, a first analog filter, an analog to digital converter (ADC), and a first phase locked loop (PLL);
the plurality of components within the transmitter module includes at least one of a power amplifier (PA), a mixer/modulator, a second analog filter, a digital to analog converter (DAC), and a second PLL; and
the communication device is a wireless communication device.