| US 7,602,792 B2 | ||
| Reconfigurable protocols and architectures for wireless networks | ||
| Andrew A. Gray, Pasadena, Calif. (US); Clayton M. Okino, Pasadena, Calif. (US); Payman Arabshahi, Pasadena, Calif. (US); and Tsun-Yee Yan, Northridge, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 13, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/318,477. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/340691, filed on Dec. 14, 2001. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0017829 A1, Jan. 29, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04J 3/16 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 370—395.5 [370/469; 709/221] | 7 Claims |
| 1. An apparatus for reconfiguring a plurality of networks, each having a different network protocol into an intercommunicated
network and a physical layer communicated to the plurality of networks comprising:
a protocol stack; and
a reconfigurable protocol chip coupled the protocol stack wherein the reconfigurable protocol chip is comprised of:
a dynamically reconfigurable protocol realization module communicated to the physical layer;
an autonomously functioning protocol sensing module communicated to the physical layer having and controlled by autonomous
protocol sensing/detection algorithms;
a reconfiguration control engine communicated to the autonomously functioning protocol sensing module and to the dynamically
reconfigurable protocol realization module;
a protocol selection module communicated to the autonomously functioning protocol sensing module and to the reconfiguration
control engine; and
a memory for storing a plurality of different network protocols coupled to the protocol selection module,
wherein the autonomously functioning protocol sensing module is comprised of a course acquisition loop for generation of multiple
confidence states of valid protocol detection, and a fine tracking loop for allowance of some degradation of information.
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