Multicarrier Transceiver Switching Between Wireline and Wireless Media
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current communication networks require separate transceivers for different types of media, such as wireless and wireline communication, leading to high costs and silicon area usage due to the need for multiple transceivers.
Innovation Solution
A transceiver that utilizes multicarrier modulation techniques based on discrete Fourier transform (DFT) to flexibly switch between baseband, wireline passband, and wireless passband transmission, enabling communication over various media types using a single device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate transceivers are used for different media types (wireless and wireline), then communication reliability over each specific medium is improved, but device complexity and silicon area increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal transceiver architecture that can operate across multiple media types (wireless, wireline, power-line) using a single device. The transmitter and receiver are designed with configurable interfaces that adapt to different physical media through software control, eliminating the need for separate dedicated transceivers for each medium while maintaining communication reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The transceiver employs dynamic configuration capabilities where the same hardware can be reconfigured in real-time to operate over different media types. The system dynamically adjusts its transmission parameters, modulation schemes, and interface settings based on the detected medium type, enabling a single device to replace multiple static transceivers.
2Reliability
If separate transceivers are used for different media types, then communication performance is optimized for each medium, but manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
By designing a single transceiver chip that can be manufactured once and deployed across multiple media types, the patent eliminates the need to manufacture separate transceiver variants for wireless, wireline, and power-line communications. This universal design approach significantly reduces manufacturing costs while maintaining optimized performance for each medium through software configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the functionality of multiple separate transceivers into a single integrated device. By combining wireless, wireline, and power-line communication capabilities into one transceiver unit, the system reduces component count, simplifies assembly, and lowers overall manufacturing costs while preserving the communication performance benefits of medium-specific optimization.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple transceivers are deployed for different media, then communication versatility is achieved, but silicon area consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent achieves communication versatility across wireless, wireline, and power-line media using a single transceiver integrated circuit. The unified architecture shares common processing resources, memory, and control logic across all media types, dramatically reducing the total silicon area required compared to implementing separate dedicated transceivers for each medium.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple transceiver functions into a single integrated circuit design. By combining the transmitter, receiver, modulator, demodulator, and control logic for different media types into one chip, the system achieves full communication versatility while minimizing silicon area consumption through resource sharing and integrated design.
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AI summary
One embodiment of the present invention relates to a transceiver. The transceiver includes a transmitter having a first transmission path configured to transmit a digital baseband signal over a wireline medium. In addition, the transmitter has a second transmission path configured to transmit a radio frequency signal over a wireless medium. Other systems and methods are also disclosed.