Signal processing device and signal processing method using a corresponding table and a switching pattern

A signal processing method for configuring one or more scalar or vector processors according to a switching pattern, the signal processing method comprising:

• performing, by one or more vector processors, vector processing of a signal using a parameter, the signal being representative of a radio signal received from an antenna;
• performing, by one or more scalar processors, scalar processing for generating the parameter;
• transferring, by a first routing circuit comprising a first plurality of switches, the first routing circuit being coupled to the one or more vector processors and the one or more scalar processors, the parameter from the one or more scalar processors to the one or more vector processors;
• transferring, by a second routing circuit comprising a second plurality of switches, the second routing circuit being coupled to the one or more vector processors and another circuit that inputs the signal to the second routing circuit, the signal among the one or more vector processors and the other circuit;
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• outputting a switching control signal, by a control processor, based on a type of process to be performed on the signal and a correspondence table, to the first plurality of switches of the first routing circuit and the second plurality of switches of the second routing circuit, according to a switching pattern table including information on a plurality of processors including the vector processors and the scalar processors, and the correspondence table associated with the plurality of processors for the type of process to be performed on the signal,
• wherein the first plurality of switches of the first routing circuit and the second plurality of switches of the second routing circuit are respectively switched so as to selectively turn on or off the one or more vector processors and the one or more scalar processors, based on the switching control signal that is configured to specify the switching pattern based on the type of process including one of:
• a cell search process, a random access channel (RACH) process, and a shared channel (SCH) transmission/reception process.

A signal processing apparatus for digital communications, for configuring one or more scalar or vector processors according to a switching pattern, the signal processing apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of scalar processors;
• a first routing unit;
• a plurality of vector processors coupled to the plurality of scalar processors via the first routing unit, the first routing unit comprising a first plurality of switches and being coupled to the plurality of scalar processors and the plurality of vector processors;
• a second routing unit coupled to the plurality of vector processors and configured to receive a signal to be processed, the second routing unit comprising a second plurality of switches and the signal representative of a radio signal received from an antenna;
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• a control processor coupled to the plurality of vector processors, the plurality of scalar processors, the first routing unit and the second routing unit,
• wherein the control processor is configured to output a switching control signal to the first plurality of switches and the second plurality of switches, based on a type of process to be performed on the signal and a correspondence table, according to a switching pattern table including information on a plurality of processors comprising the vector processors and the scalar processors, and the correspondence table associated with the plurality of processors for the type of process to be performed on the signal;
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• wherein the first plurality of switches and the second plurality of switches are respectively switched so as to selectively turn on or off one or more of the plurality of vector processors and the plurality of scalar processors, based on the received switching control signal which is configured to specify the switching pattern based on the type of process including one of:
• a cell search process, a random access channel (RACH) process, and a shared channel (SCH) transmission/reception process.