Software-defined radio communication protocol translator
OwnerTerry L. Williamsinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for facilitating communications between communications systems operating on different communications protocols. The process involves receiving a first communication signal, translating the communication signal from a first protocol to a second protocol, and re-transmitting the communication signal. The communications protocols can include at least one of a data format, data timing system, coding scheme, transmission mode, and carrier frequency. A software-defined translator can be configured for receiving the communication signal, performing the protocol translation, and re-transmitting the communication signal.
Claims19
In a communications environment comprised of a plurality of communications systems, each having a distinct communications protocol associated therewith, a method for facilitating inter-system communications using a software defined translator, comprising:
- selecting from among a plurality of predefined software communication protocol applications available in the software-defined translator, a plurality of correlating communication protocols applications respectively corresponding to a plurality of the communications protocols in use by said communication systems;
- instantiating said plurality of correlating communication protocol applications in said software defined translator;
- receiving a first communication transmitted by a first one of said plurality of communication systems corresponding to a first one of said plurality of communications protocols;
- translating said first communication to at least a second one of said plurality of communications protocols;
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- re-transmitting said first communication after said translation step.
A software defined translator system for facilitating inter-system communications in a communications environment comprised of a plurality of communications systems, each having a distinct communications protocol associated therewith, said software defined translator comprising:
- an interactive management interface responsive to a user input for instantiating in a software defined translator a plurality of correlating communication protocol applications respectively corresponding to a plurality of said communications protocols in use by said communication systems;
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- said software defined translator system responsive to a first communication transmitted by a first one of said plurality of communications systems in accordance with a first one of said plurality of communications protocols, for translating said first communication to at least a second one of said plurality of communication protocols, and re-transmitting said first communication after said translation.
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