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US 2008/0165798 A1Published application
Hardware-centric medium access control (MAC) device
AssigneeHellosoft, Inc.
InventorsLuis Aldaz, John P. Wagner, Kaushik Barman, Allan A. Johnson, Raghavendra Malladi
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Abstract
A hardware-centric medium access control (MAC) device. A control plane module is for providing control functions of the hardware-centric MAC device. A hardware media access plane module communicatively coupled to the control plane module is for performing real-time data communication functions without requiring a microprocessor.
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A hardware-centric medium access control (MAC) device comprising:
- a control plane module for providing control functions of said hardware-centric MAC device;
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- a hardware media access plane module communicatively coupled to said control plane module and for performing real-time data communication functions without requiring a microprocessor.
A voice communication device comprising:
- a microprocessor;
- a memory communicatively coupled to said microprocessor;
- a wireless communication module communicatively coupled to said microprocessor, said wireless communication module for receiving and transmitting voice traffic over a wireless connection and comprising:
- a physical layer (PHY) device;
- and
- a hardware-centric medium access control (MAC) device communicatively coupled to said PHY device, wherein said MAC device is configured to perform real-time voice communication functions without requiring said RISC microprocessor.
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A wireless transceiver comprising:
- a physical layer (PHY) device;
- and
- a hardware-centric medium access control (MAC) device comprising:
- a control plane module for providing control functions of said hardware-centric MAC device;
- and
- a hardware media access plane module communicatively coupled to said control plane module and for performing real-time data communication functions without requiring a microprocessor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.