Communication devices in a communication network and methods for processing data in such devices

A communication device in a communication network, comprising:

• a data processing unit configured to obtain payload data to be provided to a signal processing unit through an interfacing link;
• a signal processing unit configured to modulate the received payload data into modulated symbols of a digital signal to be transmitted over the communication network;
• wherein the data processing unit comprises:
• a raw data generator configured to generate raw data;
• a bandwidth determining module configured to determine available bandwidth in a transmission slot used to transmit, through the interfacing link, payload data corresponding to one modulated symbol;
• a sampler configured to select generated raw data corresponding to the determined available bandwidth;
• and
• a multiplexer configured to combine the selected raw data with the payload data corresponding to the one modulated symbol into the same transmission packet to be provided to the signal processing unit in the transmission slot over the interfacing link;
• wherein the signal processing unit is configured to include the raw data as received from the data processing unit in the digital signal together with the one modulated symbol.

A method for processing data in a communication device of a communication network, comprising:

• in a signal processing unit, demodulating symbols of a received digital signal into payload data to be provided to a data processing unit through an interfacing link, the received digital signal being made of raw data;
• determining available bandwidth in a transmission slot allocated to one symbol of the received digital signal for transmitting corresponding payload data through the interfacing link;
• selecting non-demodulated data that correspond to the determined available bandwidth, from amongst raw data of the received digital signal and data generated from raw data of the received digital signal using no demodulation;
• and
• in a multiplexer, combining the selected non-demodulated data with the payload data corresponding to the one symbol into the same transmission packet to be provided to the data processing unit in the transmission slot over the interfacing link.

A method for processing data in a communication device of a communication network, comprising:

• in a data processing unit, obtaining payload data to be provided to a signal processing unit through an interfacing link;
• in a signal processing unit, modulating the received payload data into modulated symbols of a digital signal to be transmitted over the communication network;
• wherein the method further comprises, in the data processing unit:
• generating raw data;
• determining available bandwidth in a transmission slot used to transmit, through the interfacing link, payload data corresponding to one symbol to modulate;
• selecting generated raw data corresponding to the determined available bandwidth;
• combining the selected raw data with the payload data corresponding to the one symbol into the same transmission packet to be provided to the signal processing unit in the transmission slot over the interfacing link;
• wherein the method further comprises, in the signal processing unit, including the raw data as received from the data processing unit in the digital signal together with the one symbol.

A communication device in a communication network, comprising:

• a network interface with the communication network, the network interface being configured to demodulate and decode received raw digital signals into decoded digital signals;
• a data processing unit configured to receive the decoded digital signals from the network interface through an interfacing link having a bandwidth less than the rate of the received raw digital signals, and configured to process the received decoded digital signals;
• wherein the network interface is further configured to generate transmission packets for the data processing unit that contain both non-demodulated digital signals and decoded digital signals, the non-demodulated digital signals comprising received raw digital signals or digital signals generated from received raw digital signals using no demodulation;
• and
• the data processing unit is further configured to process the transmitted non-demodulated digital signals and to send control signal to the network interface for the latter to select non-demodulated digital signals to transmit to the data processing unit from amongst the received raw digital signals and digital signals generated from the received raw digital signals using no demodulation.

A communication device in a communication network, comprising:

• a data processing unit configured to process applicative digital signals received from an application;
• a network interface configured to encode and modulate applicative digital signals received from the data processing unit over an interfacing link into modulated digital signals, the interfacing link having a bandwidth less than the rate of transmission by the network interface over the communication network, and to transmit digital signals including the modulated digital signals on the communication network;
• wherein the data processing unit is further configured to generate transmission packets for the network interface that contain both raw digital signals and applicative digital signals;
• and
• the network interface is further configured to combine raw digital signals received from the data processing unit and generated modulated digital signals into the digital signals to transmit on the communication network.

A method for processing data in a communication device of a communication network, comprising:

• in a network interface with the communication network, demodulating and decoding raw digital signals received by the network interface over the communication network into decoded digital signals;
• in a data processing unit, receiving the decoded digital signals from the network interface through an interfacing link having a bandwidth less than the rate of the received raw digital signals, and processing the received decoded digital signals;
• wherein the method further comprises
• in the network interface, generating transmission packets for the data processing unit that contain both non-demodulated digital signals and decoded digital signals, the non-demodulated digital signals comprising received raw digital signals or digital signals generated from received raw digital signals using no demodulation;
• and
• in the data processing unit, processing the transmitted non-demodulated digital signals and sending control signal to the network interface for the latter to select non-demodulated digital signals to transmit to the data processing unit from amongst the received raw digital signals and digital signals generated from the received raw digital signals using no demodulation.

A method for processing data in a communication device of a communication network, comprising:

• in a data processing unit, processing applicative digital signals received from an application;
• in a network interface, encoding and modulating applicative digital signals received from the data processing unit over an interfacing link into modulated digital signals, the interfacing link having a bandwidth less than the rate of transmission by the network interface over the communication network, and transmitting digital signals including the modulated digital signals on the communication network;
• wherein the method further comprises:
• in the data processing unit, generating transmission packets for the network interface that contain both raw digital signals and applicative digital signals;
• and
• in the network interface, combining raw digital signals received from the data processing unit and generated modulated digital signals into the digital signals to transmit on the communication network.