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US 6,212,205 B1Granted
Methods of generating a data stream, methods of validating an integrated circuit, and methods of communicating a data stream
AssigneeVLSI Technology, Inc.
InventorMichel Eftimakis
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method of generating a data stream comprising: generating a first slot having a first data field; generating a second slot; and providing the second slot within the first data field of the first slot. The present invention additionally provides methods of validating an integrated circuit and communicating a data stream.
Claims23
A method of validating an integrated circuit, comprising:
- providing an integrated circuit;
- generating a first slot externally of the integrated circuit, the first slot having a first data field;
- generating a second slot externally of the integrated circuit;
- providing the second slot within the first data field of the first slot;
- receiving the second slot from within the first slot in the integrated circuit;
- and
- synchronizing the integrated circuit using only the second slot.
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A method of communicating a data stream, comprising:
- generating a first slot having a first data field;
- generating a second slot;
- providing the second slot within the first data field of the first slot;
- transmitting the first slot and the second slot after providing the second slot within the data field;
- after the transmitting, receiving the second slot;
- and
- establishing synchronization only with the second slot.
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A method of communicating a DECT data stream, comprising:
- generating a first preamble, a first synchronization word and a first A field word;
- generating a first DECT slot having a first synchronization field, a first A field and a first B field;
- providing the first preamble and the first synchronization word within the first synchronization field;
- providing the first A field word within the first A field;
- generating a second preamble, a second synchronization word and a second A field word;
- programming a second DECT slot having a second synchronization field, a second A field and a second B field;
- providing the second preamble and the second synchronization word within the second synchronization field;
- providing the second A field word within the second A field;
- providing the second DECT slot within the first B field;
- transmitting the first DECT slot and the second slot after providing the second DECT slot within the first B field, wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting the first slot including an auxiliary field and the second slot including an auxiliary field and a data field;
- discarding the first synchronization field after the transmitting;
- synchronizing using only the second synchronization word;
- and
- receiving the second DECT slot after the synchronizing.
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A communication system comprising:
- a first communication device configured to generate a first slot and a second slot individually having a data field and a synchronization field, and to provide the second slot within the data field of the first slot, the first communication device being further configured to communicate the first slot having the second slot within the data field of the first slot;
- and
- a second communication device configured to communicate with the first communication device, to receive the first slot including the second slot and to synchronize only using the synchronization field of the second slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.