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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 18, 1997
Francois Niot, Biot, FR;
Roland Van Der Tuijn, Mougins, FR;
VLSI Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A radio controller arrangement for controlling communication signal timing in a duplex radio-frequency TDMA radio includes a TDMA timer that generates a receive timing signal and a microprocessor circuit. The microprocessor circuit commands the TDMA timer to activate the radio to receive a signal and converts the signal into packets having synchronization and data fields. The TDMA timer synchronizes a beginning of a data collection operation to the synchronization field and locates the beginning of the data field based on the end of the synchronization field. The TDMA timer collects data from the data field until it detects the end of the data field. The TDMA timer then commands deactivation of the radio. The radio controller arrangement may be incorporated into a communication device or used in connection with a method for controlling communication signal timing.