SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF HAND-OFF BETWEEN DIFFERENT COMMUNICATIONS STANDARDS

摘要

An integrated chip for use in processing signals encoded in accordance with one of at least two communication protocols comprises: reconfigurable architecture capable of being selectively arranged into different configurations, at least one configuration corresponding to each protocol so as to implement the functionality of the protocol with a predetermined complexity, and an intermediate configuration for implementing the hand-off between a first protocol and a second protocol. The intermediate configuration is arranged to simultaneously implement the basic functionality of both the first and second protocols during hand-off, and implementation of at least one of the protocols is of lesser complexity. A wireless communication device which utilizes the chip in the form of configware, can also include an antenna for receiving or transmitting a signal encoded in accordance with anyone of a plurality of communication protocols; and a baseband processor for processing the signals.