AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A FLEXIBLE RAMP UP AND RAMP DOWN OF THE SECTIONS OF A RADIO IN A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK

摘要

An apparatus for ensuring that creating the necessary control signalling of multiple implementations of the power ramp operation of a radio transmitter as described. The apparatus provides for a flexible ramp up and ramp down to a plurality of sections of a radio in a wireless local area network. The apparatus includes a plurality of control pins, and a user programmable device for configuring the control pins to provide programmable ramp up and ramp down signals to the plurality of sections of the radio. Accordingly, it is possible to program the ramp up and ramp down function of the radio. The apparatus also ensures that a radio in a wireless local area network does not inappropriately enter into an active state. The apparatus utilizes the user programmable device to configure the control pins to ensure that a signal and its complementary signal are both provided to the radio to ensure that the appropriate signal is utilized to activate the radio.