A Raw processor interface to an 802.11b/g RF front end

The Raw microprocessor is a tiled architecture processor designed by the Computer Architecture Group at MIT. Raw was designed in part to be extremely good at performing streaming-type algorithms such as those found in wireless communications processing. This thesis describes the design and implementation of an interface between the Raw microprocessor and a modified 802.11a/b/g wireless access point. Combined with the Raw processor, this interface replaces a custom digital chip in the access point. The interface can be used with the Raw microprocessor to perform communications research, and as a system demonstrating Raw's capabilities. The interface has been built, tested, and functionally qualified.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2004

Author dc:creator

• Walker, Benjamin Philip Eugene Zaks

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Anant Agarwal.

• Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

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• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33371

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/33371