I'm looking for the major differences between a communications processor and an application processor in wireless devices. Can anyone help?
Newbie question: App processor vs comm processor
Started by ●September 14, 2004
Reply by ●September 15, 20042004-09-15
John Edwards wrote:> I'm looking for the major differences between a communications processor and > an application processor > in wireless devices. > > Can anyone help?Most likely the communications processor handles the wireless communications protocols (it requires a bit of processing). the other cpu does whatever the wireless device is suppose to do, the application.
Reply by ●September 15, 20042004-09-15
"Neil Kurzman" <nsk@mail.asb.com> wrote in message news:41486472.519FDD7D@mail.asb.com...> > > John Edwards wrote: > > > I'm looking for the major differences between a communications processorand> > an application processor > > in wireless devices. > > > > Can anyone help? > > Most likely the communications processor handles the wirelesscommunications> protocols (it requires a bit of processing). the other cpu does whateverthe> wireless device is suppose to do, the application. > >Both just names made up by some person, probably the guy who designed the particular product. They aren't generic industry standard names that will mean the same thing in different devices. Cheers, Alf