1. A method for wireless communications the method comprising:
receiving an indication of a measured output power of an amplifier;
generating an error correction factor by comparing said indication to a reference signal, wherein said indication and said reference signal are time aligned; and
adjusting a gain of a preamplifier based on said error correction factor, wherein said output of said preamplifier is an input of said amplifier.
2. The method according to claim 1, comprising generating said error correction factor via a proportional integral derivative controller
3. The method according to claim 1, comprising adjusting said gain of said preamplifier via at least one gain control signal.
4. The method according to claim 3, wherein said gain control signal is generated based on a reference control word and said error correction factor.
5. The method according to claim 1, comprising delaying one or both of said reference signal and said indication such that they are time aligned.
6. The method according to claim 1, comprising adjusting said gain of said preamplifier via two gain control terminals.
7. The method according to claim 6, comprising amplitude modulating said output of said preamplifier via one of said two gain control terminals.
8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said reference signal ramps up during a first portion of a transmit time slot and ramps down during a second portion of a transmit time slot.
9. The method according to claim 1, comprising generating said error correction factor during a first transmit time slot and adjusting said gain of said preamplifier during a subsequent time slot.
10. The method according to claim 1, comprising scaling a signal that amplitude modulates said output of said of preamplifier to perform said adjusting of said gain of said preamplifier.
11. A system for wireless communications, the system comprising:
one or more circuits operable to, at least:
receive an indication of a measured output power of an amplifier;
generate an error correction factor by comparing said indication to a reference signal, wherein said indication and said reference signal are time aligned; and
adjust a gain of a preamplifier based on said error correction factor, wherein said output of said preamplifier is an input of said amplifier.
12. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to generate said error correction factor via a proportional integral derivative controller
13. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to adjust said gain of said preamplifier via at least one gain control signal.
14. The system according to claim 13, wherein said gain control signal is generated based on a reference control word and said error correction factor.
15. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to delay one or both of said reference signal and said indication such that they are time aligned.
16. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to adjust said gain of said preamplifier via two gain control terminal.
17. The system according to claim 16, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to amplitude modulate said output of said preamplifier via one of said two gain control terminals.
18. The system according to claim 11, wherein said reference signal ramps up during a first portion of a transmit time slot and ramps down during a second portion of a transmit time slot.
19. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to generate said error correction factor during a first transmit time slot and adjust said gain of said preamplifier during a subsequent time slot.
20. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to scale a signal that amplitude modulates said output of said of preamplifier to perform said adjusting of said gain of said preamplifier.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A removable physical media bearing a computer program operable to control a computer to detecting malware by performing the steps of:
booting said computer with a non-installed operating system read from said removable physical media instead of an installed operating system stored on said computer;
loading network support code for said computer read from said removable physical media;
downloading from a remote computer one or more malware detection files; and
performing malware detection upon said computer using said one or more malware detection files.
2. A removable physical media as claimed in claim 1, wherein said one or more malware detection files include at least one of:
malware definition data containing data characteristic of malware to be detected;
a malware detecting engine operable to control said computer to perform said malware detection;
a malware application shell; and
malware detection option settings operable to configure optional settings of said malware detection.
3. A removable physical media as claimed in claim 1, wherein said steps further comprise loading security management code operable to control said downloading.
4. A removable physical media as claimed in claim 1, wherein said steps further comprise establishing a secure network connection to said remote computer.
5. A removable physical media as claimed in 4, wherein a firewall computer disposed between said computer and said remote computer is operable to block a connection between said computer and said remote computer other than said secure network connection.
6. A removable physical media as claimed in claim 1, wherein said non-installed operating system is a Windows PE operating system.
7. A removable physical media as claimed in claim 1, wherein said removable physical media is one of:
an optical disk;
a floppy disk;
a memory card; and
a removable disk drive.
8. A removable physical media as claimed in claim 1, wherein malware to be detected includes one or more of:
a computer virus;
a computer Trojan;
a computer worm;
a banned computer application;
a data file associated with a malware file; and
configuration settings of said computer associated with a malware file.
9. A method of detecting malware upon a computer said method comprising the steps of:
booting said computer with a non-installed operating system read from a removable physical media instead of an installed operating system stored on said computer;
loading network support code for said computer read from said removable physical media;
downloading from a remote computer one or more malware detection files; and
performing malware detection upon said computer using said one or more malware detection files.
10. A method as claimed in claim 9, wherein said one or more malware detection files include at least one of:
malware definition data containing data characteristic of malware to be detected;
a malware detecting engine operable to control said computer to perform said malware detection;
a malware application shell; and
malware detection option settings operable to configure optional settings of said malware detection.
11. A method as claimed in claim 9, comprising loading security management code operable to control said downloading.
12. A method as claimed in claim 9, comprising establishing a secure network connection to said remote computer.
13. A method as claimed in 12, wherein a firewall computer disposed between said computer and said remote computer is operable to block a connection between said computer and said remote computer other than said secure network connection.
14. A method as claimed in claim 9, wherein said non-installed operating system is a Windows PE operating system.
15. A method as claimed in claim 9, wherein said removable physical media is one of:
an optical disk;
a floppy disk;
a memory card; and
a removable disk drive.
16. A method as claimed in claim 9, wherein malware to be detected includes one or more of:
a computer virus;
a computer Trojan;
a computer worm;
a banned computer application;
a data file associated with a malware file; and
configuration settings of said computer associated with a malware file.
17. A computer operable to detect malware upon said computer by performing the steps of:
booting said computer with a non-installed operating system read from a removable physical media instead of an installed operating system stored on said computer;
loading network support code for said computer read from said removable physical media;
downloading from a remote computer one or more malware detection files; and
performing malware detection upon said computer using said one or more malware detection files.
18. A computer as claimed in claim 17, wherein said one or more malware detection files include at least one of:
malware definition data containing data characteristic of malware to be detected;
a malware detecting engine operable to control said computer to perform said malware detection;
a malware application shell; and
malware detection option settings operable to configure optional settings of said malware detection.
19. A computer as claimed in claim 17, wherein said steps further comprise loading security management code operable to control said downloading.
20. A computer as claimed in claim 17, wherein said steps further comprise establishing a secure network connection to said remote computer.
21. A computer as claimed in 20, wherein a firewall computer disposed between said computer and said remote computer is operable to block a connection between said computer and said remote computer other than said secure network connection.
22. A computer as claimed in claim 17, wherein said non-installed operating system is a Windows PE operating system.
23. A computer as claimed in claim 17, wherein said removable physical media is one of:
an optical disk;
a floppy disk;
a memory card; and
a removable disk drive.
24. A computer as claimed in claim 17, wherein malware to be detected includes one or more of:
a computer virus;
a computer Trojan;
a computer worm;
a banned computer application;
a data file associated with a malware file; and
configuration settings of said computer associated with a malware file.
25. A server computer connected by a network link to a computer detecting malware upon said computer by performing the steps of:
booting said computer with a non-installed operating system read from a removable physical media instead of an installed operating system stored on said computer;
loading network support code for said computer read from said removable physical media;
downloading from a server computer one or more malware detection files; and performing malware detection upon said computer using said one or more malware detection files.