MULTIMODE TRANSCEIVER FOR USE WITH MULTIPLE ANTENNAS AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH
First Claim
1. A wireless transceiver comprising:
- a plurality of antennas;
a receiver section, coupled to the plurality of antennas, that generates a selected number of received signals from a first subset of the plurality of antennas, based on a control signal and further that generates an inbound data stream from the selected number of received signals; and
a transmitter module, coupled to the plurality of antennas, that generates a transmit signal to a selected one of the plurality of antennas, based on the control signal;
a processing module, coupled to the plurality of signal recovery circuits and the transmitter module, that generates the control signal, wherein the control signal controls the transmitter module to a cyclic mode of operation wherein the selected one of the plurality of antennas is varied in a cyclic pattern and wherein the processing module is further operable to select a favored transmit antenna of the plurality of antennas based on operation in the cyclic mode of operation and to generate the control signal switch to a fixed mode of operation where the selected one of the plurality of antennas is fixed as the favored transmit antenna;
wherein the intersection between the first subset of the plurality of antennas and the selected one of the plurality of antennas is the null set for each value of the control signal.
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Abstract
A wireless transceiver includes a plurality of antennas. A plurality of signal recovery circuits generate a selected number of received signals from a first subset of the plurality of antennas, based on a control signal. A receiver section recovers an inbound data stream from the selected number of received signals. A transmitter module generates a transmit signal to a selected one of the plurality of antennas, based on the control signal. The intersection between the first subset of the plurality of antennas and the selected one of the plurality of antennas is the null set for each value of the control signal. The control signals can be generated in multiple different operational modes including, for instance, a cyclic modes and a fixed mode of operation.
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14 Claims
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1. A wireless transceiver comprising:
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a plurality of antennas; a receiver section, coupled to the plurality of antennas, that generates a selected number of received signals from a first subset of the plurality of antennas, based on a control signal and further that generates an inbound data stream from the selected number of received signals; and a transmitter module, coupled to the plurality of antennas, that generates a transmit signal to a selected one of the plurality of antennas, based on the control signal; a processing module, coupled to the plurality of signal recovery circuits and the transmitter module, that generates the control signal, wherein the control signal controls the transmitter module to a cyclic mode of operation wherein the selected one of the plurality of antennas is varied in a cyclic pattern and wherein the processing module is further operable to select a favored transmit antenna of the plurality of antennas based on operation in the cyclic mode of operation and to generate the control signal switch to a fixed mode of operation where the selected one of the plurality of antennas is fixed as the favored transmit antenna; wherein the intersection between the first subset of the plurality of antennas and the selected one of the plurality of antennas is the null set for each value of the control signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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generating a control signal, wherein, in a cyclic mode of operation, the control signal varies a selected one of the plurality of antennas in a cyclic pattern; selecting a favored transmit antenna of the plurality of antennas based on operation in the cyclic mode of operation, wherein the control signal is generated to switch to a fixed mode of operation where the selected one of the plurality of antennas is fixed as the favored transmit antenna; generating a selected number of received signals from a first subset of a plurality of antennas, based on a control signal; and generating a transmit signal to the selected one of the plurality of antennas, based on the control signal; wherein the intersection between the first subset of the plurality of antennas and the selected one of the plurality of antennas is the null set for each value of the control signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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