Shared antenna architecture for multiple co-located radio modules
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- an antenna;
a first transceiver to communicate wirelessly across a first link;
a second transceiver to communicate wirelessly across a second link; and
a shared antenna structure communicatively coupled with the first transceiver, the second transceiver and the antenna, the shared antenna structure comprising a combiner and first and second switches to allow the first transceiver and the second transceiver to share the antenna for simultaneous operations using signal paths through the combiner, and mutually-exclusive operations using a signal path without the combiner.
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Abstract
A shared antenna architecture for multiple co-located radio modules is disclosed. For example, an apparatus may include an antenna, a first transceiver to communicate wirelessly across a first link, a second transceiver to communicate wirelessly across a second link, and a shared antenna structure communicatively coupled to the first transceiver, the second transceiver and the antenna. The shared antenna structure may comprise a combiner and at least one switch arranged to allow the first transceiver and the second transceiver to share the antenna for simultaneous operations or mutually-exclusive operations. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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an antenna; a first transceiver to communicate wirelessly across a first link; a second transceiver to communicate wirelessly across a second link; and a shared antenna structure communicatively coupled with the first transceiver, the second transceiver and the antenna, the shared antenna structure comprising a combiner and first and second switches to allow the first transceiver and the second transceiver to share the antenna for simultaneous operations using signal paths through the combiner, and mutually-exclusive operations using a signal path without the combiner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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receiving activity information for a first transceiver; receiving activity information for a second transceiver; and sending configuration information to a shared antenna structure for the first and second transceivers, the configuration information to arrange a combiner and first and second switches for the shared antenna structure for simultaneous operations using signal paths through the combiner, and mutually-exclusive operations using a signal path without the combiner . - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An article comprising a non-transitory storage medium containing instructions that when executed˜
- enable a system to;
receive activity information for a first transceiver; receive activity information for a second transceiver; and send configuration information to a shared antenna structure for the first and second transceivers, the configuration information to arrange a combiner and first and second switches for the shared antenna structure for simultaneous operations using signal paths through the combiner, and mutually-exclusive operations using a signal path without the combiner. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
- enable a system to;
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