Front-end module network for femtocell applications

摘要

A wireless communication device includes a front-end module (FEM) network, an RF connection, and a system on a chip (SOC). A first set of FEMs is operable to output, via an antenna, a first outbound RF signal to a first wireless communication device and receive a first inbound RF signal via an antenna. A second set of FEMs is operable to output, via an antenna, a second outbound RF signal to a second wireless communication device, wherein the second outbound RF signal is representative of the first inbound RF signal, and receive a second inbound RF signal via an antenna, wherein the first outbound RF signal is representative of the second inbound RF signal. The SOC is operable to activate the first and second sets of FEMs, facilitate the first outbound RF signal representing the second inbound RF signal, and facilitate the second outbound RF signal representing the first inbound RF signal.

主权项

1. A wireless communication device comprising:
a front-end module (FEM) network having a plurality of front-end modules (FEM), wherein, when activated, a first set of the plurality of FEMs is configured to:
output a first outbound RF signal to a first antenna for transmission to a first wireless communication device;receive a first inbound RF signal via the first antenna; andisolate the first inbound RF signal from the first outbound RF signal; and wherein, when activated, a second set of the plurality of FEMs is configured to:
output a second outbound RF signal to a second antenna for transmission to a second wireless communication device, wherein the second outbound RF signal is representative of the first inbound RF signal;receive a second inbound RF signal via the second antenna, wherein the first outbound RF signal is representative of the second inbound RF signal; andisolate the second inbound RF signal from the second outbound RF signal; a radio frequency (RF) connection coupled to the FEM network; and communication circuitry configured to couple to the RF connection and:
activate the first set of the plurality of FEMs;activate the second set of the plurality of FEMs;facilitate the first outbound RF signal representing the second inbound RF signal; andfacilitate the second outbound RF signal representing the first inbound RF signal.