Patent ID: 11942971
Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A wireless communication apparatus, comprising:
a first millimeter wave (mmW) transceiver, the first mmW transceiver comprising:
a first port for communicating a merged control and data signal;
a second port for communicating a merged clock and data signal associated with the merged control and data signal;
one or more antenna elements;
a plurality of chain mmW transceiver ports; and
switching circuitry controllable by control data to route portions of the merged clock and data signal and the merged control and data signal between:
a first route between the one or more antenna elements and the first port and a second route between the one or more antenna elements and the second port; and
a third route between the first port and the plurality of chain mmW transceiver ports and a fourth route between the second port and the plurality of chain mmW transceiver ports.