Patent ID: 8942646
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
1. A method for wireless communication, the method comprising: in a wireless communication device comprising a body and a plurality of remote RF modules within said body of said wireless communication device, selecting one or more of said plurality of remote RF modules based on a physical orientation of a respective antenna in each of said one or more of said plurality of remote RF modules; configuring said respective antenna in each of said one or more of said plurality of remote RF modules for beamforming transmitted signals, wherein each of said plurality of remote RF modules receive one or more amplified IF signals that have been amplified in a final stage power amplifier and conveyed as one or more analog signals via one or more coaxial lines within said body of said wireless communication device; directly upconverting the one or more amplified IF signals to RF signals; beamforming the RF signals and transmitting the beamformed RF signals, via said plurality of antennas, to one or more devices that are external to said wireless communication device; and communicating control signals for said plurality of remote RF modules utilizing said one or more coaxial lines on a frequency different than the one or more amplified IF signals.