Patent ID: 8099058

Claim:
A transceiver, comprising: a transmitter operable to convert baseband communication signals into corresponding RF communication signals; a receiver operable: to convert received RF communication signals into corresponding baseband communication signals; and to convert RF feedback signals into corresponding baseband feedback signals; and signal coupling elements operable to couple at least a portion of the RF communication signals of the transmitter as RF feedback signals to the receiver for conversion into corresponding baseband feedback signals and to couple at least a portion of the baseband feedback signals to the transmitter, wherein the signal coupling elements are operable to switch between a transmission configuration in which the signal coupling elements couple at least a portion of the RF communication signals of the transmitter as RF feedback signals to the receiver for conversion into corresponding baseband feedback signals and couple at least a portion of the baseband feedback signals to the transmitter and a reception configuration in which the signal coupling elements do not couple the RF communication signals of the transmitter to the receiver.