Patent ID: 7155193

Claim:
A multi-channel filtering system for use in a transceiver having a receive channel and a transmit channel, the multi-channel filtering system comprising: a front-end multi-pole, multi-throw switch, comprising: a front-end receive pole configured to couple to the receive channel at a first location thereof; a front-end transmit pole configured to couple to the transmit channel at a first location thereof; and a plurality of front-end throws, wherein the front-end receive pole is switchably coupled to one of the plurality of front-end throws, and wherein the front-end transmit pole is switchably coupled to one of the plurality of front-end throws; a back-end multi-pole, multi-throw switch, comprising: a back-end receive pole configured to couple to the receive channel at a second location thereof; a back-end transmit pole configured to couple to the transmit channel at a second location thereof; and a plurality of back-end throws, wherein the back-end receive pole is switchably coupled to one of the plurality of back-end throws, and wherein the back-end transmit pole is switchably coupled to one of the plurality of back-end throws; and a plurality of filters interposed between the front-end and back-end multi-pole, multi-throw switches, each of the plurality of filters having a first port coupled to one of the plurality of front-end throws and a second port coupled to one of the plurality of back-end throws.