Patent ID: 7747234

Claim:
A radio frequency (RF) transceiver Integrated Circuit (IC) comprising: a plurality of baseband Tx sections, each operable to receive, filter, and gain adjust a respective Tx baseband signal; a plurality of RF Tx sections, each operable to receive, filter, gain adjust, and up convert a respective Tx baseband signal to produce a respective Tx RF signal; a plurality of RF Rx sections, each operable to receive, filter, gain adjust, and down convert a respective RF Rx signal to produce a respective Rx baseband signal; a plurality of baseband Rx sections, each operable to receive, filter, and gain adjust a respective Rx baseband signal; a static digital interface operable to receive static gain control commands from a coupled baseband processor; a dynamic digital interface operable to receive dynamic gain control commands from the coupled baseband processor; and gain control, distribution, and buffering circuitry operable to apply the static gain control commands and dynamic gain control commands to at least some of the plurality of baseband Tx sections, the plurality of RF Tx sections, the plurality of RF Rx sections, and the plurality of baseband Rx sections; wherein the static gain control commands correspond to static gain settings enacted during calibration operations and the dynamic gain control commands correspond to dynamic gain settings enacted during real-time, non-calibration operations of the plurality of baseband Tx sections, the plurality of RF Tx sections, the plurality of RF Rx sections, and the plurality of baseband Rx sections.