Patent ID: 8204538

Claim:
A configurable conversion module comprises: a down conversion module operable to: convert, when in a first mode, a first amplified inbound radio frequency (RF) signal into a first inbound symbol stream in accordance with a first protocol of a plurality of protocols, wherein the first amplified inbound RF signal has a carrier within a first receive frequency band as prescribed by the first protocol; and convert, when in a second mode, a second amplified inbound RF signal into a second inbound symbol stream in accordance with a second protocol of the plurality of protocols, wherein the second amplified inbound RF signal has a carrier within a second receive frequency band as prescribed by the second protocol; and an up conversion module operable to: convert, when in the first mode, a first outbound symbol stream into a first outbound RF signal in accordance with the first protocol, wherein the first outbound RF signal has a carrier within a first transmit frequency band as prescribed by the first protocol; and convert, when in the second mode, a second outbound symbol stream into a second outbound RF signal in accordance with the second protocol, wherein the second outbound RF signal has a carrier within a second transmit frequency band as prescribed by the second protocol.