Patent ID: 7792486

Claim:
An integrated switch with band translation, comprising: a first input configured to receive a first signal in a first input frequency band; a second input configured to receive a second signal in a second input frequency band; a crosspoint switch connected to the first input and second input, the crosspoint switch configured to selectively route the first signal to a first switch output selected from a plurality of switch outputs and further configured to route the second signal to a second switch output selected from the plurality of switch outputs; a first band translation device connected to the first switch output, the first band translation device configured to frequency translate the first signal to a first output frequency band; and a second band translation device connected to the second switch output, the second band translation device configured to frequency translate the second signal to a second output frequency band; an oscillator switch connected to the first band translation device; a first oscillator operating at a first frequency and operationally connected to the oscillator switch; and a second oscillator operating at a second frequency and operationally connected to the oscillator switch; wherein the oscillator switch outputs the first frequency to the first band translation device when the first band translation device frequency translates the first signal; and the oscillator switch outputs the second frequency to the first band translation device when the first band translation device bypasses frequency translating the first signal.