Patent ID: 7231189

Claim:
A communication system for use with at least one of a receive channel and a transmit channel, the communication system comprising: a front-end multi-throw switch including: a plurality of front-end throws; and at least one front-end pole configured to couple to or coupled to one of a receive channel and a transmit channel at a first location, the at least one front-end pole switchably coupled to one of the plurality of front-end throws; a back-end multi-throw switch including: a plurality of back-end throws, each of the plurality of back-end throws associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of front-end throws; and at least one back-end pole configured to couple to or coupled to the one of the receive channel and the transmit channel at a second location, the at least one back-end pole switchably coupled to one of the plurality of back-end throws, the one of the plurality of back-end throws corresponding to the one of the plurality of front-end throws; a plurality of filters interposed between the front-end multi-throw switch and the back-end multi-throw switch, 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, a first one of the plurality of filters comprising a filter of a first bandwidth, a second one of the plurality of filters comprising a filter of a second bandwidth, the first bandwidth being different from the second bandwidth; and a switch controller coupled to the front-end multi-throw switch and the back-end multi-throw switch, the switch controller configured to switch the at least one front-end pole to one of the plurality of front-end throws and the at least one back-end pole to a corresponding one of the plurality of back-end throws.