Patent ID: 7336902

Claim:
A system comprising: a first communication path configured to modulate a source signal optically and transmit said optically-modulated source signal using an optical signal transmitter; a second communication path configured to modulate a source signal optically and transmit said optically-modulated source signal using a radio signal transmitter; a third communication path configured to modulate a source signal using radio modulation and transmit said radio-modulated source signal using a radio signal transmitter; and a fourth communication path configured to modulate a source signal using radio modulation and transmit said radio-modulated source signal using an optical signal transmitter; wherein said first and second communication paths comprise an optical signal splitter that splits said optically-modulated source signal into first and second optical signals; and wherein said first optical signal is coupled to an optical switch coupled to an optical transceiver, and said second optical signal is coupled to an optical-to-electrical converter coupled to an electrical switch coupled to a radio transceiver.