Patent ID: 8498234

Claim:
An apparatus for facilitating wireless communication in a network between a first communication device and a second communication device, said network including at least two bi-directional communication frequencies each using a time division duplex format of data transmission, comprising: a receiver to receive signals on said at least two bi-directional communication frequencies, the receiver including a signal splitter configured to split the received signal; a frequency converter to convert a signal present on one of said bi-directional frequencies to a converted signal on the other of said bi-directional frequencies; a first additional splitter in communication with a first output of the signal splitter and a second additional splitter in communication with a second output of the signal splitter; a signal detector including a first detector in communication with an output of the first additional splitter and a second detector in communication with an output of the second additional splitter, the signal detector configured to determine if the received signals include a signal on at least one of said at least two bi-directional frequencies; a delay circuit including a first delay in communication with a different output of the first additional splitter and a second delay in communication with a different output of the second additional splitter; and a transmitter to transmit the converted signal on the other of said bi-directional frequencies.