Patent ID: 8300681

Claim:
A frequency translation system, comprising: a) first translational switch (FTS) having: i) two FTS inputs to receive a respective two FTS input signals; ii) a first plurality of FTS outputs; and iii) a second plurality of FTS outputs; b) a second translational switch (STS) having: i) two STS inputs that receive a respective two STS input signals; ii) a first plurality of STS outputs; and iii) a second plurality of STS outputs; and c) a signal bus coupled between the FTS and STS, the signal bus comprising: i) a first bus line coupled to a first one of the first plurality of FTS outputs, and to the first one of the first plurality of STS outputs; and ii) a second bus line coupled to a first one of the second plurality of FTS outputs to a first one of the second plurality of STS outputs; wherein the FTS provides at least two frequency translations of each of the FTS input signals and selectively outputs a first frequency translation of the first FTS input signal to any of the first plurality of FTS outputs and selectively outputs a second frequency translation of the first FTS input signal to any of the second plurality of FTS outputs; and wherein the STS provides at least two frequency translations of each the STS input signals and selectively outputs the first frequency translation of the first STS input signal to any of the first plurality of STS outputs, and selectively outputs the second frequency translation of any of the second STS input signal to the second plurality of STS outputs; and wherein only the output of only one translational switch is selected to be output on each bus line.