Patent ID: 7024223

Claim:
A wireless modem, comprising: a standard wireless modem assembly including a standard interface for interfacing the wireless modem assembly with a host device, the standard interfacing including a primary serial interface configured to support data communication between the host device and the wireless modem assembly; a secondary serial interface configured to support data communication between the host device and the wireless modem assembly or to support data communication internal to the wireless modem assembly; and a differential serial interface configured to support data communication between the host device and the wireless modem assembly using a differential signal pair; and a core module configured to be removably secured in the standard wireless modem assembly; the core module including a radio frequency section configured for interfacing the wireless modem to other devices over a wireless communication channel and a baseband section configured for communication information between the host device and the other devices, the core module further being configured to communicate with the host device through the standard interface.