Patent ID: 8526367

Claim:
A wireless communication device comprises: a front-end module (FEM) network that includes a plurality of front-end modules (FEM), wherein, when activated, a first set of one or more of the plurality of FEMs is operable to: output a first outbound RF signal to a first one or more antennas for transmission to a first wireless communication device; receive a first inbound RF signal via the first one or more antennas; and isolate the first inbound RF signal from the first outbound RF signal; and wherein, when active, a second set of one or more of the plurality of FEMs is operable to: output a second outbound RF signal to a second one or more antennas for transmission to a second wireless communication device, wherein the second outbound RF signal is representative of the first inbound RF signal; receive a second inbound RF signal via the second one or more antennas, wherein the first outbound RF signal is representative of the second inbound RF signal; and isolate the second inbound RF signal from the second outbound RF signal; a radio frequency (RF) connection coupled to the FEM network; and a system on a chip (SOC) operably coupled to the RF connection and operable to: activate the first set of one or more of the plurality of FEMs; activate the second set of one or more of the plurality of FEMs; facilitate the first outbound RF signal representing the second inbound RF signal; and facilitate the second outbound RF signal representing the first inbound RF signal.