Patent ID: 8655261

Claim:
An RF redirection module, comprising: a first bidirectional input/output port configured to receive an RF receive signal or to output an RF transmit signal; a second bidirectional input/output port configured to output the RF receive signal or to input the RF transmit signal; an RF output port configured to output a signal representative of the RF transmit signal; and a control port coupled to receive a control signal, wherein, in response to the control signal, the RF redirection module is configured either: a) to receive the RF receive signal at the first bidirectional input/output port, to output the RF receive signal at the second bidirectional input/output port, and to output no signal at the RF output port, b) to receive the RF transmit signal at the second bidirectional input/output port, to output the signal representative of the RF transmit signal at the RF output port, and to input or output no signal at the first bidirectional input/output port, or c) to receive the RF transmit signal at the second bidirectional input/output port, to output the RF transmit signal at the first bidirectional input/output port, and to output no signal at the RF output port, wherein the first bidirectional input/output port is configured to couple to an RF distribution module and wherein the second bidirectional input/output port is configured to couple to a receiver-exciter module so that the RF redirection module is coupled between the RF distribution module and the receiver-exciter module.