Patent ID: 7760585

Claim:
A through the bulkhead repeater arrangement, the arrangement comprising: at least one bulkhead wall having a first side and a second side, with a first bi-directional unit associated with the first side of the bulkhead wall for receiving a radio frequency signal, the first bi-directional unit comprising: a first antenna; a first transceiver electrically attached to the first antenna, wherein the first transceiver receives radio frequency signals via the first antenna; a first bi-directional converter electrically attached to the first transceiver, wherein the first bi-directional converter converts radio frequency signals sent by the first transceiver into electronic signals; a first bi-directional transducer electrically attached to the first bi-directional converter, wherein the first bi-directional transducer receives the electronic signals from the first bi-directional converter and converts the electronic signals into an energy form and propagates said energy form through the bulkhead wall from the first side of the bulkhead wall to the second side of the bulkhead wall, using the bulkhead wall as a conductor; the through the bulkhead repeater arrangement further comprising a second bi-directional unit associated with the second side of the bulkhead wall for transmitting a radio frequency signal, the second bi-directional unit comprising: a second bi-directional transducer, the second bi-directional transducer receives said energy form, and converts said energy form into electronic signals, the second bi-directional transducer transmitting said electronic signals; a second bi-directional converter electrically connected to the second bi-directional transducer, wherein the second bi-directional converter receives the electronic signals from the second bi-directional transducer and converts the electronic signals into radio frequency signals; and a second transceiver having a second antenna, the second transceiver electrically attached to the second bi-directional converter, wherein the second transceiver receives the radio frequency signals from the second bi-directional converter, and transmits said radio frequency signals via the second antenna.