Patent ID: 8588709

Claim:
A switching apparatus in a wireless communication system using multi-channels, comprising: a first antenna unit configured to transmit and receive data of a first multi-channel among the multi-channels; a second antenna unit configured to transmit and receive data of a second multi-channel among the multi-channels, wherein the second antenna unit comprises a plurality of antennas; a first transceiver configured to receive data from the first antenna unit transmit data to the first antenna unit; a second transceiver configured to receive data from the second antenna unit and transmit data to the second antenna unit; and a selection unit comprising a plurality of selectors, wherein the plurality of selectors are respectively connected to the plurality of antennas in the second antenna unit, and wherein the selection unit is configured to: transmit, at a first time, data from one or more of the antennas in the second antenna unit to the first transceiver through respective one or more of the selectors; and transmit, at a second time, data from one or more of the antennas in the second antenna unit to the second transceiver through respective one or more of the selectors.