Patent ID: 8014422

Claim:
A method for processing signals, the method comprising: generating a first signal utilizing a phase-locked-loop (PLL); generating a local oscillator signal from said generated first signal in each of a plurality of local oscillator generators directly coupled to said PLL, wherein each of said plurality of local oscillator signals is generated independently of each other by corresponding circuitry that comprises one of a direct digital frequency synthesizer (DDFS) or a digital delay circuit; and wirelessly communicating utilizing a plurality of protocols in which a transmission carrier frequency is different from a reception carrier frequency, wherein for each of said plurality of protocols said transmission carrier frequency is associated with one of said generated plurality of local oscillator signals and is different from a transmission carrier frequency of another of said plurality of protocols, and said reception carrier frequency is associated with another of said generated plurality of local oscillator signals and is different from a reception carrier frequency of another of said plurality of protocols.