Patent ID: 7184466

Claim:
A data conveyance system comprises: first integrated circuit that includes: transmit radio frequency module operably coupled to convert outbound digital signals into outbound radio frequency (RF) signals and to transmit the outbound RF signals; receive radio frequency module operably coupled to receive inbound RF signals and to convert the inbound RF signals into inbound digital signals; and first serial-deserial (SERDES) module operably coupled to convert the inbound digital signals into an inbound serial bit stream and to receive an outbound serial bit stream and to convert the outbound serial bit stream into the outbound digital signals; second integrated circuit that includes: second SERDES module operably coupled to convert the inbound serial bit stream back into the inbound digital signals and to convert the outbound digital signals into the outbound serial bit stream; and programmable logic fabric operably coupled to receive the inbound digital signals and to manipulate the inbound digital signals based on programming instructions that configure at least a portion of the programmable logic fabric to perform a desired inbound RF function and to generate the outbound digital signals based on the programming instructions that configure at least a second portion of the programmable logic fabric to perform a desired outbound RF function.