Patent ID: 7558551

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a) at least one variable gain amplifier having an output; b) a first crosspoint switch having a plurality of first crosspoint switch inputs and a plurality of first crosspoint switch outputs, each of the first crosspoint switch inputs coupled to the output of a respective one of the variable gain amplifiers, the first crosspoint switch operable to switchably couple any of the plurality of first crosspoint switch inputs to any one or more of the plurality of first crosspoint switch outputs; c) at least one frequency translation device having an input coupled to a respective first crosspoint switch output; d) a second crosspoint switch having a plurality of inputs and a plurality of outputs operable to switchably couple any of the plurality of second crosspoint switch inputs to any one or more of the plurality of second crosspoint switch outputs, the second crosspoint switch inputs each being coupled to a respective input of the first crosspoint switch; e) a second plurality of variable gain amplifiers having inputs and outputs, each input coupled to a respective output of the second crosspoint switch; and f) a second plurality of frequency translation devices having inputs, each input coupled to a respective output of one of the second plurality of variable gain amplifiers.