Re-generation and re-transmission of millimeter waves for building penetration

A system for enabling signal penetration into a building, comprising:

• first circuitry, located on an outside of the building, for receiving millimeter wave signals at a first frequency that does not easily penetrate into an interior of the building and converting the millimeter wave signals at the first frequency into a format that overcomes losses caused by penetrating into the interior of the building over a wireless communications link, wherein the first circuitry further comprises:
• a first RF transceiver, located on the outside of the building, for transmitting and receiving the millimeter wave signals at the first frequency containing data outside of the building;
• a first up/down converter, connected to the first RF transceiver and located on the outside of a window of the building, for converting between a first version of the millimeter wave signals at the first frequency and a second version of the millimeter wave signals at a second frequency, wherein the first frequency is higher than the second frequency and the second frequency better penetrates to the interior of the building than the first frequency;
• second circuitry, located on the interior of the building and communicatively linked with the first circuitry via the wireless communications link, for receiving the millimeter wave second version of the signals at the second frequency that overcomes the losses caused by penetrating into the interior of the building, wherein the second circuitry further comprises:
• a second up/down converter, connected to receive the second version of the signals at the second frequency over the wireless communications link, for converting between the second version of the signals at the second frequency and a third version of the signals for transmission into within the interior of the building.

A system for enabling signal penetration into a building, comprising:

• a first transceiver, located on an outside of the building, for transmitting and receiving signals at a first frequency outside of the building, wherein the signals at the first frequency does not easily penetrate into an interior of the building;
• a first up/down converter, connected to the first transceiver and located on the outside of the building, for converting between a first version of the signals at the first frequency and a second version of the signals at a second frequency, wherein the first frequency is higher than the second frequency and the signals at the second frequency better penetrate to the interior of the building than the signals at the first frequency and overcomes losses caused by penetrating into the interior of the building;
• a second transceiver for transmitting and receiving the signals at the second frequency to/from the interior of the building;
• a third transceiver for receiving and transmitting the signals at the second frequency from/to the outside of the building within the interior of the building;
• a second up/down converter, connected to the third transceiver within the interior of the building, for converting between the second version of the signals at the second frequency that overcomes the losses caused by penetrating into the interior of the building and a third version of the signals;
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• a router connected to the second up/down converter for transmitting and receiving the third version of the signals within the interior of the building.

A method for enabling signal penetration into a building, comprising:

• receiving at a first transceiver located on an outside of the building signals at a first frequency, wherein the signals at the first frequency do not easily penetrate into an interior of the building;
• converting, using a first up/down converter located on the outside of the building, between a first version of the signals at the first frequency and a second version of the signals at a second frequency, wherein the first frequency is higher than the second frequency and the signals at the second frequency better penetrate to the interior of the building than the signals at the first frequency and overcomes losses caused by penetrating into the interior of the building;
• transmitting, using a second transceiver, the signals at the second frequency from the outside of the building to the interior of the building;
• receiving, using a third transceiver, the signals at the second frequency within the interior of the building from the outside of the building;
• converting, using a second up/down converter, between the second version of the signals at the second frequency that overcomes the losses caused by penetrating into the interior of the building and a third version of the signals;
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• transmitting the third version of the signals within the interior of the building.