Method and apparatus for physical layer routing in a wireless device

An apparatus, comprising:

• an antenna;
• and
• a wireless communication device coupled to the antenna, the wireless communication device comprising a communication stack, wherein the wireless communication device is adapted to:
• in a physical layer of the communication stack, receive a first radio frequency (RF) signal, convert the first RF signal to a first digital data signal, and pass the first digital data signal to a higher communication stack layer;
• in the physical layer, receive a second digital data signal from the higher communication stack layer, convert the second digital data signal to a second RF signal, and transmit the second RF signal;
• and
• in the physical layer, forward a signal, wherein forwarding comprises receiving a third RF signal, converting the third RF signal to a fourth RF signal, and transmitting the fourth RF signal.

An apparatus comprising:

• a first antenna, wherein the first antenna is a directional antenna;
• a second antenna, wherein the second antenna is a directional antenna;
• and
• a wireless communication device coupled to the first antenna and the second antenna, the wireless communication device comprising a communication stack, wherein the wireless communication device is adapted to:
• in a physical layer of the communication stack, receive a first radio frequency (RF) signal, convert the first RF signal to a first digital data signal, and pass the first digital data signal to a higher communication stack layer;
• in the physical layer, receive a second digital data signal from the higher communication stack layer, convert the second digital data signal to a second RF signal, and transmit the second RF signal;
• and
• in the physical layer, forward a signal, wherein forwarding comprises receiving a third RF signal via the first antenna and transmitting a corresponding fourth RF signal via the second antenna.