Enhancement of the channel propagation matrix order and rank for a wireless channel

A wireless communication repeater device for the enhancement of a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) communication channel between a first radio and a second radio comprising:

• a receiver for receiving, from the first radio, a plurality of first information streams each having one or more embedded first control signals;
• a channel filter for channel filtering a signal comprising at least one of the plurality of first information streams and at least one of the one or more embedded first control signals;
• a demodulator for demodulating at least one of the one or more embedded first control signals to determine associated first control information;
• a modulator for generating one or more second control signals;
• wherein said receiver comprises:
• a plurality of receive antenna structures coupled to a respective plurality of low noise amplifiers (LNAs) to provide a respective plurality of LNA output receive signals;
• a plurality of receive chains respectively coupled to said plurality of LNAs to receive said respective plurality of LNA output receive signals and to provide a respective plurality of receive chain output receive signals;
• a plurality of intermediate frequency (IF) couplers, the plurality of IF couplers respectively coupled to said plurality of receive chains to receive said respective receive chain output receive signals and to provide a respective plurality of IF coupler output receive signals and a respective plurality of IF coupler modem receive signals, wherein at least one of the plurality of IF couplers is further for combining the one or more second control signals respectively with a signal comprising the one or more first information streams to produce a composite signal that comprises said one or more second control signals respectively associated with at least one of the one or more first information streams, wherein the one or more second control signals are usable by the second radio to determine the second control information and to determine information within said second control information for forwarding to the first radio, the one or more embedded second control signals respectively associated with one or more of the plurality of first information streams, wherein the wireless communication repeater device is for enhancing the performance of the MIMO wireless communication channel between the first and the second radios based upon adjustment of parameters associated with one or more of:
• i) the repeater device, based upon information within the first control information;
• and, ii) the first radio, based upon information within the second control information;
• a plurality of frequency translating feedback cancellers respectively coupled to said plurality of IF couplers to respectively receive the IF coupler output receive signals and to provide one or more frequency translating feedback canceller RF output signals;
• a plurality of repeater transmitters, the plurality of repeater transmitters each respectively coupled to the plurality of frequency translating feedback cancellers to receive a respective frequency translating feedback canceller RF output signal, wherein one or more of the plurality of repeater transmitters transmit said composite signal;
• one or more repeater device modems, wherein one or more of said one or more repeater device modems further comprise at least one embedded link processor, one or more of said one or more repeater device modems coupled to one or more of said plurality of IF couplers to receive one or more IF Modem receive signals, and wherein one or more of said one or more repeater device modems further comprises a detector for performing detection of at least one of the one or more embedded first control signals;
• a repeater device controller for enabling one or more of the repeater transmitters based upon said detection, wherein said repeater device controller is coupled to the said one or more repeater device modems to exchange information with and provide control to the one or more repeater device modems and to further provide control associated with said parameters associated with the repeater device.