Remote controlled WiFi transceiver for wireless home networks

A method for operating a wireless transceiver configured to support wireless communications with associated transceiver nodes on at least one selected communication channel on a wireless local area network (WLAN);

• and the method comprising:
• providing a plurality of components coupled to one another to form transmit and receive paths for processing wireless communications on the at least one selected wireless communication channel;
• providing local controllers each of which controls a distinct portion of the wireless transceiver's wireless operations via connections to a related subset of the plurality of components;
• switchably connecting each of the subsets of the plurality of components to at least one of, a related one of the local controllers and a remote server providing remote control of a related portion of the wireless transceiver's wireless operations, to enable a configurable mix of local and remote control sources among the distinct portions of the wireless transceiver's wireless operations;
• and
• selecting one of an autonomous mode and a slave mode for setup of the switchably connecting act, where the mix of local and remote sources are configured in the slave mode by the remote server and in the autonomous mode by the wireless transceiver.

A wireless transceiver apparatus configured to support wireless communications with associated transceiver nodes on at least one selected wireless communication channel on a wireless local area network (WLAN);

• and the wireless transceiver apparatus comprising:
• a plurality of components coupled to one another to form transmit and receive paths for processing wireless communications on the at least one selected wireless communication channel;
• local control circuits each of which controls a distinct portion of the wireless transceiver's wireless operations via connections to a related subset of the plurality of components;
• a Remote and Local (R/L) switch fabric configured to switchably connect each of the subsets of the plurality of components to at least one of, a related one of the local control circuits and a remote server providing remote control of a related portion of the wireless transceiver's wireless operations, to enable a configurable mix of local and remote control sources among the distinct portions of the wireless transceiver's wireless operations and the R/L switch fabric further responsive to a determination as to collaborative operational control of one distinct portion of the wireless transceiver's wireless operations provided by the related one of the local control circuits and by the remote server, to switchably connect the one related subset of the plurality of components to both the related one of the local control circuits and to the remote server.

A method for operating a wireless transceiver configured to support wireless communications with associated transceiver nodes on at least one selected communication channel on a wireless local area network (WLAN);

• and the method comprising:
• providing a plurality of components coupled to one another to form transmit and receive paths for processing wireless communications on the at least one selected wireless communication channel;
• providing local controllers each of which controls a distinct portion of the wireless transceiver's wireless operations via connections to a related subset of the plurality of components;
• switchably connecting each of the subsets of the plurality of components to at least one of, a related one of the local controllers and a remote server providing remote control of a related portion of the wireless transceiver's wireless operations, to enable a configurable mix of local and remote control sources among the distinct portions of the wireless transceiver's wireless operations and further switchably connecting the one related subset of the plurality of components to both the related one of the local control circuits and to the remote server, responsive to a determination as to collaborative operational control of one distinct portion of the wireless transceiver's wireless operations provided by the related one of the local control circuits and by the remote server.