A terminal device may include: a housing; a first radiator disposed in the housing and configured to receive and transmit wireless signals; and a conducting layer disposed on an inner surface of a back shell of the housing and coupled with the first radiator to form a second radiator which is configured to receive and transmit the wireless signals.

An Ethernet physical layer (PHY) transceiver includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter is configured to precode a first data stream by summing two or more mutually-delayed replicas of the first data stream, and to transmit the precoded first data stream over a full-duplex wired channel to a peer Ethernet PHY transceiver. The receiver is configured to receive a second data stream from the peer Ethernet PHY transceiver over the full-duplex wired channel, and to decode the received second data stream while the transmitter concurrently is transmitting the precoded first data stream.

An Ethernet physical layer (PHY) transceiver includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter is configured to precode a first data stream by summing two or more mutually-delayed replicas of the first data stream, and to transmit the precoded first data stream over a full-duplex wired channel to a peer Ethernet PHY transceiver. The receiver is configured to receive a second data stream from the peer Ethernet PHY transceiver over the full-duplex wired channel, and to decode the received second data stream while the transmitter concurrently is transmitting the precoded first data stream.

A wireless communication apparatus includes a first conductor and a second conductor that function as a set of electrodes for wireless communication, a third conductor and a fourth conductor that function as another set of electrodes for wireless communication. A difference between a first distance between a centroid of the first conductor and a centroid of the third conductor and a second distance between a centroid of the second conductor and the centroid of the third conductor is less than a width of the first conductor and a width of the second conductor. A third distance between the centroid of the first conductor and a centroid of the fourth conductor is longer than the first distance. A fourth distance between the centroid of the second conductor and the centroid of the fourth conductor is longer than the second distance.

A wireless communication apparatus includes a first conductor and a second conductor that function as a set of electrodes for wireless communication, a third conductor and a fourth conductor that function as another set of electrodes for wireless communication. A difference between a first distance between a centroid of the first conductor and a centroid of the third conductor and a second distance between a centroid of the second conductor and the centroid of the third conductor is less than a width of the first conductor and a width of the second conductor. A third distance between the centroid of the first conductor and a centroid of the fourth conductor is longer than the first distance. A fourth distance between the centroid of the second conductor and the centroid of the fourth conductor is longer than the second distance.

A wireless single-frequency-channel, full-duplex, full-time transmit and receive communication node includes an antenna that transmits a transmit signal over a wireless transmit channel and that receives a receive signal over a wireless receive channel. A communications processor includes a first port electrically coupled to the antenna and a second port electrically coupled to a transmit path where the transmit path connects the second port to the first port. A third port of communications processor is electrically coupled to a receive path that connects the first port to the third port. The communications processor is configured to pass the transmit signal in the transmit path to the first port and configured to pass the receive signal in the receive path from the first port to the third port such that the transmit signal and the receive signal occupy a same frequency channel and operate simultaneously in a same time slot.

An apparatus comprising: radio frequency paths for antenna elements of an array of antenna elements; and means for: determining which of a first group of radio frequency paths are transmission radio frequency paths to be used for transmission and which of a second group of radio frequency paths are reception radio frequency paths to be used for reception; and controlling when to use the determined transmission radio frequency paths for transmission and the determined reception radio frequency paths for reception.

An apparatus comprising: radio frequency paths for antenna elements of an array of antenna elements; and means for: determining which of a first group of radio frequency paths are transmission radio frequency paths to be used for transmission and which of a second group of radio frequency paths are reception radio frequency paths to be used for reception; and controlling when to use the determined transmission radio frequency paths for transmission and the determined reception radio frequency paths for reception.

A system and method for duplexing radio frequency signals for full-duplex transmission and reception by an antenna. The system comprises a signal coupler comprising an antenna node configured to be connected to the antenna, an input node for receiving radio frequency signals for transmission by the antenna, an output node for outputting radio frequency signals received by the antenna, and a coupling node. The system further comprises a variable impedance element connected to the coupling node to reduce interference between the signals for transmission by the antenna and the signals received by the antenna, the variable impedance element comprising a variable phase shifter connected to a variable attenuator.

A system and method for duplexing radio frequency signals for full-duplex transmission and reception by an antenna. The system comprises a signal coupler comprising an antenna node configured to be connected to the antenna, an input node for receiving radio frequency signals for transmission by the antenna, an output node for outputting radio frequency signals received by the antenna, and a coupling node. The system further comprises a variable impedance element connected to the coupling node to reduce interference between the signals for transmission by the antenna and the signals received by the antenna, the variable impedance element comprising a variable phase shifter connected to a variable attenuator.