Portable computing device with high-speed data communication

1. A portable computing device comprises:

a radio frequency (RF) wired link;

a core module operably coupled to the RF wired link;

a plurality of multi-mode RF units operably coupled to the RF wired link, wherein, when one or more of the multi-mode RF units are supporting a high-speed data communication:

detecting, by the core module, a blocker that is adversely affecting the high-speed data communication;

determining, by the core module, whether a radiation pattern alternative for the high-speed data communication will reduce the adverse affects on the high-speed data communication;

when the radiation pattern alternative for the high-speed data communication will reduce the adverse affects on the high-speed data communication, enabling, by the core module, the radiation pattern alternative; and

adjusting, by the one or more multi-mode RF units, at least one of transmission and reception of the high-speed data communication in accordance with the radiation pattern alternative.

2. The portable computing device of claim 1 , wherein the core module is further operable to:

identify a plurality of radiation pattern alternatives for the high-speed data communication; and

select one of the plurality of radiation pattern alternatives as the radiation pattern alternative based on a desired level of communication.

3. The portable computing device of claim 1 further comprises at least one of:

adjusting, by the one or more multi-mode RF units, a transmission radiation pattern in accordance with the radiation pattern alternative to reflect an outbound transmission of the high-speed data communication off of a reflective surface; and

adjusting, by the one or more multi-mode RF units, a receiving radiation pattern in accordance with the radiation pattern alternative to receive a reflection of an inbound transmission of the high-speed data communication off of the reflective surface.

4. The portable computing device of claim 1 further comprises at least one of:

adjusting, by the one or more multi-mode RF units, a transmission radiation pattern in accordance with the radiation pattern alternative to transmit an outbound transmission of the high-speed data communication to a repeater; and

adjusting, by the one or more multi-mode RF units, a receiving radiation pattern in accordance with the radiation pattern alternative to receive an inbound transmission of the high-speed data communication from the repeater.

5. The portable computing device of claim 1 , wherein the core module is further operable to:

establish a plurality of sets of coordinates of phase array antennas for various combinations of the plurality of multi-mode RF units for a plurality of radiation pattern alternatives;

determine radiation pattern properties for each of the plurality of radiation pattern alternatives for a given communication environment; and

rank the radiation properties for each of the plurality of radiation pattern alternatives for the given communication environment to produce a prioritized list of radiation pattern alternatives.

6. The portable computing device of claim 1 further comprises:

the core module communicates control information with the one or more of the plurality of multi-mode RF units in a first frequency band via the RF wired link, wherein the control information includes an instruction to enable the radiation pattern alternative.

7. The portable computing device of claim 1 further comprises:

the core module communicates:

data of the high-speed data communication with the one or more of the plurality of multi-mode RF units in a second frequency band via the RF wired link; and

clock information to the plurality of multi-mode RF units in a third frequency band via the RF wired link.

8. A core module for a portable computing device, the core module comprises:

a processing module; and

a radio frequency (RF) link interface operably coupled to the processing module, wherein the processing module operable to:

detect a blocker that is adversely affecting the high-speed data communication;

determine whether a radiation pattern alternative for the high-speed data communication will reduce the adverse affects on the high-speed data communication; and

when the radiation pattern alternative for the high-speed data communication will reduce the adverse affects on the high-speed data communication, enable the radiation pattern alternative such that one or more multi-mode RF units of the portable computing device adjusts at least one of transmission and reception of the high-speed data communication in accordance with the radiation pattern alternative.

9. The core module of claim 8 , wherein the processing module is further operable to:

identify a plurality of radiation pattern alternatives for the high-speed data communication; and

select one of the plurality of radiation pattern alternatives as the radiation pattern alternative based on a desired level of communication.

10. The core module of claim 8 , wherein the processing module is further operable to:

establish a plurality of sets of coordinates of phase array antennas for various combinations of the plurality of multi-mode RF units for a plurality of radiation pattern alternatives;

determine radiation pattern properties for each of the plurality of radiation pattern alternatives for a given communication environment; and

rank the radiation properties for each of the plurality of radiation pattern alternatives for the given communication environment to produce a prioritized list of radiation pattern alternatives.

11. The core module of claim 8 , wherein the processing module is further operable to:

communicate control information with the one or more of the plurality of multi-mode RF units in a first frequency band via the RF link interface, wherein the control information includes an instruction to enable the radiation pattern alternative.

12. The core module of claim 8 , wherein the processing module is further operable to:

communicate data of the high-speed data communication with the one or more of the plurality of multi-mode RF units in a second frequency band via the RF link interface; and

communicate clock information to the plurality of multi-mode RF units in a third frequency band via the RF link interface.

13. A multi mode (MM) radio frequency (RF) unit comprises:

an RF link interface; and

a plurality of RF specific protocol modules, wherein a high-speed data protocol module of the plurality of RF specific protocol modules is:

operable to convert an inbound high-speed data signal into an inbound RF link signal in accordance with an inbound RF link resource allocation;

operable to convert an outbound RF link signal into an outbound high-speed data signal in accordance with an outbound RF link resource allocation;

adjust at least one of transmission of the outbound high-speed data signal and reception of the inbound high-speed data signal in accordance with a radiation pattern alternative, wherein the radiation pattern alternative is selected to a blocker's adverse affects on at least one of the inbound and outbound high-speed data signals; and

wherein the RF link interface is operable to:

output the inbound RF link signal to an RF link of a portable computing device for conveyance to a core module of the portable computing device; and

receive the outbound RF link signal from the RF link.

14. The MM RF unit of claim 13 , wherein the high-speed data protocol module is further operable to perform at least one of:

adjust a transmission radiation pattern in accordance with the radiation pattern alternative to reflect the outbound high-speed data signal off of a reflective surface; and

adjust a receiving radiation pattern in accordance with the radiation pattern alternative to receive a reflection of the inbound high-speed data signal off of the reflective surface.

15. The MM RF unit of claim 13 , wherein the high-speed data protocol module is further operable to perform at least one of:

adjust a transmission radiation pattern in accordance with the radiation pattern alternative to transmit the outbound high-speed data signal to a repeater; and

adjust a receiving radiation pattern in accordance with the radiation pattern alternative to receive the inbound high-speed data signal from the repeater.

16. The MM RF unit of claim 13 , wherein the high-speed data protocol module is further operable to:

communicates control information with the core module via the RF wired link in a first frequency band, wherein the control information includes an instruction to enable the radiation pattern alternative.

17. The MM RF unit of claim 13 , wherein the high-speed data protocol module is further operable to:

communicate the inbound RF link signal and the outbound RF link signal with the core module via the RF wired link in a second frequency band; and

receive clock information from the core module via the RF wired link in a third frequency band.