Remote controlled WiFi transceiver for wireless home networks

1. 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

a mode selection circuit coupled to the R/L switch fabric to select one of an autonomous mode and a slave mode for setup of the R/L switch fabric, 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.

2. The wireless transceiver apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

the R/L switch fabric responsive to a setup command from the remote server to configure the mix of local and remote control among the distinct portions of the wireless transceiver's wireless operations.

3. The wireless transceiver apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

the R/L switch fabric responsive to a capabilities exchange with the remote server to self-configure the mix of local and remote control among the distinct portions of the wireless transceiver's wireless operations.

4. The wireless transceiver apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

the plurality of components includes components providing feeds for monitoring associated wireless operational parameters; and

the R/L switch fabric switchably connecting selected ones of the feeds with the related ones of the local and remote control sources.

5. The wireless transceiver apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

the plurality of components includes components providing sockets for controlling associated wireless operational parameters; and

the R/L switch fabric switchably connecting selected ones of the sockets with related ones of the local and remote control sources.

6. The wireless transceiver apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

the plurality of components includes components providing feeds for monitoring associated wireless operational parameters;

the R/L switch fabric switchably connecting selected ones of the feeds with related ones of the local and remote control sources; and including;

a feed regulator circuit to individually regulate a temporal frequency of each feed to the remote server.

7. The wireless transceiver apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

an R/L evaluator circuit coupled to the R/L switch fabric to initiate switchable reconnection by the R/L switch fabric of a subset of the plurality of components coupled to a remote control source on the remote server to a local control source on the wireless transceiver, based on a failure of the remote control source.

8. The wireless transceiver apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

the plurality of transmit and receive components configured as one of a Wireless Access Point (WAP) transceiver, a station transceiver, and a WiFi transceiver on a very large scale integrated circuit.

9. 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.

10. The method for operating the wireless transceiver of claim 9 , further comprising:

configuring the mix of local and remote control among the distinct portions of the wireless transceiver's wireless operations, responsive to a setup command from the remote server.

11. The method for operating the wireless transceiver of claim 9 , further comprising:

self-configuring the mix of local and remote control among the distinct portions of the wireless transceiver's wireless operations, responsive to a capabilities exchange with the remote server.

12. The method for operating the wireless transceiver of claim 9 , further comprising:

providing the plurality of components including feeds for monitoring associated wireless operational parameters; and

switchably connecting selected ones of the feeds with the related ones of the local and remote control sources.

13. The method for operating the wireless transceiver of claim 9 , further comprising:

providing the plurality of components including sockets for controlling associated wireless operational parameters; and

switchably connecting selected ones of the sockets with related ones of the local and remote control sources.

14. The method for operating the wireless transceiver of claim 9 , further comprising:

providing the plurality of components including feeds for monitoring associated wireless operational parameters;

switchably connecting selected ones of the feeds with related ones of the local and remote control sources; and

individually regulating a temporal frequency of each feed to the remote server.

15. The method for operating the wireless transceiver of claim 9 , wherein the switchably connecting act further comprises:

reconnecting a subset of the plurality of components coupled to a remote control source on the remote server to a local control source responsive to a failure of the remote control source.

16. The method for operating the wireless transceiver of claim 9 , further comprising:

operating the wireless transceiver as one of; a Wireless Access Point (WAP) transceiver, a station transceiver, and a WiFi transceiver on a very large scale integrated circuit.

17. 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.

18. The wireless transceiver apparatus of claim 17 , further comprising:

the R/L switch fabric responsive to a setup command from the remote server to configure the mix of local and remote control among the distinct portions of the wireless transceiver's wireless operations.

19. The wireless transceiver apparatus of claim 17 , further comprising:

the R/L switch fabric responsive to a capabilities exchange with the remote server to self-configure the mix of local and remote control among the distinct portions of the wireless transceiver's wireless operations.

20. The wireless transceiver apparatus of claim 17 , further comprising:

the plurality of components includes components providing feeds for monitoring associated wireless operational parameters; and

the R/L switch fabric switchably connecting selected ones of the feeds with the related ones of the local and remote control sources.

21. The wireless transceiver apparatus of claim 17 , further comprising:

the plurality of components includes components providing sockets for controlling associated wireless operational parameters; and

the R/L switch fabric switchably connecting selected ones of the sockets with related ones of the local and remote control sources.

22. The wireless transceiver apparatus of claim 17 , further comprising:

the plurality of components includes components providing feeds for monitoring associated wireless operational parameters;

the R/L switch fabric switchably connecting selected ones of the feeds with related ones of the local and remote control sources; and including;

a feed regulator circuit to individually regulate a temporal frequency of each feed to the remote server.

23. The wireless transceiver apparatus of claim 17 , further comprising:

an R/L evaluator circuit coupled to the R/L switch fabric to initiate switchable reconnection by the R/L switch fabric of a subset of the plurality of components coupled to a remote control source on the remote server to a local control source on the wireless transceiver, based on a failure of the remote control source.

24. The wireless transceiver apparatus of claim 17 , further comprising:

the plurality of transmit and receive components configured as one of a Wireless Access Point (WAP) transceiver, a station transceiver, and a WiFi transceiver on a very large scale integrated circuit.

25. 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.

26. The method for operating the wireless transceiver of claim 25 , further comprising:

configuring the mix of local and remote control among the distinct portions of the wireless transceiver's wireless operations, responsive to a setup command from the remote server.

27. The method for operating the wireless transceiver of claim 25 , further comprising:

self-configuring the mix of local and remote control among the distinct portions of the wireless transceiver's wireless operations, responsive to a capabilities exchange with the remote server.

28. The method for operating the wireless transceiver of claim 25 , further comprising:

providing the plurality of components including feeds for monitoring associated wireless operational parameters; and

switchably connecting selected ones of the feeds with the related ones of the local and remote control sources.

29. The method for operating the wireless transceiver of claim 25 , further comprising:

providing the plurality of components including sockets for controlling associated wireless operational parameters; and

switchably connecting selected ones of the sockets with related ones of the local and remote control sources.

30. The method for operating the wireless transceiver of claim 25 , further comprising:

providing the plurality of components including feeds for monitoring associated wireless operational parameters;

switchably connecting selected ones of the feeds with related ones of the local and remote control sources; and

individually regulating a temporal frequency of each feed to the remote server.

31. The method for operating the wireless transceiver of claim 25 , wherein the switchably connecting act further comprises:

reconnecting a subset of the plurality of components coupled to a remote control source on the remote server to a local control source responsive to a failure of the remote control source.

32. The method for operating the wireless transceiver of claim 25 , further comprising:

operating the wireless transceiver as one of; a Wireless Access Point (WAP) transceiver, a station transceiver, and a WiFi transceiver on a very large scale integrated circuit.