A transceiver used in a communications system includes a transmitter having a transmit input that is split into a transmit I component and a transmit Q component; a receiver having a receive input that is split into a receive I component and a receive Q component; a switching network configured to input the transmit I component, the transmit Q component, the receive I component and the receive Q component; and to output a sampled sequence; an analog to digital converter configured to receive the sampled sequence and to output a digitized data stream; and a digital signal processor configured to receive the digitized data stream and process the digitized data stream.