Bluetooth and wireless LAN arbitration
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1. A communication device, comprising:
- a Bluetooth device configured for Bluetooth communication according to a Bluetooth protocol;
a wireless local area network (WLAN) device configured for network communication according to a wireless network protocol; and
an antenna switching circuit configured to connect the Bluetooth device to an antenna for the Bluetooth communication via one of three different communication paths and further configured to connect the WLAN device to the antenna for the network communication via the same or another of the three different communication paths, each of the three different communication paths;
being connectable to the antenna via a single-pole triple-throw (SP3T) switch coupled to the antenna; and
having respective receive portions that are connectable to a reception coupler via another SP3T switch, the reception coupler operably coupled to respective receive ports of the WLAN device and the Bluetooth device.
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Abstract
Bluetooth and wireless LAN arbitration is described. In embodiments, a communication device includes a Bluetooth device for Bluetooth communication according to Bluetooth protocol, and includes a wireless LAN device for network communication according to wireless network protocol. An antenna switching circuit connects the Bluetooth device to an antenna for the Bluetooth communication, and connects the wireless LAN device to the antenna for the network communication. An arbitration control system arbitrates when the Bluetooth device is connected to the antenna via the antenna switching circuit and when the wireless LAN device is connected to the antenna via the antenna switching circuit.
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1. A communication device, comprising:
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a Bluetooth device configured for Bluetooth communication according to a Bluetooth protocol; a wireless local area network (WLAN) device configured for network communication according to a wireless network protocol; and an antenna switching circuit configured to connect the Bluetooth device to an antenna for the Bluetooth communication via one of three different communication paths and further configured to connect the WLAN device to the antenna for the network communication via the same or another of the three different communication paths, each of the three different communication paths; being connectable to the antenna via a single-pole triple-throw (SP3T) switch coupled to the antenna; and having respective receive portions that are connectable to a reception coupler via another SP3T switch, the reception coupler operably coupled to respective receive ports of the WLAN device and the Bluetooth device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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connecting, via one of three different communication paths of an antenna switching circuit, a Bluetooth device to an antenna of a communication device for Bluetooth communication according to a Bluetooth protocol; and connecting, via the same or another of the three different communication paths of the antenna switching circuit, a wireless local area network (WLAN) device to the antenna of the communication device for network communication according to a wireless network protocol, each of the three different communication paths; being connectable to the antenna via a single-pole triple-throw (SP3T) switch coupled to the antenna; and having respective receive portions that are connectable to a reception coupler via another SP3T switch, the reception coupler operably coupled to respective receive ports of the WLAN device and the Bluetooth device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A System-on-Chip (SoC) comprising:
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a Bluetooth communication block configured for Bluetooth communication according to a Bluetooth protocol; a wireless local area network (WLAN) communication block configured for network communication according to a wireless network protocol; and an antenna switching circuit configured to connect the Bluetooth communication block to an antenna for the Bluetooth communication via one of three different communication paths and further configured to connect the WLAN communication block to the antenna for the network communication via the same or another of the three different communication paths, each of the three different communication paths; being connectable to the antenna via a first single-pole triple-throw (SP3T) switch operably coupled to the antenna; and having respective receive portions that are connectable to a reception coupler via a second SP3T switch, the reception coupler operably coupled to respective receive ports of the WLAN communication block and the Bluetooth communication block. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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