Establishing short range wireless communication between a vehicle and a mobile device

A method of establishing short range wireless communication (SRWC) between a vehicle and a mobile device, comprising the steps of:

• establishing a first short range wireless communication (SRWC) link between a first transceiver of the vehicle and a first mobile device over a first frequency band, wherein the first SRWC link uses a first SRWC protocol;
• receiving at the vehicle a request to establish a second SRWC link over the first frequency band from a second mobile device during a period when the first SRWC link between the vehicle and the first mobile device is active, wherein the second SRWC link uses a second SRWC protocol that is different from the first SRWC protocol and that requires a transmission frequency corresponding to the first frequency band;
• determining that the second SRWC link is to be established using the transmission frequency at the first transceiver of the vehicle based on identifying that the second SRWC protocol requires the transmission frequency corresponding to the first frequency band;
• in response to receiving the request from the second mobile device and in response to the determination that the second SRWC link is to be established using the transmission frequency at the first transceiver of the vehicle, obtaining a pause communications indication, wherein the pause communications indication specifies an amount of time to pause communications over the first SRWC link between the first transceiver and the first mobile device, and wherein the amount of time to pause the communications over the first SRWC link between the first transceiver and the first mobile device is determined based on recalling a predetermined value from memory of vehicle electronics of the vehicle;
• after obtaining the pause communications indication, providing the pause communications indication to the first mobile device and providing an indication of an intent to change frequency bands to the first mobile device, wherein the first mobile device is configured to pause transmissions to the vehicle over the first SRWC link for the amount of time specified in the pause communications indication in response to receiving the pause communications indication;
• disconnecting the first SRWC link between the first transceiver of the vehicle and the first mobile device and, in response to the request and after disconnecting the first SRWC link between the first transceiver of the vehicle and the first mobile device, establishing the second SRWC link between the first transceiver of the vehicle and the second mobile device over the first frequency band;
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• during a period when the second SRWC link between the vehicle and the second mobile device is active, re-establishing the first SRWC link between a second transceiver of the vehicle and the first mobile device using a second frequency band according to the first SRWC protocol, wherein the first frequency band is different from the second frequency band, wherein the first SRWC protocol is operable at the first frequency band and at the second frequency band, the first SRWC protocol operating according to an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 standard.