Single radio switching between multiple wireless links

A wireless capable device, comprising:

• a wireless interface radio;
• and
• a wireless interface layer control circuit configured to:
• establish a first wireless interface link to communicate, via the wireless interface radio, with an access node using a first channel of a frequency band,
• establish a second wireless interface link to communicate, via the wireless interface radio, with a client device using a second channel of the frequency band,
• send, via the first wireless interface link, a first message to the access node indicating the first wireless interface link is to enter a first dormant state, and
• concurrently receive, via the same wireless interface radio, data from the access node using the first channel and a communication from the client device using the second channel by using the wireless interface radio to demodulate a wide channel comprising the first channel and the second channel.

A method of operating a communication system, comprising:

• establishing a first wireless interface link via a wireless interface radio to communicate with an access node using a first channel of a frequency band;
• establishing a second wireless interface link via the wireless interface radio to communicate with a client device using a second channel of the frequency band, the first wireless interface link and the second wireless interface link configured to use orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM);
• sending, via the first wireless interface link, a first message to the access node indicating the first wireless interface link is to enter a first dormant state;
• and,
• concurrently monitoring, via the same wireless interface radio, for data from the access node using the first channel and a communication from the client device using the second channel at least by using the wireless interface radio to demodulate a wide channel comprising the first channel and the second channel.