Dynamic automatic gain controller configuration in multiple input and multiple output receivers

A Multiple Input and Multiple Output (MIMO) access point (AP) device, comprising:

• a first antenna set;
• a second antenna set;
• a first automatic gain controller (AGC) set configured for higher-priority signal detection via the first antenna set;
• a second AGC set configured for low-priority signal detection via the second antenna set;
• a third AGC set configured for low-priority signal reception via both the first antenna set and the second antenna set;
• and
• an AGC selector configured to:
• monitor, in a listening state of the MIMO AP device, a given section of wireless spectrum for higher-priority signals using the first antenna set associated with the first AGC set while concurrently monitoring the given section of wireless spectrum for wireless packet-based traffic using the second antenna set associated with the second AGC set;
• and
• in response to detecting a packet via the second antenna set, receive, in a receiving state of the MIMO AP device, the packet via the first antenna set and the second antenna set using the third AGC set.