Enhanced coexistence in multi link scenarios of WLAN protocols

A multi-link (ML) device, comprising:

• a plurality of radios;
• and
• one or more processors coupled to the plurality of radios, the one or more processors configured to:
• operate a first radio of the plurality of radios to communicate in a first frequency band with a networking device;
• determine a future time interval for a different radio of a communication device to communicate in the first frequency band;
• determine a potential interference or an actual interference between the first radio of the plurality of radios and the different radio based on the future time interval of the different radio;
• prevent the first radio from communicating in the first frequency band during one or more portions of the future time interval to reduce the potential interference or the actual interference;
• determine a second potential interference or a second actual interference between the first radio of the plurality of radios and the different radio based on a second future time interval of the different radio;
• determine whether the second future time interval is less than or greater than a switching time to switch from the first radio of the plurality of radios to a second radio of the plurality of radios;
• and either:
• switch from the first radio to the second radio responsive to determining that the second future time interval is greater than the switching time, or
• prevent the switching from the first radio to the second radio responsive to determining that the second future time interval is less than the switching time.

A system on chip (SOC) device, comprising:

• a multi-link (ML) module comprising a plurality of radios, and a processor coupled to the plurality of radios;
• and
• a communication module comprising a different radio;
• wherein the processor configured to:
• operate a first radio of the plurality of radios to communicate in a first frequency band with a networking device;
• determine a future time interval for the different radio of the communication module to communicate in the first frequency band;
• determine a potential interference or an actual interference between the first radio of the plurality of radios and the different radio based on the future time interval of the different radio;
• prevent the first radio from communicating in the first frequency band during one or more portions of the future time interval to reduce the potential interference or the actual interference;
• determine a second potential interference or a second actual interference between the first radio of the plurality of radios and the different radio based on a second future time interval of the different radio;
• determine whether the second future time interval is less than or greater than a switching time to switch from the first radio of the plurality of radios to a second radio of the plurality of radios;
• and either:
• switch from the first radio to the second radio responsive to determining that the second future time interval is greater than the switching time, or
• prevent the switching from the first radio to the second radio responsive to determining that the second future time interval is less than the switching time.