Computer radio with pre-defined configuration set

A computer storage medium comprising:

• a data structure comprising a plurality of configurations for the radio and configuration transition information;
• and
• computer-executable instructions that, when executed on a first computer having a configurable radio, control the computer to perform a method comprising:
• communicating with a second computer using the configurable radio;
• detecting a trigger event;
• in response to the detected trigger event, selecting a configuration from the data structure based on the configuration transition information;
• and
• applying the selected configuration to the configurable radio;
• and
• further communicating with the second computer using the configurable radio configured with the selected configuration.

A method of operating a first computer having a configurable radio, the method comprising:

• while the configurable radio is configured with a first configuration, establishing a connection between a data generating or consuming component on the first computer and a data generating or consuming component on a second computer, the connection using the configurable radio to transmit and receive data in packets formatted for the connection;
• in response to an event recognized on the first computer and the second computer, reconfiguring the configurable radio with a second configuration, the second configuration conforming with a configuration to be used on the second computer in response to the event;
• and
• while the configurable radio is configured with the second configuration, continuing to communicate data over the connection.