Multi-Radio Wireless Local Area Network Apparatus and Method

The apparatus of claim, 12 wherein the MAC manager logic is further operative to:

• control the first radio transceiver to transmit the first MAC layer data to the AP, and to transmit the second MAC layer to the AP within the remainder of the NAV interval after completion of transmitting the first MAC layer data.

The apparatus of claim, 12 wherein the MAC manager logic is further operative to:

• control the first radio transceiver to send the first MAC layer data to the AP;
• and
• control the second radio transceiver to send the second MAC layer to the AP within the remainder of the NAV interval after the first radio transceiver completes transmission the first MAC layer data.

The apparatus of claim, 6 wherein the MAC manager logic is further operative to:

• control the first radio transceiver to transmit the first MAC layer data to the AP;
• and
• control the second radio transceiver to transmit the second MAC layer to the AP without engagement of a DCF backoff algorithm by the second radio transceiver.

The apparatus of claim, 6 wherein the MAC manager logic is further operative to:

• control the first radio transceiver to transmit the first MAC layer data to the AP, and to transmit the second MAC layer data to the AP after completion of transmitting the first MAC layer data.

The apparatus of claim, 6 wherein the MAC manager logic is further operative to:

• multiplex portions of the first MAC layer data with portions of the second MAC layer data to assemble an MSDU (MAC service data unit) for transmission to the AP by either the first radio transceiver or the second radio transceiver.

The apparatus of claim, 6 wherein the MAC manager logic is further operative to:

• determine the highest modulation and coding scheme (MCS) index supported by the first radio transceiver and the second radio transceiver;
• and
• control the first radio transceiver and the second radio transceiver to use the highest supported MCS for communication with the AP.

The apparatus of claim, 6 wherein the MAC manager logic is further operative to:

• determine the packet error rate for the first radio transceiver and the second radio transceiver;
• and
• determine which of the first radio transceiver or the second radio transceiver transmits data to the AP by selecting the radio transceiver having the lower packet error rate.