Method for managing a physical layer utilized during a wireless connection with medical devices

A method of selecting one of a plurality of physical layers (PHYs) for a wireless communication session between a medical device and a receiving device, the medical device including a communication module, one or more processors, and one or more sensors, the method comprising:

• generating signals corresponding to one or more physiological signals detected in a body of a user from the one or more sensors;
• transmitting a communications packet comprises information indicating that the communication module comprises a transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly with first and second receiving devices using a communication protocol that utilizes multiple physical layers, the transceiver configured with first and second physical layers (PHYs) for wireless communication;
• and
• determining one of the first and second PHYs to be utilized for at least one of data transmission or reception during the communication session with the one of the first and second receiving devices;
• initializing the communication session with one of the first and second receiving devices;
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• managing the transceiver to utilize, during the communications session, the one of the first and second PHYs determined, wherein at least one of:
• i) the medical device is an implantable medical device configured to be implantable subcutaneously or
• ii) the one or more sensors comprise an analyte sensor configured a) to be at least partially implantable to collect an analyte generated by the body and b) to generate the signals corresponding to levels of the analyte in the body.