Dual association local area network transceiver and methods for use therewith

A radio frequency (RF) transceiver comprising:

• at least one RF section including an RF receiver operable to convert a received RF signal into inbound data and an RF transmitter to convert outbound data into a transmit signal in accordance with a local area network protocol;
• a processing module, coupled to the at least one RF section, operable to configure the at least one RF section for communication with a first remote device via a first frequency channel of the local area network protocol and to configure the at least one RF section for communication with a second remote device via a second frequency channel of the local area network protocol to maintain simultaneous association with both the first remote device and the second remote device by time division multiplexing between the communication with the first remote device via the first frequency channel of the local area network protocol and the communication with the second remote device via the second frequency channel of the local area network protocol, wherein the processing module includes:
• a channel cache operable to store first channel configuration data for configuring the at least one RF section for communication with the first remote device via the first frequency channel and to store second channel configuration data for configuring the at least one RF section for communication with the second remote device via the second frequency channel;
• wherein the processing module is operable to configure the at least one RF section to switch between the first frequency channel and the second frequency channel by:
• calibrating at least one voltage controlled oscillator of the at least one RF section;
• retrieving the second channel configuration data corresponding from the channel cache;
• and
• overwriting the first channel configuration data with the second channel configuration data;
• wherein the first remote device is a first access point coupled to a first data network wherein the second remote device is a second access point coupled to a second data network and wherein the local area network protocol is an 802.11 standard protocol;
• wherein the at least one RF section provides fast switching between the first frequency channel and the second frequency channel to maintain the simultaneous association with both the first remote device and the second remote device via the time division multiplexing.

A radio frequency (RF) transceiver comprising:

• at least one RF section including an RF receiver operable to convert a received RF signal into inbound data and an RF transmitter to convert outbound data into a transmit signal in accordance with a local area network protocol;
• a processing module, coupled to the at least one RF section, operable to configure the at least one RF section for communication with a first remote device via a first frequency channel of the local area network protocol and to configure the at least one RF section for communication with a second remote device via a second frequency channel of the local area network protocol to maintain simultaneous association with both the first remote device and the second remote device by time division multiplexing between the communication with the first remote device via the first frequency channel of the local area network protocol and the communication with the second remote device via the second frequency channel of the local area network protocol, wherein the processing module includes:
• a channel cache operable to store first channel configuration data for configuring the at least one RF section for communication with the first remote device via the first frequency channel and to store second channel configuration data for configuring the at least one RF section for communication with the second remote device via the second frequency channel;
• wherein the processing module is operable to configure the at least one RF section to switch between the first frequency channel and the second frequency channel by:
• calibrating at least one voltage controlled oscillator of the at least one RF section;
• retrieving the second channel configuration data corresponding from the channel cache;
• and
• overwriting the first channel configuration data with the second channel configuration data;
• wherein the first remote device is a first access point and the second remote device is a second access point;
• wherein the at least one RF section provides fast switching between the first frequency channel and the second frequency channel to maintain the simultaneous association with both the first remote device and the second remote device via the time division multiplexing.