Systems, apparatus, and methods for arbitration of antenna switch configuration among different clients

A method for wireless communication via a plurality of radio access technology modules, each of the plurality of radio access technology modules configured to communicate according to a radio access technology, the method comprising:

• managing a plurality of switch configurations via a switching manager, each of the switch configurations defining a mapping between communication circuits of each of the plurality of radio access technology modules and a plurality of antennas, wherein managing the plurality of switch configurations comprises:
• storing a switch configuration of the plurality of switch configurations used for a first radio access technology module;
• maintaining the switch configuration of the antennas used for the first radio access technology module in place in response to a network handover wherein the network handover is implemented from the first radio access technology module to a second radio access technology module using a different radio access technology than the first radio access technology module and maintaining the switch configuration of the antennas used for the first radio access technology module;
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• selectively switching the communication circuits of each of the radio access technology modules to transmit or receive wireless communications via a corresponding one or more of the plurality of antennas based on the switch configurations.

A wireless communications apparatus, comprising:

• a plurality of means for transmitting or receiving signals;
• a plurality of radio access technology modules, each configured to wirelessly communicate according to a radio access technology;
• means for selectively switching each of the plurality of radio access technology modules to transmit or receive wireless communications via a corresponding one or more of the means for transmitting or receiving signals;
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• means for managing a plurality of switch configurations, each of the switch configurations defining a mapping between each of the plurality of radio access technology modules and the means for transmitting or receiving signals, the means for managing the plurality of switch configurations further comprising:
• means for storing a switch configuration of the plurality of switch configurations used for a first radio access technology module;
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• means for maintaining the switch configuration of the antennas used for the first radio access technology module in place in response to a network handover,
• wherein the network handover is implemented from the first radio access technology module to a second radio access technology module using a different radio access technology than the first radio access technology module and maintaining the switch configuration of the antennas used for the first radio access technology module.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium encoded thereon with instructions that when executed cause a wireless communications apparatus to perform a method for wireless communication via a plurality of radio access technology modules, each of the plurality of radio access technology modules configured to communicate according to a radio access technology, the method comprising:

• managing a plurality of switch configurations via a switching manager, each of the switch configurations defining a mapping between communication circuits of each of the plurality of radio access technology modules and a plurality of antennas, wherein managing the plurality of switch configurations comprises:
• storing a switch configuration of the plurality of switch configurations used for a first radio access technology module;
• maintaining the switch configuration of the antennas used for the first radio access technology module in place in response to a network handover wherein the network handover is implemented from the first radio access technology module to a second radio access technology module using a different radio access technology than the first radio access technology module and maintaining the switch configuration of the antennas used for the first radio access technology module;
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• selectively switching the communication circuits of each of the radio access technology modules to transmit or receive wireless communications via a corresponding one or more of the plurality of antennas based on the switch configurations.