Method and apparatus for priority based coexistence arbitration

A coexistence system comprising:

• a first transceiver module, in a first network device, configured to generate at least one first request signal, wherein the first transceiver module operates according to a first wireless communication standard, and wherein the at least one first request signal requests transmission or reception for the first transceiver module;
• an interface configured to generate a first priority signal based on the at least one first request signal, wherein the first priority signal indicates a first priority level of first data signals corresponding to the at least one first request signal;
• a second transceiver module, in the first network device, configured to (i) generate at least one second request signal, and (ii) generate a second priority signal, wherein the second transceiver module operates according to a second wireless communication standard, wherein the at least one second request signal requests transmission or reception for the second transceiver module, and wherein the second priority signal indicates a second priority level of second data signals corresponding to the at least one second request signal,
• wherein
• the first transceiver module is configured to generate a status signal,
• the status signal indicates (i) a frequency on which the first transceiver module is transmitting, (ii) whether the first transceiver module is performing a scan, or (iii) a priority level of a signal to be transmitted to or received by the first transceiver module, and
• the second transceiver module is configured to, based on the status signal, generate a first overlap signal, wherein the first overlap signal indicates whether (i) the transmission or reception of the first transceiver module is capable of desensitizing the second transceiver module with respect to the second data signals, or (ii) the transmission or reception of the second transceiver module is capable of desensitizing the first transceiver module with respect to the first data signals;
• and
• an arbitration module configured to (i) based on the first priority level, the second priority level, and the first overlap signal, arbitrate the at least one first request signal and the at least one second request signal, and (ii) based on the arbitration of the at least one first request signal and the at least one second request signal, selectively connect antennas to the first transceiver module and the second transceiver module in one of a plurality of configurations.