A wireless network interface, comprising: a component, wherein the component is an antenna, a filter, a switch, a transmitter, a receiver, or a baseband processor module; a first sub-client module adapted to operate using a first wireless protocol; a second sub-client module adapted to operate using a second wireless protocol, wherein the first and second wireless protocols are different and wherein the first and second sub-client modules share use of the component; and a component sharing control module adapted to selectively transition the first sub-client module into and out of a sleep state to allow the second sub-client module to use the component during the sleep state, wherein the first sub-client module while in the sleep state is in an idle state or a low power state, wherein the first sub-client module while in the idle state is not connected to an access point or base station and is also not scanning, and wherein the first sub-client module while in the low power state is not in an active state or the idle state and receives data at a low rate or not at all, wherein: the first sub-client module comprises a Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, WiMAX, sub-client module, the second sub-client module comprises a wireless local area network, WLAN, sub-client module, and the WLAN sub-client module is adapted to transmit a reserve signal to the component sharing control module to reserve the component for a duration of time when the WiMAX sub-client module is due to receive a MAP, wherein the MAP indicates when the WiMAX sub-client module should transmit and receive data. a component, wherein the component is an antenna, a filter, a switch, a transmitter, a receiver, or a baseband processor module; a first sub-client module adapted to operate using a first wireless protocol; a second sub-client module adapted to operate using a second wireless protocol, wherein the first and second wireless protocols are different and wherein the first and second sub-client modules share use of the component; and a component sharing control module adapted to selectively transition the first sub-client module into and out of a sleep state to allow the second sub-client module to use the component during the sleep state, wherein the first sub-client module while in the sleep state is in an idle state or a low power state, wherein the first sub-client module while in the idle state is not connected to an access point or base station and is also not scanning, and wherein the first sub-client module while in the low power state is not in an active state or the idle state and receives data at a low rate or not at all, wherein: the first sub-client module comprises a Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, WiMAX, sub-client module, the second sub-client module comprises a wireless local area network, WLAN, sub-client module, and the WLAN sub-client module is adapted to transmit a reserve signal to the component sharing control module to reserve the component for a duration of time when the WiMAX sub-client module is due to receive a MAP, wherein the MAP indicates when the WiMAX sub-client module should transmit and receive data. the first sub-client module comprises a Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, WiMAX, sub-client module, the second sub-client module comprises a wireless local area network, WLAN, sub-client module, and the WLAN sub-client module is adapted to transmit a reserve signal to the component sharing control module to reserve the component for a duration of time when the WiMAX sub-client module is due to receive a MAP, wherein the MAP indicates when the WiMAX sub-client module should transmit and receive data.