Patent ID: 8059702

Claim:
Within a communication device, a method of managing a plurality of modems comprising: determining a first measure of transmission power for a first modem, wherein the first measure of transmission power is a running total of transmission power for the first modem over a predetermined time period, wherein determining the first measure of transmission power comprises determining a total amount of time that the first modem transmits during the predetermined time period and calculating the first measure of transmission power by multiplying the total amount of transmit time for the first modem by a weighting factor that depends upon a type of the first modem, wherein the weighting factor accounts for a level of transmit power generated by the first modem; determining a second measure of transmission power for a second modem, wherein the second measure of transmission power is a running total of transmission power for the second modem over the predetermined time period; and when a sum of the first measure of transmission power and the second measure of transmission power exceeds a threshold during the predetermined time period, performing at least one predetermined action.