Patent ID: 8437290

Claim:
A mobile wireless communication device comprising: a first transceiver configured to maintain a first Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 communication link in accordance with a IEEE 802.11 communication specification defining at least a physical layer, the first transceiver comprising first physical layer electronics configured to maintain the physical layer of the first 802.11 communication link; a second transceiver configured to maintain, simultaneously to the maintaining of the first IEEE 802.11 communication link, a second IEEE 802.11 communication link in accordance with the IEEE 802.11 communication specification, the second transceiver comprising second physical layer electronics configured to maintain the physical layer of the second 802.11 communication link, wherein no portion of the first physical layer electronics forms a portion of the second physical layer electronics; and a housing, wherein at least portion of the first physical layer electronics and at least a portion of the second physical layer electronics are disposed within the housing.