Patent ID: 8755359

Claim:
A communications device comprising: a first physical layer (PHY) unit, the first PHY unit configured to transmit or receive data based on a first wireless communications specification; a second PHY unit, the second PHY unit configured to transmit or receive data based on a second wireless communications specification; a first signal path coupled to a first antenna and to the first PHY unit, the first signal path configured to perform processing on a signal in the first signal path; a second signal path coupled to a second antenna and to the second PHY unit, the second signal path configured to perform processing on a signal in the second signal path; and a switchable signal path coupled to a third antenna and switchably coupled to the first PHY unit and to the second PHY unit, the switchable signal path configured to perform processing on a signal in the switchable signal path and to switchably couple the third antenna to either the first PHY unit or the second PHY, wherein the first PHY, the second PHY, the first signal path, the second signal path, and the switchable signal path are disposed in the communications device.