Patent ID: 8112053

Claim:
A wireless device comprising: at least one antenna; a plurality of shared signal path components coupled to the at least one antenna, the plurality of shared signal path components including a Low Noise Amplifier (LNA); a first wireless interface coupled to the plurality of shared signal path components; a second wireless interface coupled to the plurality of shared signal path components; a gain control arbiter coupled to the first wireless interface, to the second wireless interface, and to the plurality of shared signal path components, the gain control arbiter operable to receive and arbitrate LNA gain control requests from the first wireless interface and the second wireless interface and to control LNA gain based thereupon; wherein during a first operational period, the first wireless interface controls LNA gain of the LNA via gain control settings; and wherein during a second operational period that differs from the first operational period, the second wireless interface controls the LNA gain of the LNA via the gain control settings.