Patent ID: 8345652

Claim:
A network interface comprising: a radio frequency system connected to an antenna; and a media access controller comprising a plurality of client modules comprising a first client module and a second client module, wherein each of the plurality of client modules wirelessly communicates with a network via (i) the radio frequency system and (ii) the antenna, and wherein each of the plurality of client modules is controllable to be in an active state or a sleep state; and a control module configured to (i) determine a first priority level of the first client module, (ii) determine a second priority level of the second client module, and (iii) based on the first priority level and the second priority level, control the first client module to be in the active state to permit communication between the first client module and the radio frequency system, and control the second client module to be in the sleep state to prevent communication between the second client module and the radio frequency system.