Patent ID: 8045533

Claim:
A method for arbitrating access to a wireless medium between a first transceiver and a second transceiver, the method comprising: asserting, by said second transceiver a first arbitration signal line when said first transceiver is to be prevented from transmitting, wherein assertion of the first arbitration signal line by the second transceiver is at least partially dependent on a status of the second transceiver operating as a master or a slave for communications with another device using a same protocol as the second transceiver; asserting, by said first transceiver a second arbitration signal line when said second transceiver is to be prevented from transmitting; asserting, by said second transceiver a third arbitration signal line when said second transceiver is to transmit or receive a priority packet; and asserting, by said first transceiver a fourth arbitration signal line while said first transceiver evaluates an address associated with an incoming first packet; wherein the first, second, third, and fourth arbitration signal lines are separate dedicated lines, and each separate dedicated line independently asserts a corresponding distinct arbitration signal.