Patent ID: 7949812

Claim:
A wireless network device comprising: a first communication module configured to selectively communicate with at least one of first devices, wherein the first devices are external to the wireless network device; a second communication module configured to selectively communicate with at least one of second devices, wherein the second devices are external to the wireless network device; and an arbitration module configured to receive a request for communication from the first communication module, detect when the second communication module is communicating in a locked mode, wherein transmission or reception of a packet in the locked mode is not interrupted to avoid loss of the packet, and selectively deny the request for communication from the first communication module when the second communication module is communicating in the locked mode, wherein the arbitration module is further configured to grant the request for communication from the first communication module when the second communication module is communicating in the locked mode, and granting the request for communication from the first communication module does not require stopping the second communication module from communicating in the locked mode.