Techniques are provided for frequency coordination among two different
wireless network protocols, such as the IEEE 802.11 and Bluetooth protocols, operating
in proximity with one another. Coordination is accomplished by the use of a first
radio transceiver operating in accordance with a first communication protocol (which
may be the 802.11 protocol) and using a frequency band (which may be the 2.4 GHz
band), a base station connected to a wired network and operating in accordance
with the first communication protocol, a second radio transceiver operating in
accordance with a second communication protocol (which may be the Bluetooth protocol)
and using the frequency band, and a coordinator associated with the base station
for, in turn, activating the first radio transceiver, deactivating the first radio
transceiver, activating the second radio transceiver, and deactivating the second
radio transceiver.