Method and system for supporting multi-channel dynamically controlled diversity reception

1. A system for wireless communication, comprising:

a) a plurality M of receivers coupled to M antennas and configured to handle N communication channels, wherein N≧2 and wherein N≦M≦(2N−1);

b) N channel state machines configured to dynamically allocate multiple channels of the N channels to the M receivers to support dynamic switched diversity for multi-channel dynamically controlled reception;

c) an arbitration component configured to arbitrate between channel state machines when such channel state machines work concurrently; and

d) a fast lock control mechanism operative to accelerate the locking time of one receiver based on at least one parameter received from another receiver.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the fast lock mechanism includes, for each channel state machine, a lock state machine configured to receive an input parameter and a copy command parameter from another lock state machine.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the input parameter is selected from the group consisting of an initial receiver gain, a frequency shift and a combination thereof.

4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the copy command parameter is selected from the group consisting of a set gain command, a frequency shift command and a combination thereof.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein each channel state machine is configured to control the operation of each receiver.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein each receiver is dynamically configured to process a single channel.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the arbitration includes allocation of an available receiver per priority of a processed channel.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the arbitration includes allocation of a different time slot to each channel state machine.

9. A method for wireless communication, comprising steps of:

a) providing a plurality M of receivers coupled to M antennas and configured to handle N≧2 communication channels, wherein N≦M≦(2N−1); and

b) dynamically allocating the N channels to the M receivers while considering channel priority, thereby supporting dynamic switched diversity for multi-channel dynamically controlled reception, wherein the step of dynamically allocating includes configuring N channel state machines to perform the dynamic allocation of multiple channels to receivers and wherein the configuring N channel state machines to perform the dynamic allocation of multiple channels to receivers includes accelerating a locking time of one receiver based on at least one parameter received from another receiver.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the accelerating is performed by a lock state machine included in each channel state machine, each lock state machine configured to receive an input parameter and a copy command parameter from another lock state machine.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the input parameter is selected from the group consisting of an initial receiver gain, a frequency shift and a combination thereof.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the copy command parameter is selected from the group consisting of a set gain command, a frequency shift command and a combination thereof.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the step of dynamically allocating the N channels to the M receivers while considering channel priority includes dynamically configuring each receiver to process a single channel.

14. The method of claim 9 , further comprising the step of arbitrating between channel state machines when such channel state machines work concurrently.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the step of arbitrating includes allocating a different time slot to each channel state machine.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the step of arbitrating includes allocating an available receiver per priority of a processed channel.