Combined frame of two communication protocols on same carrier for machine-to-machine and for broadband communication
AssigneeNeul Ltd.
InventorWilliam Webb
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Abstract
A communication device configured to communicate with a plurality of terminals via a first communication protocol and a second communication protocol, wherein both protocols organise communications into a series of frames and the frames of the first protocol are shorter than those of the second protocol, the communication device being configured to impose one or more frames according to the first protocol onto at least part of a frame according to the second protocol to form a single frame for communicating via both protocols.
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A communication device configured to communicate with a plurality of terminals via a first communication protocol and a second communication protocol, wherein both protocols organise communications into a series of frames and the frames of the first protocol are shorter than those of the second protocol, the communication device being configured to:
- impose one or more frames according to the first protocol onto at least part of a frame according to the second protocol to form a single frame for communicating via both protocols;
- form the single frame to comprise one or more time slots representing a frame according to the first protocol;
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- allocate the time slots representing a frame according to the first protocol to communications via either the first or the second protocol.
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A method for communicating with a plurality of terminals via a first communication protocol and a second communication protocol, wherein both protocols organise communications into a series of frames and the frames of the first protocol are shorter than those of the second protocol, the method comprising:
- imposing one or more frames according to the first protocol onto at least part of a frame according to the second protocol to form a single frame for communicating via both protocols;
- forming the single frame to comprise one or more time slots representing a frame according to the first protocol;
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- allocating the time slots representing a frame according to the first protocol to communications via either the first or the second protocol.
A communication terminal configured to communicate via a machine-to-machine communication protocol and an internet communication protocol, the communication terminal being further configured to operate as a terminal for communications under the machine-to-machine protocol and as an access point for communications under the internet protocol.
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