# US 2014/0153553 A1 · Combined frame of two communication protocols on same carrier for machine-to-machine and for broadband communication > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0153553 A1 - Document ID: US20140153553A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/126,066 - Filed: 2012-06-13 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2011-06-13 - Assignees: Neul Ltd. - Inventors: William Webb - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140153553A1 ## CPC - H04W 28/20: Negotiating bandwidth - H04W 28/0236: {radio quality, e.g. interference, losses or delay} - H04W 72/0446: Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames - H04W 72/1215: {for collaboration of different radio technologies} - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04W 72/535: {based on resource usage policies} - H04W 28/065: {using assembly or disassembly of packets} - H04W 88/06: adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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; and allocate the time slots representing a frame according to the first protocol to communications via either the first or the second protocol. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the communication device is configured to communicate via both protocols by transmitting the single frame using a single carrier. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1, 2) A communication device as claimed in claim 1or 2, wherein the communication device is configured to form the single frame to have a duration equal to the duration of a frame according to the second protocol. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the communication device is configured to form the single frame to commence with at least part of a header according to the second protocol. ### Claim 5 (canceled) ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) A communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the communication device is configured to form the single frame to comprise one or more time slots that each have a duration corresponding to the duration of an uplink or a downlink portion of a frame according to the first protocol. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the communication device is configured to form the single frame to comprise two contiguous time slots, one representing a downlink portion of a frame according to the first protocol and the other representing an uplink portion of a frame according to the first protocol. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) A communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the communication device is configured to form the single frame to comprise time slots representing a frame according to the first protocol such that, when those time slots are used for communication according to the first protocol, a terminal capable of communicating only according to the second protocol will perceive those time slots as being allocated to another terminal for communication via the second protocol. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) A communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the communication device is configured to form the single frame to comprise time slots representing a frame according to the first protocol such that, when those time slots are used for communication according to the second protocol, a terminal capable of communicating only according to the first protocol will perceive those time slots as being allocated to another terminal for communication via the first protocol. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the communication device is configured to form the single frame such that the one or more time slots representing a frame according to the first protocol are comprised in a data portion of the single frame. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) A communication device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the communication device is configured to form the single frame such that the entirety of the data portion comprises a series of contiguous time slots for communication according to the first protocol. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) A communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the communication device is configured to transmit to the plurality of terminals an indication that a frame according to the second protocol has a frame according to the first protocol imposed onto it. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) A communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the communication device is configured to form the single frame such that the portion of the frame that comprises a header according to the second protocol is not interrupted by time slots representing one or more time slots according to the first protocol. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) A communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the communication device is configured to indicate to one or more terminals capable of communicating via the first protocol that they should ignore the part of the single frame comprising a header according to the second protocol. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) A communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the communication device is configured to communicate with the plurality of terminals via a wireless network that operates in white space. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) A communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the communication device is configured to communicate with the plurality of terminals via a wireless network that is configured for machine-to-machine communication. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) A communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first protocol is for the provision of broadband and the second protocol is for the provision of machine-to-machine communications. ### Claim 18 (canceled) ### Claim 19 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; and allocating the time slots representing a frame according to the first protocol to communications via either the first or the second protocol. ### Claim 20 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. ### Claim 21 (depends on 18) A communication terminal as claimed in claim 18, wherein the communication terminal is configured to via the Weightless protocol. ### Claim 22 (depends on 18) A communication terminal as claimed in claim 18, wherein the communication terminal is configured to via an IEEE 802.11 protocol. ### Claim 23 (canceled) ### Claim 24 (canceled) ### Claim 25 (canceled) ### Claim 26 (canceled) ### Claim 27 (canceled) ### Claim 28 (canceled)