Multi-Band Single Mac Communication System

A method, comprising:

• accessing a plurality of data frames of a data stream;
• scheduling a first portion of the plurality of data frames for transmission via a first transmit and receive circuitry coupled to a first data channel having a first operating frequency band;
• scheduling a second portion of the plurality of data frames for transmission via a second transmit and receive circuitry coupled to a second data channel having a second operating frequency band different from the first operating frequency band;
• and
• transmitting the plurality of data frames via the first data channel and the second data channel, at least some of the first portion of the plurality of data frames and the second portion of the plurality of data frames being transmitted via the first data channel and the second data channel, respectively, at the same time.

A user device, comprising:

• a first transmit and receive circuitry that transmits and receives data in a first operating frequency band;
• a second transmit and receive circuitry that transmits and receives the data in a second operating frequency band;
• a host interface;
• a processor implementing a single media access control (MAC) controller between the host interface and each of the first transmit and receive circuitry and the second transmit and receive circuitry;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing programming, the programming including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the single MAC controller to:
• receive a plurality of data frames from the host interface;
• schedule a first portion of the plurality of data frames for transmission via the first transmit and receive circuitry;
• schedule a second portion of the plurality of data frames for transmission via the second transmit and receive circuitry;
• and
• transmit the plurality of data frames via the first transmit and receive circuitry and the second transmit and receive circuitry, at least some of the first portion of the plurality of data frames and the second portion of the plurality of data frames being transmitted via the first transmit and receive circuitry and the second transmit and receive circuitry, respectively, at the same time.