Methods, systems, and apparatus for network communications and operation
AssigneeCrius Technology Group, LLC
InventorsGlenn John Robertson, William Trumbly
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Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and techniques for communication network operation, and particularly communications between network nodes having multi-modal communication capabilities.
Claims20
A method of communicating data, implemented in a network node having multi-mode communication capabilities including at least a first communication mode for exchanging data via a first communication network of the first communication mode, the first communication mode having a first maximum data rate, and a second communication mode for exchanging data via a second communication network of the second mode, the second communication mode having a second maximum data rate lower than the first maximum data rate, the method comprising:
- transmitting user plane data of the first communication mode via the first communication network using the first communication mode;
- offloading control plane data of the first communication network for transmission via the second communication network;
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- transmitting the control plane data via the second communication network.
A communication network node comprising:
- a first radio configured to communicate with other nodes in a first communication network using a first communication mode having a first maximum data rate;
- a second radio configured to communicate with the other nodes in a second communication network using a second communication mode having a second maximum data rate lower than the first maximum data rate;
- a network controller configured to:
- cause the node to transmit user plane data in the first communication network via the first radio using the first communication mode;
- offload control plane data of the first communication network for transmission via the second communication network;
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- cause the node to transmit control plane data of the first communication network via the second radio.
A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing computer program code, the computer program code when executed by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform operations, the computer program code comprising instructions to cause a node of a communication network having multi-mode communication capabilities including at least a first communication mode for exchanging data via a first communication network of the first communication mode, the first communication mode having a first maximum data rate, and a second communication mode for exchanging data via a second communication network of the second mode, the second communication mode having a second maximum data rate lower than the first maximum data rate to:
- transmit user plane data of the first communication mode via the first communication network using the first communication mode;
- offload control plane data of the first communication network for transmission via the second communication network;
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- transmit the control plane data via the second communication network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.