US 8,301,760 B1Granted

Multi-network type coordinator for a single physical layer

AssigneeCoppergate Communication Ltd.

InventorsRaphi Zadicario, Ron Sterenson, Aharona Lurie, Reuven Franco, Rani Keren, Boaz Kol

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Abstract

Method for coordinating the use of a physical layer between a first network and a second network sharing the physical layer, the first network including at least one device operating using a first network protocol, the second network including at least one device operating using a second network protocol different from the first network protocol, a device in the first network not communicating with a device in the second network, including the procedures of determining required resources of the first network, determining required resources of the second network, requesting the required resources of the first network from a master device of the second network, requesting the required resources of the second network from a master device of the first network, allocating resources to the first network, by the master device of the second network, and allocating resources to the second network by the master of the first network.

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A method for coordinating the use of a physical layer between a first network and a second network, said first network including at least one device of a first network type, said at least one device of said first network type operating using a first network protocol, said at least one device of said first network type being coupled with said physical layer, said second network including at least one device of a second network type, said at least one device of said second network type operating using a second network protocol different from said first network protocol, said at least one device of said second network type being coupled with said physical layer, said first network protocol and said second network protocol being non-interoperable, the method comprising the procedures of:

determining required resources of said first network, for a next transmission cycle;
determining required resources of said second network, for said next transmission cycle, wherein said first network protocol and said second network protocol support centralized management of nodes by a master device in each of said first network and said second network respectively;
requesting said required resources of said first network, from said master device of said second network, according to said second network protocol;
requesting said required resources of said second network, from said master device of said first network, according to said first network protocol;
allocating resources to said first network, by said master device of said second network, according to said resources requested from said master of said second network;
and
allocating resources to said second network by said master of said first network, according to said resources requested from said master of said first network.

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At least two networks coupled with the same physical layer, devices in each network communicating according to a network protocol respective of each network, said respective network protocols being non-interoperable, said at least two networks comprising:

at least one device of a first network type, said at least one device of said first network type forming a first network and operating using a first network protocol, said at least one device of said first network type being coupled with said physical layer;
at least one device of a second network type, said at least one device of a second network type forming a second network and operating using a second network protocol different from said first network protocol, said at least one device of said second network type being coupled with said physical layer, wherein said respective network protocols support centralized management of nodes by a master device in each of said at least two networks respectively;
and
a coordinator, coupled with said physical layer, for coordinating the use of said physical layer between said first network and said second network,
wherein said coordinator comprising:
a receiver, for receiving messages transmitted over said physical layer;
a transmitter, for transmitting messages over said physical layer;
a coordinator first network type device coupled with said receiver and said transmitter;
a coordinator second network type device coupled with said receiver and said transmitter;
and
a synchronizer and coordinator coupled with said coordinator first network type device and with said coordinator second network type device,
said synchronizer and coordinator comprising a required resources determinator, said required resources determinator determining the required resources of said first network for a next transmission cycle by receiving, from said coordinator first network type device, information relating to the use said first network makes of said physical layer,
said required resources determinator determining the required resources of said second network for said next transmission cycle by receiving, from said coordinator second network type device, information relating to the use said second network makes of said physical layer,
said required resources determinator providing the required resources of said first network to said coordinator second network type device, said required resources determinator providing the required resources of said second network to said coordinator first network type device,
said coordinator second network type device transmitting, via said transmitter, a request for said required resources for said first network from a said master device of said second network, according to said first network protocol,
said coordinator first network type device transmitting, via said transmitter, a request for said required resources for said second network from said master device of said first network according to said second network protocol,
wherein said master device of said second network allocates resources to said first network, according to the resources requested from said master device of said second network, and
wherein said master device of said first network allocates resources to said second network, according to the resources requested from said master device of said first network.

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A coordinator for coordinating the use of a physical layer between a first network and a second network, said coordinator being coupled with said physical layer, said first network including at least one device of a first network type, said at least one device of said first network type operating using a first network protocol, said at least one device of said first network type being coupled with said physical layer, said second network including at least one device of a second network type, said at least one device of said second network type operating using a second network protocol different from said first network protocol, said at least one device of said second network type being coupled with said physical layer, said first network protocol and said second network protocol being non-interoperable, said coordinator comprising:

a receiver, for receiving messages transmitted over said physical layer;
a transmitter, for transmitting messages over said physical layer;
a coordinator first network type device coupled with said receiver and with said transmitter;
a coordinator second network type device coupled with said receiver and with said transmitter;
and
a synchronizer and coordinator coupled with said coordinator first network type device and with said coordinator second network type device, said synchronizer and coordinator comprising a required resources determinator, said required resources determinator determining the required resources of said first network for the next transmission cycle by receiving, from said coordinator first network type device, information relating to the use said first network makes of said physical layer, said first network protocol and said second network protocol supporting centralized management of nodes by a master device in each of said first network and said network respectively,
said required resources determinator determining the required resources of said second network for the next transmission cycle by receiving, from said coordinator second network type device, information relating to the use said second network makes of said physical layer,
said required resources determinator providing the required resources of said first network to said coordinator second network type device, said required resources determinator providing the required resources of said second network to said coordinator first network type device,
said coordinator second network type device transmitting, via said transmitter, a request for said required resources for said first network from said master device of said second network, according to said first network protocol,
said coordinator first network type device transmitting, via said transmitter, a request for said required resources for said second network from said master device of said first network according to said second network protocol,
wherein said master device of said second network allocates resources to said first network, according to the resources requested from said master device of said second network, and
wherein said master device of said first network allocates resources to said second network, according to the resources requested from said master device of said first network,
thereby coordinating the use of said physical layer between said first network and said second network.

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