# US 8,787,283 B2 · Method and system for providing reduced bandwidth acquisition latency > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,787,283 B2 - Document ID: US8787283B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/301,452 - Filed: 2011-11-21 - Published: 2013-05-23 - Granted: 2014-07-22 - Earliest claimed: 2011-11-21 - Assignees: MaxLinear, Inc. - Applicants: Timothy Gallagher - Inventors: Timothy Gallagher - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8787283B2 ## CPC - H04W 28/26: Resource reservation - H04W 84/12: WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Methods and systems for providing reduced bandwidth acquisition latency may comprise communicating a reservation request for bandwidth allocation for devices operating under a wired network protocol, where the reservation request may be sent by wired network devices via a wireless network protocol over a wireless network. Bandwidth may be allocated in the wired network for the requesting devices by a network controller. Data may be communicated with the requesting devices via the wired network. The wired network communication protocol may comprise a multimedia over cable alliance (MoCA) standard. The wireless protocol may comprise an IEEE 802.11x standard, a Bluetooth standard, and/or any non-public network protocol. The communication of the reservation request via the wireless protocol may decrease a latency of the wired network. A medium access plan (MAP) may be generated by the network controller based on the reservation request and may comprise a bandwidth allocation for the requesting devices. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for multimedia communication, the method comprising: in a multi-protocol premises-based communication network comprising a wired network operating in accordance with a wired network communication protocol comprising a multimedia over cable alliance (MoCA) standard and a wireless network operating in accordance with a wireless network communication protocol comprising an IEEE 802.11x standard that comprises one or more of 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, and 802.11ac: communicating, over the wireless network operating in accordance with said IEEE 802.11x standard, a reservation request for wired network bandwidth; communicating over the wired network operating in accordance with said MoCA standard, a second reservation request for bandwidth on the wired network, where the reservation request and the second reservation request are redundant and wherein said communicating a reservation request over the wireless network decreases a latency of being allocated bandwidth on said wired network relative to a reservation request for bandwidth communicated over the wired network; receiving, via the wireless network, an allocation of wired network bandwidth; and communicating, over only the wired network, using the received allocation of wired network bandwidth. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein said wireless network is a non-public wireless network. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein said receiving an allocation of bandwidth on the wired network comprises receiving a message describing the allocation of bandwidth. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, wherein said message comprises a medium access plan (MAP) generated by a network controller of the wired network based on said wirelessly communicated reservation request. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method according to claim 4, wherein said MAP comprises bandwidth allocation information for a plurality of wired network devices. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein said communicating a reservation request comprises communicating the reservation request to a network controller of the wired network, said network controller comprising wireless network and wired network capability. ### Claim 7 A system for multimedia communication, the system comprising: one or more circuits for use in a multi-protocol premises-based communication network comprising a wired network operating in accordance with a wired network communication protocol comprising a multimedia over cable alliance (MoCA) standard and a wireless network operating in accordance with a wireless network communication protocol comprising an IEEE 802.11x standard that comprises one or more of 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11q, 802.11n, and 802.11 ac, said one or more circuits being operable to: communicate, over the wireless network operating in accordance with said 802.11x standard, a reservation request for wired network bandwidth; communicate over the wired network operating in accordance with said MoCA standard, a second reservation request for bandwidth on the wired network, where the reservation request and the second reservation request are redundant and wherein said communicating a reservation request over the wireless network decreases a latency of being allocated bandwidth on said wired network relative to a reservation request for bandwidth communicated over the wired network; receive, via the wireless network, an allocation of wired network bandwidth; and communicate, over only the wired network, using the received allocation of wired network bandwidth. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The system according to claim 7, wherein said wireless network is a non-public wireless network. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The system according to claim 7, wherein said receiving an allocation of bandwidth on the wired network comprises receiving a message describing the allocation of bandwidth. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system according to claim 9, wherein said message comprises a medium access plan (MAP) generated by a network controller of the wired network based on said wirelessly communicated reservation request. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The system according to claim 10, wherein said MAP comprises bandwidth allocation information for a plurality of wired network devices. ### Claim 12 A system multimedia communication, the system comprising: a multimedia over cable alliance (MoCA) network controller that is operable to: receive a reservation request for bandwidth allocation for one or more devices operating under a wired network communication protocol comprising a multimedia over cable alliance (MoCA) standard on said wired network, said reservation request received from said one or more requesting wired network devices via a wireless network protocol comprising an IEEE 802.11x standard that comprises one or more of 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, and 802.11ac over a wireless network; receive over the wired network, a second reservation request for bandwidth on the wired network operating in accordance with said MoCA standard, where the reservation request and the second reservation request are redundant and; allocate bandwidth in said wired network for said one or more requesting wired network devices, wherein said receiving a reservation request over the wireless network operating in accordance with said IEEE 802.11x standard decreases a latency of said allocating bandwidth on said wired network for said one or more requesting wired network devices relative to a reservation request for bandwidth communicated over the wired network; and communicate data with said one or more requesting wired network devices via said wired network communication protocol on said wired network.