Device, system and method of coordination among multiple transceivers
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a first wireless transceiver able to operate in accordance with a first, non-scheduled, wireless communication protocol;
a second wireless transceiver able to operate in accordance with a second, scheduled, wireless communication protocol; and
a communication coordinator to allocate one or more first time slots for communication by said first transceiver, and to allocate one or more second time slots, which do not overlap said first time slots, for communication by said second transceiver.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the invention provide devices, systems and methods of coordination among multiple transceivers. For example, an apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the invention includes: a first wireless transceiver able to operate in accordance with a first, non-scheduled, wireless communication protocol; a second wireless transceiver able to operate in accordance with a second, scheduled, wireless communication protocol; and a communication coordinator to allocate one or more first time slots for communication by said first transceiver, and to allocate one or more second time slots, which do not overlap said first time slots, for communication by said second transceiver.
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28 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a first wireless transceiver able to operate in accordance with a first, non-scheduled, wireless communication protocol;
a second wireless transceiver able to operate in accordance with a second, scheduled, wireless communication protocol; and
a communication coordinator to allocate one or more first time slots for communication by said first transceiver, and to allocate one or more second time slots, which do not overlap said first time slots, for communication by said second transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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allocating one or more first time slots for communication by a first wireless transceiver able to operate in accordance with a first, non-scheduled, wireless communication protocol; and
allocating one or more second time slots, which do not overlap said first time slots, for communication by a second wireless transceiver collocated with the first transceiver in a common wireless communication station, the second transceiver able to operate in accordance with a second, scheduled, wireless communication protocol. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A wireless communication system comprising:
a wireless communication station comprising;
a dipole antenna to transmit and receive wireless communication signals;
a first wireless transceiver able to operate in accordance with a first, non-scheduled, wireless communication protocol;
a second wireless transceiver able to operate in accordance with a second, scheduled, wireless communication protocol; and
a communication coordinator to allocate one or more first time slots for communication by said first transceiver, and to allocate one or more second time slots, which do not overlap said first time slots, for communication by said second transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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