Protocol Coexistence
First Claim
1. A communication device having:
- a first communication unit for transmitting and/or receiving by a first protocol acknowledgements for data received by the device;
a second communication unit for transmitting data units of a second protocol, the first and second protocols being such that the data units of the second protocol can interfere with the acknowledgements of the first protocol; and
a controller configured to control the device such that, when a data unit of the second protocol is being transmitted by the second communication unit and the first communication unit is to transmit or receive an acknowledgement of the first protocol;
the second communication unit interrupts the transmission of the data unit of the second protocol, the first communication unit transmits or receives the acknowledgement of the first protocol and the second transmitter resumes transmission of the data unit of the second protocol from the point that transmission of the data unit would have reached if it had not been interrupted.
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Abstract
A communication device having: a first communication unit for transmitting and/or receiving by a first protocol acknowledgements for data received by the device; a second communication unit for transmitting data units of a second protocol, the first and second protocols being such that the data units of the second protocol can interfere with the acknowledgements of the first protocol; and a controller configured to control the device such that, when a data unit of the second protocol is being transmitted by the second communication unit and the first communication unit is to transmit or receive an acknowledgement of the first protocol: the second communication unit interrupts the transmission of the data unit of the second protocol, the first communication unit transmits or receives the acknowledgement of the first protocol and the second transmitter resumes transmission of the data unit of the second protocol from the point that transmission of the data unit would have reached if it had not been interrupted.
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21 Claims
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1. A communication device having:
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a first communication unit for transmitting and/or receiving by a first protocol acknowledgements for data received by the device; a second communication unit for transmitting data units of a second protocol, the first and second protocols being such that the data units of the second protocol can interfere with the acknowledgements of the first protocol; and a controller configured to control the device such that, when a data unit of the second protocol is being transmitted by the second communication unit and the first communication unit is to transmit or receive an acknowledgement of the first protocol;
the second communication unit interrupts the transmission of the data unit of the second protocol, the first communication unit transmits or receives the acknowledgement of the first protocol and the second transmitter resumes transmission of the data unit of the second protocol from the point that transmission of the data unit would have reached if it had not been interrupted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for controlling a
communication device having: -
a first communication unit for transmitting and/or receiving by a first protocol acknowledgements for data received by the device; a second communication unit for transmitting data units of a second protocol, the first and second protocols being such that the data units of the second protocol can interfere with the acknowledgements of the first protocol; and the method comprising controlling the device such that, when a data unit of the second protocol is being transmitted by the second communication unit and the first communication unit is to transmit or receive an acknowledgement of the first protocol;
the second communication unit interrupts the transmission of the data unit of the second protocol, the first communication unit transmits or receives the acknowledgement of the first protocol and the second transmitter resumes transmission of the data unit of the second protocol from the point that transmission of the data unit would have reached if it had not been interrupted.
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12. A communication device having:
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a first communication unit for transmitting by a first protocol acknowledgements for non-delay-critical data received by the device; a second communication unit for receiving data units of a second protocol, the data units of the second protocol carrying delay-critical data and the first and second protocols being such that the data units of the second protocol can interfere with the acknowledgements of the first protocol; and a controller configured to control the device such that, when a data unit of the second protocol is being received by the second communication unit and the first communication unit is to transmit an acknowledgement of the first protocol for non-delay-critical data received by the device the first communication unit interrupts the reception by the second communication unit of the data unit of the second protocol by transmitting the acknowledgement of the first protocol. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for controlling a communication device having:
- a first communication unit for transmitting by a first protocol acknowledgements for non-delay-critical data received by the device; and
a second communication unit for receiving data units of a second protocol, the data units of the second protocol carrying delay-critical data and the first and second protocols being such that the data units of the second protocol can interfere with the acknowledgements of the first protocol;The method comprising controlling the device such that, when a data unit of the second protocol is being received by the second communication unit and the first communication unit is to transmit an acknowledgement of the first protocol for non-delay-critical data received by the device the first communication unit interrupts the reception by the second communication unit of the data unit of the second protocol by transmitting the acknowledgement of the first protocol.
- a first communication unit for transmitting by a first protocol acknowledgements for non-delay-critical data received by the device; and
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