MULTI-TECHNOLOGY COEXISTENCE FOR IBSS NETWORKS
First Claim
1. An apparatus configured to be implemented in a first wireless communication device, wherein the apparatus comprises:
- a memory configured to store a coexistence schedule, wherein the coexistence schedule defines wireless local-area network (WLAN) intervals and non-WLAN intervals;
a WLAN transceiver configured to transmit WLAN signals in an independent basic service set (IBSS) network;
a non-WLAN transceiver configured to transmit wireless non-WLAN signals; and
a coexistence circuit configured to allow the WLAN transceiver to transmit the WLAN signals in the IBSS network only during the WLAN intervals,wherein the coexistence circuit is further configured to allow the non-WLAN transceiver to transmit the wireless non-WLAN signals only during the non-WLAN intervals; and
wherein the coexistence circuit is further configured to cause the WLAN transceiver to transmit one or more coexistence request messages, wherein each of the coexistence request messages indicates a duration of at least one ofa respective one of the WLAN intervals, anda respective one of the non-WLAN intervals.
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Abstract
Apparatus configured to be implemented in a first wireless communication device, having corresponding non-transitory computer-readable media, comprise a memory configured to store a coexistence schedule, wherein the coexistence schedule defines WLAN intervals and non-WLAN intervals; a WLAN transceiver configured to transmit WLAN signals in an IBSS network; a non-WLAN transceiver configured to transmit wireless non-WLAN signals; and a coexistence circuit configured to allow the WLAN transceiver to transmit the WLAN signals in the IBSS network only during the WLAN intervals, wherein the coexistence circuit is further configured to allow the non-WLAN transceiver to transmit the wireless non-WLAN signals only during the non-WLAN intervals; and wherein the coexistence circuit is further configured to cause the WLAN transceiver to transmit one or more coexistence request messages, each indicating a duration of at least one of a respective one of the WLAN intervals, and a respective one of the non-WLAN intervals.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus configured to be implemented in a first wireless communication device, wherein the apparatus comprises:
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a memory configured to store a coexistence schedule, wherein the coexistence schedule defines wireless local-area network (WLAN) intervals and non-WLAN intervals; a WLAN transceiver configured to transmit WLAN signals in an independent basic service set (IBSS) network; a non-WLAN transceiver configured to transmit wireless non-WLAN signals; and a coexistence circuit configured to allow the WLAN transceiver to transmit the WLAN signals in the IBSS network only during the WLAN intervals, wherein the coexistence circuit is further configured to allow the non-WLAN transceiver to transmit the wireless non-WLAN signals only during the non-WLAN intervals; and wherein the coexistence circuit is further configured to cause the WLAN transceiver to transmit one or more coexistence request messages, wherein each of the coexistence request messages indicates a duration of at least one of a respective one of the WLAN intervals, and a respective one of the non-WLAN intervals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. Non-transitory computer-readable media embodying instructions executable by a computer to perform functions comprising:
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storing a coexistence schedule, wherein the coexistence schedule defines wireless local-area network (WLAN) intervals and non-WLAN intervals; allowing a WLAN transceiver to transmit WLAN signals in an independent basic service set (IBSS) network only during the WLAN intervals; allowing a non-WLAN transceiver to transmit wireless non-WLAN signals only during the non-WLAN intervals; and causing the WLAN transceiver to transmit one or more coexistence request messages, wherein each of the coexistence request messages indicates a duration of at least one of a respective one of the WLAN intervals, and a respective one of the non-WLAN intervals. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. An apparatus configured to be implemented in a first wireless communication device, wherein the apparatus comprises:
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a wireless local-area network (WLAN) transceiver configured to transmit WLAN signals in an independent basic service set (IBSS) network, wherein the IBSS network comprises one or more second wireless communication devices; and a coexistence circuit configured to allow the WLAN transceiver to transmit no WLAN signals during non-WLAN intervals responsive to the WLAN transceiver receiving coexistence request messages, wherein each coexistence request message indicates a duration of at least one of a respective one of the non-WLAN intervals, and a period between a respective one of the non-WLAN intervals and another one of the non-WLAN intervals. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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