APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method for communicating in a wireless communication network, said method performed at an access node comprising:
- obtaining a timing indicator;
transmitting to at least one communication device a first frame sequence comprising;
a first portion comprising a first preamble associated with a first communication protocol;
a second portion comprising a first polling frame, associated with the first communication protocol; and
a third portion comprising a second preamble followed by a second polling frame, associated with a second communication protocol, the third portion being multiplexed in a frequency domain with the second portion;
providing to the at least one communication device the timing indicator for enabling the access node to control a time of reception of a first portion of a subsequent second frame sequence from the at least one communication device; and
receiving the first portion of the second frame sequence.
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Abstract
A method and an access node for communicating in a wireless communication network, the method comprising at an access node obtaining a timing indicator; transmitting to at least one communication device a first frame sequence. The first frame sequence comprises a first portion comprising a first preamble associated with a first communication protocol, a second portion comprising a first polling frame associated with the first communication protocol, and a third portion comprising a second preamble followed by a second polling frame, the second preamble and second polling frame are associated with a second communication protocol. The third portion is multiplexed in the frequency domain with the second portion. The method further comprises providing to the at least one communication device the timing indicator for enabling the access node to control a time of reception of a first portion of a subsequent second frame sequence.
1 Citation
31 Claims
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1. A method for communicating in a wireless communication network, said method performed at an access node comprising:
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obtaining a timing indicator; transmitting to at least one communication device a first frame sequence comprising; a first portion comprising a first preamble associated with a first communication protocol; a second portion comprising a first polling frame, associated with the first communication protocol; and a third portion comprising a second preamble followed by a second polling frame, associated with a second communication protocol, the third portion being multiplexed in a frequency domain with the second portion; providing to the at least one communication device the timing indicator for enabling the access node to control a time of reception of a first portion of a subsequent second frame sequence from the at least one communication device; and receiving the first portion of the second frame sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for communicating in a wireless communication network, said method comprising performed at a communication device comprising:
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receiving from an access node a first frame sequence comprising a first portion comprising a first preamble associated with a first communication protocol, followed by; a second portion comprising a first polling frame associated with the first communication protocol; and a third portion comprising a second preamble followed by a second polling frame, associated with a second communication protocol, the third portion being multiplexed in a frequency domain with the second portion; decoding one of the first portion and the third portion of the first frame sequence; obtaining a timing indicator from the access node; determining a time of transmission of a first portion of a subsequent second frame sequence based on the timing indicator; and transmitting the first portion of the second frame sequence at the determined time to the access node. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An access node for communicating in a wireless communication network, wherein said access node comprising:
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a processor; and a memory containing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the access node to perform operations to; obtain a timing indicator; transmit to at least one communication device a first frame sequence comprising; a first portion comprising a first preamble associated with a first communication protocol; a second portion comprising a first polling frame associated with the first communication protocol; and a third portion comprising a second preamble followed by a second polling frame, associated with a second communication protocol, the third portion being multiplexed in a frequency domain with the second portion; provide to the at least one communication device the timing indicator for enabling the access node to control a time of reception of a first portion of a second frame sequence from the at least one communication device; and receive the first portion of the second frame sequence.
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24. A communication device for communicating in a wireless communication network, wherein said communication device comprising:
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a processor; and a memory containing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the communication device to perform operations to; receive from an access node a first frame sequence comprising; a first portion comprising a first preamble associated with a first communication protocol; a second portion comprising a first polling frame associated with the first communication protocol; and a third portion comprising a second preamble followed by a second polling frame, associated with a second communication protocol, the third portion being multiplexed in a frequency domain with the second portion; decode one of the first portion and the second portion of the first frame sequence; obtain a timing indicator from the access node; determine a time of transmission of a first portion of a second frame sequence based on the timing indicator; and transmit the first portion of the second frame sequence at the determined time to the access node.
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30. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing instructions which, when executed by a processor of an access node, are capable of causing the access node to perform operations for communicating in a wireless communication network comprising:
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obtaining a timing indicator; transmitting to at least one communication device a first frame sequence comprising; a first portion comprising a first preamble associated with a first communication protocol; a second portion comprising a first polling frame, associated with the first communication protocol; and a third portion comprising a second preamble followed by a second polling frame, associated with a second communication protocol, the third portion being multiplexed in a frequency domain with the second portion; providing to the at least one communication device the timing indicator for enabling the access node to control a time of reception of a first portion of a subsequent second frame sequence from the at least one communication device; and receiving the first portion of the second frame sequence.
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31. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing instructions which, when executed by a processor of a communication device, are capable of causing the communication device to perform operations for communicating in a wireless communication network comprising:
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receiving from an access node a first frame sequence comprising a first portion comprising a first preamble associated with a first communication protocol; a second portion comprising a first polling frame associated with the first communication protocol; and a third portion comprising a second preamble followed by a second polling frame, associated with a second communication protocol, the third portion being multiplexed in a frequency domain with the second portion; decoding one of the first portion and the third portion of the first frame sequence; obtaining a timing indicator from the access node; determining a time of transmission of a first portion of a subsequent second frame sequence based on the timing indicator; and transmitting the first portion of the second frame sequence at the determined time to the access node.
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Specification