Coordinating communications in a heterogeneous communications network using different signal formats
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1. A method for communicating data between terminals in heterogeneous communications network, comprising:
- broadcasting periodically a first beacon in a first signal format, the first beacon defining a start of a contention period and a start of a contention free period, the contention free period for communicating data between the terminals; and
broadcasting a second beacon in a second signal format, which is different from the first signal format, during the contention free period, the second beacon defining the start of the contention period and the start of the contention free period.
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A method communicates data between terminals in heterogeneous communications network. A coordinator broadcasts periodically a first beacon in a first signal format. The first beacon defines a start of a contention period and a start of a contention free period. The coordinator also broadcasts a second beacon in a second signal format during the contention free period. The second beacon also defines the start of the contention period and the start of the contention free period.
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1. A method for communicating data between terminals in heterogeneous communications network, comprising:
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broadcasting periodically a first beacon in a first signal format, the first beacon defining a start of a contention period and a start of a contention free period, the contention free period for communicating data between the terminals; and broadcasting a second beacon in a second signal format, which is different from the first signal format, during the contention free period, the second beacon defining the start of the contention period and the start of the contention free period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A heterogeneous communication network, comprising:
a first terminal communicating according to a first signal format;
a second terminal communicating according to a second signal format;
a coordinator configured to broadcast periodically a first beacon in the first signal format, the first beacon defining a start of a contention period and a start of a contention free period, and configured to broadcast a second beacon in the second signal format, which is different from the first signal format, during the contention free period, the second beacon defining the start of the contention period and the start of the contention free period.- View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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