Conduit-sharing apparatus, systems, and methods
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1. A method for transmitting data packets, the method comprising:
- formatting a first data ticket by a first formatting mechanism in accordance with a first communication protocol;
assigning a first priority to the first data packet formatted;
formatting a second data packet by a second formatting mechanism in accordance with a second communication protocol that is different from the first communication protocol;
assigning a second priority to the second data packet formatted;
attaching a priority tag to each of the first data packet and the second data packet, the priority tag including at least data priority level and management priority level that are shared and compared between the first formatting mechanism and the second formatting mechanism;
determining one of the first priority and the second priority as having a higher priority than the other; and
transmitting by a transmitter one of the first data packet and the second data packet having the higher priority over a single energy conduit prior to transmitting the other of the first data packet and the second data packet over the single energy conduit.
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Abstract
An apparatus and a system, as well as a method and article, may operate to share an energy conduit, such as an antenna, between first data communicated according to a first formatting mechanism and second data communicated according to a second formatting mechanism according to a first priority assigned to the first data and a second priority assigned to the second data. The first formatting mechanism may be different from the second formatting mechanism.
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1. A method for transmitting data packets, the method comprising:
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formatting a first data ticket by a first formatting mechanism in accordance with a first communication protocol; assigning a first priority to the first data packet formatted; formatting a second data packet by a second formatting mechanism in accordance with a second communication protocol that is different from the first communication protocol; assigning a second priority to the second data packet formatted; attaching a priority tag to each of the first data packet and the second data packet, the priority tag including at least data priority level and management priority level that are shared and compared between the first formatting mechanism and the second formatting mechanism; determining one of the first priority and the second priority as having a higher priority than the other; and transmitting by a transmitter one of the first data packet and the second data packet having the higher priority over a single energy conduit prior to transmitting the other of the first data packet and the second data packet over the single energy conduit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus comprising:
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a first formatting mechanism configured to format a first data packet in accordance with a first communication protocol; a second formatting mechanism configured to format a second data packet in accordance with a second communication protocol that is different from the first communication protocol; an assignment module configured to assign a first priority to the first data packet formatted, assign a second priority to the second data packet formatted, and attach a priority tag to each of the first data packet and the second data packet, the priority tag including at least data priority level and management priority level that are shared and compared between the first formatting mechanism and the second formatting mechanism; a determination module configured to determine one of the first priority and the second priority as having a higher priority than the other; and a transmitter configured to transmit one of the first data packet and the second data packet having the higher priority over a single energy conduit prior to transmitting the other of the first data packet and the second data packet over the single energy conduit. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program, tangibly stored on a computer readable non-transitory medium, the computer program being executable by a processor and comprising instructions for:
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formatting a first data packet by a first formatting mechanism in accordance with a first communication protocol; assigning a first priority to the first data packet formatted; formatting a second data packet by a second formatting mechanism in accordance with a second communication protocol that is different from the first communication protocol; assigning a second priority to the second data packet formatted; attaching a priority tag to each of the first data packet and the second data packet, the priority tag including at least data priority level and management priority level that are shared and compared between the first formatting mechanism and the second formatting mechanism; and determining one of the first priority and the second priority as having a higher priority than the other, and transmitting one of the first data packet and the second data packet having the higher priority over a single energy conduit prior to transmitting the other of the first data packet and the second data packet over the single energy conduit. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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