Dynamic medium switch in co-located PLC and RF networks
First Claim
1. An electronic communication device comprising:
- a first transceiver capable of a bi-directional communication session on a first communication medium;
a second transceiver capable of a bi-directional communication session on a second communication medium;
a convergence layer; and
a control logic coupled to the first transceiver and the second transceiver and capable of implementing the convergence layer, wherein the control logic is configured toreceive, from the first transceiver, a first signal; and
cause, through the convergence layer, in response to the first signal, data received and transmitted by the first transceiver on the first communication medium as part of a communication session to be received and transmitted instead by the second transceiver on the second communication medium;
wherein the convergence layer is configured to conceal from a routing layer at least one ofinformation related to the first signal, andinformation related to the data being received and transmitted on the second communication medium.
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Abstract
An electronic communication device comprises a first transceiver capable of a bi-directional communication session on a first communication medium; a second transceiver capable of a bi-directional communication session on a second communication medium; and a control logic coupled to the first transceiver and the second transceiver and capable of implementing a convergence layer, wherein the control logic is configured to receive, from the first transceiver, a first signal; and cause, in response to the first signal, data received and transmitted by the first transceiver on the first communication medium as part of a communication session to be received and transmitted instead by the second transceiver on the second communication medium.
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11 Claims
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1. An electronic communication device comprising:
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a first transceiver capable of a bi-directional communication session on a first communication medium; a second transceiver capable of a bi-directional communication session on a second communication medium; a convergence layer; and a control logic coupled to the first transceiver and the second transceiver and capable of implementing the convergence layer, wherein the control logic is configured to receive, from the first transceiver, a first signal; and cause, through the convergence layer, in response to the first signal, data received and transmitted by the first transceiver on the first communication medium as part of a communication session to be received and transmitted instead by the second transceiver on the second communication medium; wherein the convergence layer is configured to conceal from a routing layer at least one of information related to the first signal, and information related to the data being received and transmitted on the second communication medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for electronic communication comprising:
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providing a first transceiver capable of a bi-directional communication session on a first communication medium, a second transceiver capable of a bi-directional communication session on a second communication medium, and a control logic coupled to the first transceiver and the second transceiver and capable of implementing a convergence layer; receiving, by the control logic from the first transceiver, a first signal; and causing, through the convergence layer, by the control logic in response to the first signal, data received and transmitted by the first transceiver on the first communication medium as part of a communication session to be received and transmitted instead by the second transceiver on the second communication medium, wherein the convergence layer is configured to conceal from a routing layer at least one of; information related to the first signal, and information related to the data being received and transmitted on the second communication medium. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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