Wireless non-cellular network
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1. A method comprising:
- monitoring a time division multiple access frame structure of a cellular system by a plurality of non-cellular nodes of a non-cellular network by using a common channel of the cellular system;
monitoring occupied time division multiple access frames in the non-cellular network by the plurality of non-cellular nodes;
requesting approval of data transmission by a control message in the non-cellular system from a source non-cellular node to a destination non-cellular node using information from the time division multiple access frame structure of the cellular system; and
using the information from the time division multiple access frame structure of the cellular system in the non-cellular network for directly exchanging data between the plurality of non-cellular nodes only in the non-cellular network.
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Abstract
A communication method includes monitoring a time division multiple access (TDMA) frame structure of a cellular system by a plurality of non-cellular nodes of a non-cellular network by using a common channel of the cellular system, and using the time division multiple access (TDMA) frame structure of the cellular system in the non-cellular network for exchanging data between at least some of the plurality of non-cellular nodes.
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1. A method comprising:
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monitoring a time division multiple access frame structure of a cellular system by a plurality of non-cellular nodes of a non-cellular network by using a common channel of the cellular system; monitoring occupied time division multiple access frames in the non-cellular network by the plurality of non-cellular nodes; requesting approval of data transmission by a control message in the non-cellular system from a source non-cellular node to a destination non-cellular node using information from the time division multiple access frame structure of the cellular system; and using the information from the time division multiple access frame structure of the cellular system in the non-cellular network for directly exchanging data between the plurality of non-cellular nodes only in the non-cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless non-cellular network, comprising:
a plurality of non-cellular nodes, wherein at least one of the non-cellular nodes comprises a receiver configured to monitor a time division multiple access frame structure of a cellular system by using a common channel of the cellular system; and a processing unit configured to monitor occupied time division multiple access frames in the non-cellular network by the plurality of non-cellular nodes, request approval of data transmission by a control message in the non-cellular system from a source non-cellular node to a destination non-cellular node using information from the time division multiple access frame structure of the cellular system, and use the information from the time division multiple access frame structure of the cellular system in the wireless non-cellular network to directly exchange data with at least one of the plurality of non-cellular nodes only in the non-cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to monitor a time division multiple access frame structure of a cellular system by using a common channel of the cellular system, monitor occupied time division multiple access frames in the non-cellular network by the plurality of non-cellular nodes, request approval of data transmission by a control message in the non-cellular system from a source non-cellular node to a destination non-cellular node using information from the time division multiple access frame structure of the cellular system, and use the information from the time division multiple access frame structure of the cellular system in a wireless non-cellular network to directly exchange data with at least one of a plurality of non-cellular nodes of the wireless non-cellular network only in the non-cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A non-transitory computer-readable program distribution medium encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process in a wireless non-cellular network, the process comprising:
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monitoring a time division multiple access frame structure of a cellular system by a plurality of non-cellular nodes of a wireless non-cellular network by using a common channel of the cellular system; monitoring occupied time division multiple access frames in the non-cellular network by the plurality of non-cellular nodes; requesting approval of data transmission by a control message in the non-cellular system from a source non-cellular node to a destination non-cellular node using information from the time division multiple access frame structure of the cellular system; and using the information from the time division multiple access frame structure of the cellular system in the wireless non-cellular network for directly exchanging data between the plurality of non-cellular nodes only in the non-cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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34. A wireless non-cellular network comprising a plurality of non-cellular nodes, wherein at least one of the non-cellular nodes comprises:
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receiving means for monitoring a time division multiple access frame structure of a cellular system by using a common channel of the cellular system; monitoring means for monitoring occupied time division multiple access frames in the non-cellular network by the plurality of non-cellular nodes; requesting means for requesting approval of data transmission by a control message in the non-cellular system from a source non-cellular node to a destination non-cellular node using information from the time division multiple access frame structure of the cellular system; and processing means for using the information from the time division multiple access frame structure of the cellular system in the wireless non-cellular network for directly exchanging data with at least one of the plurality of non-cellular nodes only in the non-cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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36. An apparatus, comprising:
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receiving means for monitoring a time division multiple access frame structure of a cellular system by using a common channel of the cellular system; monitoring means for monitoring occupied time division multiple access frames in the non-cellular network by the plurality of non-cellular nodes; requesting means for requesting approval of data transmission by a control message in the non-cellular system from a source non-cellular node to a destination non-cellular node using information from the time division multiple access frame structure of the cellular system; and processing means for using the information from the time division multiple access frame structure of the cellular system in a wireless non-cellular network for directly exchanging data with at least one of a plurality of non-cellular nodes of the wireless non-cellular network only in the non-cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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