Patent ID: 11910224
Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A network node for use in a network, the network node configured to transmit or receive either in a first communication mode using a first network technology or a second communication mode using a second network technology on a time-sharing basis according to a predetermined duty cycle, the network node comprising an apparatus for controlling transmission of a network node in a network, wherein the apparatus comprises:
a determination unit for determining a preferred communication mode of a target node of the transmission, the preferred mode being a communication mode of the target node, out of the first and second communication mode, that the target node uses most; and
a selecting unit for selecting one of the first and second communication modes for the transmission to the target node based on the determined preferred communication mode of the target node, wherein the preferred communication mode is based on information about the target node, which information is retrieved from the target node directly, indirectly from a further node or gateway, or may result from pre-configured rules.