Patent ID: 7724710
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. In a wireless communication system, a method comprising: transmitting a first group message via a first multicast transmission to a first group of one or more remote devices operating in accordance with a first protocol; transmitting a second group message via a second multicast transmission to a second group of one or more remote devices operating in accordance with a second protocol, the first and second group messages assigning one or more time slots on the same logical uplink channel during which the respective first and second groups of one or more remote devices may transmit information to a controller; distinguishing between transmissions from the first group of one or more remote devices and transmissions from the second group of one or more remote devices based on the time slot assignments; routing the transmissions from the first group of one or more remote devices to a first processor operating in accordance with the first protocol; and routing the transmissions from the second group of one or more remote devices to a second processor operating in accordance with the second protocol.