Patent ID: 8855079
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A first network device comprising: a first physical layer device configured to, in accordance with a first wireless communication standard, transfer first data on a first channel between the first network device and a second network device via a base station; a second physical layer device configured to, in accordance with a second wireless communication standard, wherein the second physical layer device is configured to, if the first physical layer device is not receiving the first data, determine whether the first physical layer device is to (i) receive the first data from the second network device in a first predetermined period, or (ii) transmit the first data to the second network device in a second predetermined period, the second physical layer device is configured to transmit a response signal to the second network device, on the second channel and via the access point, if the first physical layer device is not to (i) receive the first data from the second network device in the first predetermined period, or (ii) transmit the first data to the second network device in the second predetermined period, wherein the response signal indicates permission to send the second data,