Patent ID: 8837353
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for a wireless network adapter, comprising: generating an Notice Of Absence (NOA) Information Element (IE) for transmission on a first network operating on a first channel, the NOA IE providing an identification of a start time for an identified time slot during which the wireless network adapter is configured to operate in a second network operating on a second channel during a duration of the identified time slot; adding the NOA IE to a beacon frame; transmitting the beacon frame with the NOA IE from the wireless network adapter to the first network to indicate, to a receiving device in the first network, an unavailability of operation of the wireless network adapter with the first network at the start time; operating the wireless network adapter with either the first network or the second network, wherein the wireless network adapter is configured for operation as an Access Point in the first network and as a mobile station in the second network at respective time slots, wherein during the identified time slot the wireless network adapter is available for communication with the second network using the second channel and is unavailable for communication with the first network using the first channel, and wherein the first channel operates on a different frequency band than the second channel; and delaying network communications from the wireless network adapter to the receiving device via the first network during the duration of the identified time slot, wherein the receiving device in response to the beacon frame delays network communications to the wireless network adapter via the first network; wherein the first network is a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) and wherein the second network is a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN).