Patent ID: 9071652
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of managing data transfer in a multi-technology wireless communication network, comprising: determining application requirements of at least two applications of a wireless device in communication with the wireless communication network; receiving an access node list comprising available mobile communication formats and network load information from each access node in communication with the wireless device; determining a mobile communication format from among the available mobile communication formats for each of the at least two applications; generating a communication schedule based on the application requirements of the at least two applications, the determined mobile communication formats, and the network load information, wherein the schedule includes a time period comprising at least a first sub-time period and a second sub-time period; and communicating data between the wireless device and the access node according to the communication schedule based on the time period, wherein data formatted according to the determined mobile communication format for the first application is communicated over the first sub-time period and data formatted according to the determined mobile communication format for the second application is communicated over the second sub-time period, and the communication is repeated over at least two time periods.