Patent ID: 9055472
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: H04B,H04J,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A gateway arranged for an addressed packet protocol including packets having destination addresses and a time division multiplexed container protocol configured for a communication with an access point, the gateway comprising: a plurality of data ports, including a first port configured for data communications according to the addressed packet protocol with end stations accessible through the access point, a second port configured for data communications according to the time division multiplexed container protocol and a third port configured for data communications according to the time division multiplexed container protocol between the gateway and the access point; and a processor coupled to the plurality of data ports, the processor including logic to process downlink data packets from the addressed packet protocol carrying destination addresses of the end stations accessible through the access point and downlink containers including signal samples from the time division multiplexed container protocol, the logic further configured to map the downlink data packets and the signal samples to one or more downlink mixed-data frames, the one or more downlink mixed-data frames having a frame structure in accordance with the time division multiplexed container protocol, each of the one or more downlink mixed-data frames including a first set of output containers, in a user data portion of the one or more downlink mixed-data frames, carrying respective bits of the data bits of the downlink data packets and a second set of output containers, in a user data portion of the one or more downlink mixed-data frames, carrying respective groups of the signal samples from the downlink containers, and the processor further configured to transmit the downlink mixed-data frames on the third port.