Patent ID: 7778226
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a first wireless transceiver able to operate in accordance with a first, non-scheduled, wireless communication protocol; a second wireless transceiver able to operate in accordance with a second, scheduled, wireless communication protocol; and a communication coordinator to allocate one or more first time slots for communication by said first transceiver, and to allocate one or more second time slots, which do not overlap said first time slots, for communication by said second transceiver, wherein the first transceiver is to transmit to one or more wireless communication devices operating in accordance with the first wireless communication protocol a first silence period notification including one or more parameters defining the second time slots and requesting to withhold communication during the second time slots, and wherein the second transceiver is to transmit to one or more wireless communication devices operating in accordance with the second wireless communication protocol a second silence period notification including one or more parameters defining the first time slots, wherein the second silence period notification includes a first parameter having a value corresponding to a duration of one of said first time slots, and a second parameter having a value corresponding to a duration of one of said second time slots.