Patent ID: 9042338
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A communication device, comprising: a first access technology circuit configured to provide a signal transmission in accordance with a first access technology to transmit only user data encoded in accordance with the first access technology, wherein the first access technology circuit is independent of a control plane circuit; a second access technology circuit configured to provide a signal transmission in accordance with a second access technology, wherein the second access technology is different from the first access technology, to transmit control data encoded in accordance with the first access technology and to transmit control data encoded in accordance with the second access technology; a third access technology circuit configured to provide a signal transmission in accordance with a third access technology to transmit user data encoded in accordance with the third access technology, wherein the second access technology circuit is configured to transmit control data encoded in accordance with the third access technology; and an access technology selection circuit configured to select the access technology used b the second access technology circuit taking into account at least one pre-defined efficiency criterion, wherein the at least one pre-defined efficiency criterion is at least one of coverage, robustness, response time, latency, or data rate.