Patent ID: 7545787
Filing Date: 2009-06-09
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for communication, comprising: establishing a first connection between a wireless terminal and a base station of a long-range wireless data network, which operates in accordance with a first protocol that defines a sequence of time frames for transmission of data between the wireless terminal and the base station; sending a signal from the wireless terminal to the base station identifying an interval comprising one or more of the time frames during which the wireless terminal will not receive data from the base station; and during the interval, establishing a second connection between the wireless terminal and an access point of a wireless local area network (WLAN) in accordance with a second protocol, different from the first protocol, wherein establishing the first connection comprises transmitting first data between the wireless terminal and the base station during the time frames outside the interval, and wherein establishing the second connection comprises transmitting second data between the wireless terminal and the access point during the interval.