Patent ID: 8514882
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: H04J,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for a wireless device to arbitrate between a plurality of wireless transmission systems, wherein the wireless device comprises a first wireless media access control (MAC) and a second wireless MAC, the method comprising: transmitting, by the first wireless MAC to a base station, a request for a time-slot allocation to the first wireless MAC, wherein the time-slot allocation comprises one or more uplink time slots and/or one or more downlink time slots, wherein the one or more uplink time slots and/or the one or more downlink time slots have a duration that accommodates performance requirements of an application operated by the second wireless MAC, wherein the first wireless MAC is configured to operate within a first wireless transmission system of the plurality of wireless transmission systems, wherein the second wireless MAC is configured to operate within a second wireless transmission system of the plurality of wireless transmission systems, and wherein the second wireless transmission system is different from the first wireless transmission system.