An image acquisition system , comprising: an image acquisition device ; and at least one processor (110, 502-2, 610, 710), wherein the at least one processor comprises a transmitter and a scheduler , the at least one processor configured to control: the transmitter to form, in a single wireless data stream, packets for transmission over a high-data-rate (HDR) wireless communication link (HDR-WCL) that has a throughput of more than 1 GB/sec, the image acquisition device to acquire image data and form HDR data corresponding to a high-data-rate communication protocol from the image data, and the scheduler ; the scheduler configured to acquire control information for controlling at least one function of the image acquisition system during the image acquisition, to determine a restricted packet size of between 1 bit and a value of < 1 KB or equal to 1 KB for the packets of the single wireless data stream, in accordance with at least deterministic timing requirements of a real time operating system of the image acquisition system, and to determine a schedule for transmitting the control information in a corresponding packet of the packets in accordance with the deterministic timing requirements and the restricted packet size, wherein the at least one processor (110, 502-2, 610, 710) is configured to place the control information in selected packets of the single wireless data stream for transmission according to the schedule and to place the HDR data in at least one other packet of the single wireless data stream, wherein the transmitter is further configured to restrict the packet size of the packets for transmission based upon the restricted packet size determined by the scheduler . an image acquisition device ; and at least one processor (110, 502-2, 610, 710), wherein the at least one processor comprises a transmitter and a scheduler , the at least one processor configured to control: the transmitter to form, in a single wireless data stream, packets for transmission over a high-data-rate (HDR) wireless communication link (HDR-WCL) that has a throughput of more than 1 GB/sec, the image acquisition device to acquire image data and form HDR data corresponding to a high-data-rate communication protocol from the image data, and the scheduler ; the transmitter to form, in a single wireless data stream, packets for transmission over a high-data-rate (HDR) wireless communication link (HDR-WCL) that has a throughput of more than 1 GB/sec, the image acquisition device to acquire image data and form HDR data corresponding to a high-data-rate communication protocol from the image data, and the scheduler ; the scheduler configured to acquire control information for controlling at least one function of the image acquisition system during the image acquisition, to determine a restricted packet size of between 1 bit and a value of < 1 KB or equal to 1 KB for the packets of the single wireless data stream, in accordance with at least deterministic timing requirements of a real time operating system of the image acquisition system, and to determine a schedule for transmitting the control information in a corresponding packet of the packets in accordance with the deterministic timing requirements and the restricted packet size, wherein the at least one processor (110, 502-2, 610, 710) is configured to place the control information in selected packets of the single wireless data stream for transmission according to the schedule and to place the HDR data in at least one other packet of the single wireless data stream, wherein the transmitter is further configured to restrict the packet size of the packets for transmission based upon the restricted packet size determined by the scheduler . <EOS>