Patent ID: 8498280

Claim:
A method of communicating information in a communication system, the information comprising a plurality of frames configured for transmission by a transceiver, the method comprising: identifying at least two frames of different types, each of the at least two frames of different types configured for transmission by the transceiver; determining a suitability of a first aggregated frame, comprising at least a portion of each of the at least two frames of different types, for transmission by the transceiver within a first time duration; and formatting the first aggregated frame for transmission by the transceiver, if it is determined that the first aggregated frame is suitable for transmission within the first time duration; and if the aggregated frame is not suitable for transmission within the first time duration: defining a second time duration which is longer than the first time duration, wherein the aggregated frame is suitable for transmission within the second time duration; and formatting the first aggregated frame for transmission by the transceiver.