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Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024

Filed:

Feb. 26, 2016
Applicant:

Comcast Cable Communications, Llc, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Inventors:

David Urban, Downingtown, PA (US);

Ross Gilson, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Assignee:

Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/12 (2023.01); H04W 56/00 (2009.01); H04W 72/1263 (2023.01); H04W 74/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/1263 (2013.01); H04W 56/001 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems for managing communications among network devices are disclosed. An example method can comprise determining a time window for transmission based on a scheduling protocol. The scheduling protocol can specify time windows for using corresponding wireless protocols to transmit signals. Different wireless protocols can be associated with different time windows and different devices. A device can prevent transmissions during the time window, thereby allowing other devices to provide transmissions during the time window according to the scheduling protocol.


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