| 摘要 |
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for coordinating multiple protocols using a shared communication medium. Such a method and apparatus includes processing that begins by determining, by a first protocol module, that a second protocol module desires access to the shared communication medium, wherein the second protocol module operates in accordance with a second protocol. The processing continues by transmitting, by the first protocol module, at least a segment of a frame, wherein the at least the segment of the frame includes an indication of a duration that the shared communication medium will be accessed, wherein the frame is in accordance with a first protocol. The processing continues by handing-off, by the first protocol module, access of the shared communication medium to the second protocol module for at least a portion of the duration that the shared communication medium will be accessed such that the second protocol module has access to the shared communication medium with negligible interference from devices of the first protocol.
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