Method and system for providing reduced bandwidth acquisition latency

1. A method for multimedia communication, the method comprising:

in a multi-protocol premises-based communication network comprising a wired network operating in accordance with a multimedia over cable alliance (MoCA) standard and a wireless network:

communicating, over the wireless network, a first reservation request for wired network bandwidth;

communicating, over the wired network, a second redundant reservation request for bandwidth on the wired network, wherein the first and second reservation requests are communicated concurrently and enable bandwidth allocation in a next medium access plan (MAP) update;

receiving, via the wireless network, an allocation of wired network bandwidth based on which reservation request reaches a targeted network controller first; and

communicating, over only the wired network, using the received allocation of wired network bandwidth.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said second redundant reservation request is identified as redundant utilizing a bit flag.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said targeted network controller comprises a MoCA bridge.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said wireless network is a non-public wireless network.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said receiving an allocation of bandwidth on the wired network comprises receiving a message describing the allocation of bandwidth.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein said message comprises a MAP generated by said targeted network controller of the wired network based on said wirelessly communicated reservation request.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein said MAP comprises bandwidth allocation information for a plurality of wired network devices.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said targeted network controller comprises wireless network and wired network capability.

9. A system for multimedia communication, the system comprising:

one or more circuits comprising wireless local area network (WLAN) circuitry and a MoCA PHY, said one or more circuits for use in a multi-protocol premises-based communication network comprising a wired network operating in accordance with a multimedia over cable alliance (MoCA) standard and a wireless network, said one or more circuits being operable to:

communicate, over the wireless network utilizing the WLAN circuitry, a first reservation request for wired network bandwidth;

communicate, over the wired network utilizing the MoCA PHY, a second redundant reservation request for bandwidth on the wired network, wherein the first and second reservation requests are communicated concurrently and enable bandwidth allocation in a next medium access plan (MAP) update;

receive, via the wireless network utilizing the WLAN circuitry, an allocation of wired network bandwidth based on which reservation request reaches a targeted network controller first; and

communicate, over only the wired network utilizing the MoCA PHY, the received allocation of wired network bandwidth.

10. The system according to claim 9 , wherein said second redundant reservation request is identified as redundant utilizing a bit flag.

11. The system according to claim 9 , wherein said targeted network controller comprises a MoCA bridge.

12. The system according to claim 9 , wherein said wireless network is a non-public wireless network.

13. The system according to claim 9 , wherein said receiving an allocation of bandwidth on the wired network comprises receiving a message describing the allocation of bandwidth.

14. The system according to claim 13 , wherein said message comprises a MAP generated by said targeted network controller of the wired network based on said wirelessly communicated reservation request.

15. The system according to claim 14 , wherein said MAP comprises bandwidth allocation information for a plurality of wired network devices.

16. The system according to claim 9 , wherein said network controller comprises wireless network and wired network capability.

17. A system multimedia communication, the system comprising:

a multimedia over cable alliance (MoCA) network controller comprising wireless local area network (WLAN) circuitry, a MoCA PHY, and a processor, the MoCA network controller being operable to:

receive a first reservation request for bandwidth allocation for one or more devices operating under a multimedia over cable alliance (MoCA) standard on said wired network, said reservation request received utilizing said WLAN circuitry from said one or more requesting wired network devices via a wireless network, wherein the first and second reservation requests are communicated concurrently and enable bandwidth allocation in a next medium access plan (MAP) update;

receive over the wired network utilizing said MoCA PHY, a second redundant reservation request for bandwidth on the wired network;

allocate bandwidth in said wired network for said one or more requesting wired network devices utilizing said processor based on which reservation request reaches said MoCA network controller first; and

communicate data with said one or more requesting wired network devices via said wired network utilizing said MoCA PHY.

18. The system according to claim 17 , wherein said second redundant reservation request is identified as redundant utilizing a bit flag.

19. The system according to claim 17 , wherein said wireless network is a non-public wireless network.

20. The system according to claim 17 , wherein said receiving an allocation of bandwidth on the wired network comprises receiving a message describing the allocation of bandwidth.