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DISTRIBUTED CIRCUIT SWITCHBOARD RADIO COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

  • US 20010012776A1
  • Filed: 03/24/1998
  • Published: 08/09/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1995
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A transmitting and receiving station for a telecommunication network in which a plurality of such stations are to be provided at randomly distributed locations and in which switching circuitry is provided within the stations themselves for routing of calls between stations in the network utilizing other stations in the network for relaying of such calls where necessary, which station incorporates call routing control means acting to select a further station to which a call is to be transmitted for the purpose of relaying the call and comprising:

  • (a) interrogation means for transmitting an interrogation signal to be received by other stations in the network within range of the transmitting station;

    (b) acknowledgement means for transmitting an acknowledgement signal when the station is available for relaying a call in response to an interrogation signal received from another station, the acknowledgement signal being transmitted after a delay which is indicative of the suitability of the station for relaying the call towards its intended destination; and

    (c) station selection means for selecting a station for relaying a call on the basis of receipt of an acknowledgement signal from the station after the least delay.

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