Method and apparatus for repeater priority resolution in a wireless communication system
First Claim
1. A method in a wireless communication system including at least a first repeater unit, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a first transmitted signal from a first communication channel by a first repeater unit, wherein the first repeater unit is designated as a priority repeater unit; and
in response to receiving the first transmitted signal, the first repeater unit transmitting a repeated signal into a second communication channel for reception by a portable unit, the repeated signal comprising a repeater priority code transmitted by the first repeater unit to indicate to another repeater unit monitoring the second communication channel that the first repeater unit is designated as a priority repeater unit.
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Abstract
A repeater unit (202,204) operates in a multi-channel wireless communication repeater system and maintains a priority state (216) for the repeater unit (202,204). The repeater unit (202,204) includes a first transceiver (204) for communicating on a first communication channel, a second transceiver (212) for communicating on a second communication channel, a controller (210), electrically connected to the first transceiver and to the second transceiver, and a prioritizer module (218), electrically connected to the controller (210), for controlling the repeater unit (202,204) to receive a first transmitted signal from the first communication channel, wherein the repeater unit (202,204) is designated as a priority repeater unit to handle repeating of all communications between a portable unit (208) on the second communication channel and a base station (206) on the first communication channel, and in response to receiving the first transmitted signal, the repeater unit (202,204) transmitting a repeated signal into the second communication channel, the repeated signal including a repeater priority code (116, 118) transmitted by the repeater unit (202,204) to indicate that the repeater unit (202,204) is designated as a priority repeater unit to another repeater unit monitoring the second communication channel. The prioritizer module (218) further controls the repeater unit (202,204) to monitor the second communication channel, and in response to receiving a repeater priority code (116, 118) from the second communication channel designating itself as a non-priority repeater unit.
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20 Claims
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1. A method in a wireless communication system including at least a first repeater unit, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first transmitted signal from a first communication channel by a first repeater unit, wherein the first repeater unit is designated as a priority repeater unit; and
in response to receiving the first transmitted signal, the first repeater unit transmitting a repeated signal into a second communication channel for reception by a portable unit, the repeated signal comprising a repeater priority code transmitted by the first repeater unit to indicate to another repeater unit monitoring the second communication channel that the first repeater unit is designated as a priority repeater unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method in a wireless communication system including at least a first repeater unit, the method comprising the steps of:
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monitoring at least one communication channel by the first repeater unit, wherein the first repeater unit is designated as a priority repeater unit to handle repeating of all communications with a portable unit on one of the at least one communication channel; and
in response to receiving a repeater priority code in a transmitted signal received from one of the at least one communication channel, the first repeater unit designating itself as a non-priority repeater unit. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A repeater unit for operating in a wireless communication system, the repeater unit comprising:
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a first transceiver for communicating on a first communication channel;
a second transceiver for communicating on a second communication channel;
a controller, electrically coupled to the first transceiver and to the second transceiver; and
a prioritizer, electrically coupled to the controller, for controlling the repeater unit to receive a first transmitted signal from the first communication channel, wherein the repeater unit is designated as a priority repeater unit, and in response to receiving the first transmitted signal, the repeater unit transmitting a repeated signal into a second communication channel, the repeated signal comprising a repeater priority code transmitted by the repeater unit to indicate that the repeater unit is designated as a priority repeater unit to another repeater unit monitoring the second communication channel. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20)
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16. A VRS repeater unit comprising:
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a mobile radio interface for communicating with a mobile radio to communicate on a first communication channel;
a transceiver for communicating on a second communication channel;
a controller, electrically coupled to the mobile radio interface and to the transceiver; and
a memory, electrically coupled to the controller, the memory storing computer instructions for operating the controller, the computer instructions comprising instructions to;
receive a first transmitted signal from the first communication channel, wherein the VRS repeater unit is designated as a priority repeater unit; and
in response to receiving the first transmitted signal, the VRS repeater unit transmitting a repeated signal into the second communication channel, the repeated signal comprising a repeater priority code transmitted by the VRS repeater unit to indicate that the VRS repeater unit is designated as a priority repeater unit to another repeater unit monitoring the second communication channel.
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19. A VRS repeater unit comprising:
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a transceiver for communicating on at least one communication channel;
a controller, electrically coupled to the transceiver; and
a memory, electrically coupled to the controller, the memory storing computer instructions for operating the controller, the computer instructions comprising instructions to;
monitor the at least one communication channel, wherein the VRS repeater unit is designated as a priority repeater unit to handle repeating of all communications with a portable unit on one of the at least one communication channel; and
in response to receiving a repeater priority code in a transmitted signal received from one of the at least one communication channel, the VRS repeater unit designating itself as a non-priority repeater unit.
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