Dynamic allocation of resources in a simulcast wireless communication system
First Claim
1. In a communication system comprising at least a first and second simulcast station at a first remote site, a method comprising:
- detecting unavailability of the first simulcast station for communicating on a first communication resource;
determining if the second simulcast station is available for supporting simulcast transmissions on the first communication resource, and if the second simulcast station is available, assigning the second simulcast station to communicate on the first communication resource.
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Abstract
Dynamic allocation of communication resources in a wireless communication system employing simulcast transmission. When a simulcast station of a simulcast channel at a remote site becomes unavailable, a simulcast site controller determines if there is an unused simulcast station at the remote site. If there is an unused simulcast station, the simulcast site controller assigns the unused simulcast station to the simulcast channel thereby allowing the simulcast channel to continue to function. In an alternate embodiment, simulcast stations at a plurality of remote sites are dynamically assigned to simulcast channels as they become available.
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19 Claims
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1. In a communication system comprising at least a first and second simulcast station at a first remote site, a method comprising:
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detecting unavailability of the first simulcast station for communicating on a first communication resource;
determining if the second simulcast station is available for supporting simulcast transmissions on the first communication resource, and if the second simulcast station is available, assigning the second simulcast station to communicate on the first communication resource. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. In a wireless communication system employing simulcast communication, a method for initiating simulcast communication in a simulcast site, the simulcast site comprising a plurality of remote sites, the method comprising:
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determining availability of a plurality of simulcast stations located at the plurality of remote sites;
assigning, by a simulcast site controller, members of a first simulcast channel, the members comprising respective first-available simulcast stations at each of the remote sites; and
performing simulcast communication using the first simulcast channel. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. In a communication system employing simulcast transmissions by a simulcast site, the simulcast site comprising a simulcast site controller and a plurality of remote sites, each remote site having a plurality of simulcast stations, a method comprising:
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detecting, by the simulcast site controller, unavailability of a first simulcast station of the plurality of simulcast station at a first remote site of the plurality of remote sites for communicating on a first communication resource;
determining, by the simulcast site controller, if there is a second simulcast station of the plurality of simulcast stations at the first site that is available for supporting simulcast transmissions on the first communication resource, and if the second simulcast station is available;
assigning, by the simulcast site controller, the second simulcast station to communicate on the first communication resource. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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