Hopping on random access channels
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1. A method comprising:
- transmitting a broadcast burst in a broadcast channel from a base station of a radio communications system;
receiving a request burst from a user terminal;
transmitting a message burst from the base station to the user terminal from which the request burst was received, the message burst including a description of the channels available on the radio communications system for receiving messages from user terminals.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention comprises transmitting a broadcast burst in a broadcast channel from a base station of a radio communications system. The invention further comprises receiving a request burst from a user terminal, and transmitting a message burst from the base station to the user terminal from which the request was received. The message burst includes a description of the channels available on the radio communications system for receiving messages from user terminals.
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68 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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transmitting a broadcast burst in a broadcast channel from a base station of a radio communications system;
receiving a request burst from a user terminal;
transmitting a message burst from the base station to the user terminal from which the request burst was received, the message burst including a description of the channels available on the radio communications system for receiving messages from user terminals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon data representing sequences of instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
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transmitting a broadcast burst in a broadcast channel from a base station of a radio communications system;
receiving a request burst from a user terminal;
transmitting a message burst from the base station to the user terminal from which the request burst was received, the message burst including a description of the channels available on the radio communications system for receiving messages from user terminals. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 56)
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25. An apparatus comprising:
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a transmiter of a base station of a radio communications system to transmit a broadcast burst in a broadcast channel;
a receiver of the base station to receive a request burst from a user terminal;
a processor of the base station to assemble a message burst for transmission to the user terminal from which the request burst was received, the message burst including a description of the channels available on the radio communications system for receiving messages from user terminals. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 54, 55)
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33. An apparatus comprising:
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means for transmitting a broadcast burst in a broadcast channel from a base station of a radio communications system;
means for receiving a request burst from a user terminal;
means for transmitting a message burst from the base station to the user terminal from which the request burst was received, the message burst including a description of the channels available on the radio communications system for receiving messages from user terminals. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method for requesting access on a wireless network comprising:
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receiving a plurality of timing sequences on a broadcast channel from at least one base station;
determining network timing using the received timing sequences;
using the network timing to determine a network access request transmission time;
transmitting a network access request at the determined time; and
receiving a message burst from a base station, the message burst including a description of the channels available on the wireless network.
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57. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon data representing sequences of instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a plurality of timing sequences on a broadcast channel of a wireless network from at least one base station;
determining network timing using the received timing sequences;
using the network timing to determine a network access request transmission time;
transmitting a network access request at the determined time; and
receiving a message burst from a base station, the message burst including a description of the channels available on the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. An apparatus for requesting access on a wireless network comprising:
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means for receiving a plurality of timing sequences on a broadcast channel from at least one base station;
means for determining network timing using the received timing sequences;
means for using the network timing to determine a network access request transmission time;
means for transmitting a network access request at the determined time; and
means for receiving a message burst from a base station, the message burst including a description of the channels available on the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68)
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