Digital communications system
First Claim
1. A method of performing Frequency Division Multiplex Access (FDMA) communications including the steps of arranging two or more primary devices (41, 42;
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141, 142) to be in two-way primary communication with one another over a signal channel, and performing two-way signalling communication over said channel between two or more secondary devices (43, 44;
143, 144) not involved in same primary communication, utilising a quiescent period (32;
97) in said primary communication.
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Abstract
In FDMA communications between two or more primary radios (41, 42; 141, 142), use is made of a quiescent period in the primary communication. The quiescent period is used by secondary radios (43, 44; 143, 144) to communicate with each other. The quiescent period may be a transmit interrupt (TI) frame, normally provided in a DIIS protocol in order to permit return signalling from a called radio (43, 44). The secondary radios (43, 44) may signal to each other during the TI frame. Alternatively, the quiescent period may be a gap in channel activity, in which case regulated access telegrams (96) are transmitted by either a calling primary device (141), or a “last to call” primary device (141), or a base station (141), the regulated access telegrams determining a reservation window period during which secondary devices (143, 144) may signal to one another.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of performing Frequency Division Multiplex Access (FDMA) communications including the steps of arranging two or more primary devices (41, 42;
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141, 142) to be in two-way primary communication with one another over a signal channel, and performing two-way signalling communication over said channel between two or more secondary devices (43, 44;
143, 144) not involved in same primary communication, utilising a quiescent period (32;
97) in said primary communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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141, 142) to be in two-way primary communication with one another over a signal channel, and performing two-way signalling communication over said channel between two or more secondary devices (43, 44;
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9. A system performing Frequency Division Multiplex Access (FDMA) communications including two or more primary devices (41, 42;
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141, 142) arranged to be in two-way primary communication with one another over a signal channel, and two or more secondary devices (43, 44;
143, 144), not involved in said primary communication, having means arranged to utilise a quiescent period (32;
97) in said primary communication. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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141, 142) arranged to be in two-way primary communication with one another over a signal channel, and two or more secondary devices (43, 44;
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