Activiation method for wireless communication system
First Claim
1. A method of communication within a wireless communication system comprising at least one base station, at least one mobile repeater unit, and at least one portable unit, comprising the steps of:
- 1. monitoring at least one transmission channel by said at least one mobile repeater unit;
2. transmitting an access request from said at least one portable unit to said at least one mobile repeater unit on one of said at least one transmission channels;
3. determining if said one of said at least one transmission channels is available for communication between said at least one portable unit and said at least one mobile repeater unit;
4. establishing communication between the portable unit and the mobile repeater unit on said one of said at least one transmission channel; and
5. identifying said one of said at least one transmission channel as active.
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Abstract
A method for determining an open or available channel from a plurality of predetermined channels for communication between a portable unit and a mobile repeater unit operating within the same wireless communication system. After an available channel has been selected, communication between the portable unit and the mobile repeater unit is established on the selected channel, and the selected channel is identified as active to all other portable units and mobile repeater units operating on the system.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of communication within a wireless communication system comprising at least one base station, at least one mobile repeater unit, and at least one portable unit, comprising the steps of:
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1. monitoring at least one transmission channel by said at least one mobile repeater unit;
2. transmitting an access request from said at least one portable unit to said at least one mobile repeater unit on one of said at least one transmission channels;
3. determining if said one of said at least one transmission channels is available for communication between said at least one portable unit and said at least one mobile repeater unit;
4. establishing communication between the portable unit and the mobile repeater unit on said one of said at least one transmission channel; and
5. identifying said one of said at least one transmission channel as active. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A wireless communication system comprising
at least one base station; -
at least one portable unit; and
at least one mobile repeater unit, said mobile repeater unit capable of communication with said base station and at least one portable unit;
wherein said portable unit connects to one of said at least one mobile repeater units by querying a predetermined list of channels and selecting one of said at least one mobile repeater units based upon responses to said queries. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A system as set forth in 9, wherein said response contains quality parameter and wherein said portable unit sends said connection request to the first responding mobile repeater unit with quality parameters above a predetermined threshold.
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12. A system as set forth in 10, wherein said at least one mobile repeater unit comprises a plurality of active mobile repeater units.
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13. A system as set forth in 10, wherein said at least one mobile repeater unit comprises a plurality of mobile repeater units in either active or inactive states.
- 14. A mobile repeater unit operating on a wireless communication system containing at least one portable unit, wherein said mobile repeater unit connects to said at least one portable unit in response to a query on one of a predetermined list of channels sent by said at least one portable unit.
- 17. A portable unit operating on a wireless communication system containing at least one mobile unit, wherein said portable unit connects to one of said at least one mobile repeater units by querying said at least one mobile unit on a predetermined list of channels and selecting one of said at least one mobile repeater units based upon responses to said queries.
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20. A system as set forth in 18, wherein said at least one response contains quality parameters and said portable unit sends said connection request to the first responding mobile repeater unit with quality parameters above a predetermined threshold.
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21. A system as set forth in 19, wherein said at least one mobile repeater unit comprises a plurality of active mobile repeater units.
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22. A system as set forth in 19, wherein said at least one mobile repeater unit comprises a plurality of mobile repeater units in either active or inactive states.
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