METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING WITHIN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK
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1. A method of communicating within a wireless communication network, comprising the steps of:
- attempting communication between Portable Subscriber Units (PSUs) by using a Vehicular Repeater (VR) over a conventional communication link; and
communicating directly from one PSU to at least one other PSU by using a direct channel link when the conventional communication link fails.
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Abstract
A method and system for communicating within a wireless communication network (200) is provided. The communication between Portable Subscriber Units (PSUs) (104 and 106) by using a Vehicular Repeater (110) over a conventional communication link (102) is attempted (404). If the conventional communication link attempt fails (406), the communication is initiated directly from one PSU (104) to at least one other PSU (106) by using a direct channel link (202).
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1. A method of communicating within a wireless communication network, comprising the steps of:
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attempting communication between Portable Subscriber Units (PSUs) by using a Vehicular Repeater (VR) over a conventional communication link; and communicating directly from one PSU to at least one other PSU by using a direct channel link when the conventional communication link fails. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of communicating within a wireless communication network, comprising the steps of:
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providing Fixed Network Equipment (FNE) and a plurality of Portable Subscriber Units (PSUs) capable of communicating via a conventional communication link by utilizing a Vehicular Repeater (VR); attempting the conventional communication link from one of the PSUs to the VR, the conventional communication link failing; automatically establishing a direct channel link between the one PSU and remaining PSUs without the VR, in response to the conventional communication link failing; and temporarily maintaining the direct channel link until the conventional communication link becomes available. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wireless communication network, comprising:
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fixed network equipment (FNE); a single mobile vehicular repeater (VR); a plurality of portable subscriber units (PSUs) capable of communicating with each other via the single VR and FNE by utilizing a conventional communication link; and a PSU from the plurality of PSUs communicating directly with remaining PSUs, without the FNE and single VR and without user input, by utilizing a direct channel link when the conventional communication link fails. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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