METHOD OF DETERMINING ACCESS TIMES FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES
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1. A method, comprising:
- selecting, at a wireless communication device, one of a plurality of time intervals in a periodically repeating access cycle for transmission of an access request, the selection being performed based on an identification number identifying the wireless communication device; and
transmitting the access request over a random access channel in the selected one of the plurality of time intervals.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method of determining access times for a wireless committee case in device. One embodiment of the method includes selecting one of a plurality of time intervals in a periodically repeating access cycle for transmission of an access request. The selection is performed based on information identifying the wireless communication device. This embodiment of the method also includes transmitting the access request over a random access channel in the selected one of the plurality of time intervals.
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1. A method, comprising:
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selecting, at a wireless communication device, one of a plurality of time intervals in a periodically repeating access cycle for transmission of an access request, the selection being performed based on an identification number identifying the wireless communication device; and transmitting the access request over a random access channel in the selected one of the plurality of time intervals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
constraining a wireless communication device to transmit access signals over a random access channel during one of a plurality of time slots that make up a periodically repeating access cycle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
broadcasting, from a base station, information defining a plurality of time slots that make up a periodically repeating access cycle for a random access channel, wherein each wireless communication device served by the base station is constrained to transmit access request signals over the random access channel during a selected one of a plurality of time slots. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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