Mobile data terminal channel busy arrangement
First Claim
1. An arrangement, for use with a data terminal capable of transmitting or receiving a digital data message including a data synchronizing signal, for determining the busy/free status of a radio channel, comprising:
- a radio receiver providing (a) a demodulated audio signal and (b) a carrier activated switch (CAS) signal indicating the presence of a carrier signal or noise on the radio channel;
a SYNC detector, for generating, in response to said demodulated audio signal, a SYNC signal whenever said demodulated audio signal includes said data synchronizing signal;
a pulse generator, for generating, in response to said CAS signal, a CAS pulse having a predetermined duration; and
logic OR function means for generating a channel busy signal responsive to the presence of either said SYNC signal or said CAS pulse, said channel busy signal for inhibiting transmission of a data message by said data terminal.
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Abstract
A channel busy arrangement for use in a radio-based data transmission system comprising a plurality of data terminals. A carrier activity signal (CAS) generated by a receiver associated with a data terminal is used to trigger a CAS pulse of approximately 300 msec. A demodulated audio signal from the receiver is coupled to a SYNC detector for detecting a data synchronizing (SYNC) signal generally transmitted before a data message and to an optional continuous tone coded squelch system (CTCSS) for generating a CTCSS signal. The CAS pulse, SYNC signal and CTCSS signal are logic ORed to generate a channel busy signal used for inhibiting data transmission. Thus, data transmission is inhibited only during a 300 msec CAS pulse, when a SYNC signal is present, or during valid non-data transmissions (voice) even in the presence of an interfering signal.
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9 Claims
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1. An arrangement, for use with a data terminal capable of transmitting or receiving a digital data message including a data synchronizing signal, for determining the busy/free status of a radio channel, comprising:
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a radio receiver providing (a) a demodulated audio signal and (b) a carrier activated switch (CAS) signal indicating the presence of a carrier signal or noise on the radio channel; a SYNC detector, for generating, in response to said demodulated audio signal, a SYNC signal whenever said demodulated audio signal includes said data synchronizing signal; a pulse generator, for generating, in response to said CAS signal, a CAS pulse having a predetermined duration; and logic OR function means for generating a channel busy signal responsive to the presence of either said SYNC signal or said CAS pulse, said channel busy signal for inhibiting transmission of a data message by said data terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. In a data transmission system wherein data terminals transmit digital data messages including a synchronizing signal and digital data modulated on a carrier signal over a radio channel and wherein a receiver, associated with a data terminal, receives a digital data message, demodulates to produce a demodulated audio signal and generates a carrier activated switch (CAS) signal indicative of a carrier or noise on the radio channel indicating that the channel is busy, said CAS signal being utilized to inhibit data transmission by the data terminal, the improvement comprising:
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providing a pulse generator for generating, in response to said CAS signal, a CAS pulse having a predetermined duration; a SYNC detector for generating a SYNC signal whenever said receiver detects a synchronizing signal; and logic OR function means responsive to said CAS pulse and to said SYNC signal for inhibiting data transmission for an interval of time corresponding to the duration of said CAS pulse while determining whether a SYNC signal will appear or not and providing a channel busy signal extending beyond the duration of SYNC signal. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for determining the busy/free status of a radio channel used for transmission by a data terminal of a data message including synchronizing signals and data signals modulated on a carrier signal, comprising:
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first detecting, with a radio receiver, a signal from said radio channel to provide (a) a demodulated audio signal and (b) a carrier activated switch (CAS) signal indicating the presence of a carrier signal or noise on the radio channel; second generating, in response to said audio signal, a SYNC signal whenever said audio signal includes a data synchronizing signal as part of a digital data message; third generating, in response to said CAS signal, a CAS pulse having a predetermined duration; and OR-gating said SYNC signal and said CAS pulse to generate a channel busy signal for inhibiting the transmission of data by said data terminal.
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