Apparatus and method for conveying information in a communication network
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1. A communication network comprising:
- a base-site for conveying information via an air interface having discrete frame offset timing; and
an interface means, coupled to the base-site, for implementing frame timing related to the discrete frame offset timing of the air interface.
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Abstract
A direct sequence code-division multiple access (DS CDMA) communication system schedules conveyance of blocks (400) of information such that the blocks arrive at a base-site (130) just-in-time for transmission during a discrete frame (301-305) of an air-interface. The DS CDMA communication system implements both circuit switching and packet switching approaches to provide trunking efficiencies while balancing between system loading constraints and time delay of blocks (400) during conveyance.
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23 Claims
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1. A communication network comprising:
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a base-site for conveying information via an air interface having discrete frame offset timing; and an interface means, coupled to the base-site, for implementing frame timing related to the discrete frame offset timing of the air interface. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A communication network comprising:
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a base-site for conveying blocks of information via an air interface having discrete frame offset timing; and means, coupled to the base-site, for determining which blocks are to be conveyed during which discrete frames and transferring the blocks of information to the base-site in frame timing related to the determination. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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6. A communication network comprising:
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a plurality of base-sites for synchronously conveying blocks of information via an air interface having discrete frame offset timing; and means, coupled to the base-sites, for determining which blocks are to be conveyed during which discrete frames and transferring the blocks of information to the plurality of base-sites in frame timing related to the determination. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. An interface in a communication network comprising:
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means for grouping frames of information into blocks of information; means for determining when, in time, the blocks of information are to be transmitted over an air interface by a base-site; and means for sequentially transferring the blocks of information to the base-site in an order based on the determination.
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11. A method of mitigating blocking on a communication link, the communication link coupling an interface means and a base-site, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining, based on a predetermined number of vocoders transmitting at a given rate, the likelihood of overflow on the link; and preventing a vocoder, out of the predetermined number of vocoders, from transmitting at the given rate.
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12. An apparatus for mitigating blocking on a communication link, the communication link coupling an interface means and a base-site, the apparatus comprising:
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means for determining, based on a predetermined number of vocoders transmitting at a given rate, the likelihood of overflow on the link; and means, at a vocoder out of the predetermined number of vocoders, for transmitting at a rate different than the given rate based on the determined likelihood. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method scheduling blocks of information produced by a vocoder at an interface means for transmission by a base-site during discrete frames of an air-interface, the method comprising the steps of:
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measuring a delay between a vocoder at the interface means and the base-site and a signal processing time associated with the base-site; and adjusting a timing of the vocoder to account for the measured delays whereby the blocks of information arrive at the base-site just-in-time for transmission during a corresponding discrete frame.
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17. An apparatus for scheduling transmission of blocks of information, the blocks of information produced by a vocoder at an interface means, the blocks of information to be transmitted by a base-site during discrete frames of an air-interface, the apparatus comprising:
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means for measuring a delay between a vocoder at the interface means and the base-site and a signal processing time associated with the base-site; and means, at the vocoder, for adjusting timing of the vocoder to account for the measured delays whereby the blocks of information arrive at the base-site just-in-time for transmission during a corresponding discrete frame of the air-interface. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method of conveying information from an interface means to a base-site in a communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining, based on certain characteristics of the communication system, which of a packet switched or circuit switched approach is preferable for information conveyance; and switching to a packet switched or circuit switched approach based on the determined characteristics of the system.
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20. An apparatus for conveying information from an interface means to a base-site in a communication system, the apparatus comprising:
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means for determining, based on certain characteristics of the communication system, which of a packet switched or circuit switched approach is preferable for information conveyance; and means for switching to a packet switched or circuit switched approach based on the determined characteristics of the system. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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