Resource management by an intelligent repeater
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1. A method of managing resources by a plurality of intelligent repeaters at a trunked communication site, comprising the steps of;
- receiving, by a resource manager of said trunked communication site, status information from the plurality of intelligent repeaters;
analyzing said status information;
selecting a first of the plurality of intelligent repeaters to perform authorization of access functions, which authorization includes comparing stored IDs that correspond to authorized communication units with IDs of requesting communication units;
selecting a second of the plurality of intelligent repeaters, which second intelligent repeater is different than the first intelligent repeater, to perform resource allocation functions, which functions include determining communication resources that are to be used to service a requested communication;
selecting a third of the plurality of intelligent repeaters, which third intelligent repeater is different than both the first and second intelligent repeater, to perform logging functions;
informing the plurality of intelligent repeaters of said first, said second, and said third of the plurality of intelligent repeaters; and
informing said second of the plurality of intelligent repeaters of said status information.
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Abstract
In a trunked communication system using intelligent repeaters (101), each intelligent repeater performs a series of tests (602, 606, 610, 614, and 618) on its own functionality. The results of these tests are transmitted (622) to a resource manager, which is one of the intelligent repeaters at a communications site. Using the results of these tests, the resource manager then selects one or more of the intelligent repeaters to perform the functions of authorization, resource allocation (708), and logging of communications (713).
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1. A method of managing resources by a plurality of intelligent repeaters at a trunked communication site, comprising the steps of;
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receiving, by a resource manager of said trunked communication site, status information from the plurality of intelligent repeaters; analyzing said status information; selecting a first of the plurality of intelligent repeaters to perform authorization of access functions, which authorization includes comparing stored IDs that correspond to authorized communication units with IDs of requesting communication units; selecting a second of the plurality of intelligent repeaters, which second intelligent repeater is different than the first intelligent repeater, to perform resource allocation functions, which functions include determining communication resources that are to be used to service a requested communication; selecting a third of the plurality of intelligent repeaters, which third intelligent repeater is different than both the first and second intelligent repeater, to perform logging functions; informing the plurality of intelligent repeaters of said first, said second, and said third of the plurality of intelligent repeaters; and informing said second of the plurality of intelligent repeaters of said status information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A communication system that managing resources by a plurality of intelligent repeaters at a trunked communication site, the system comprising:
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means for receiving, by a resource manager of said trunked communication site, status information from the plurality of intelligent repeaters; means, responsive to said receiving means, for analyzing said status information; means, responsive to said analyzing means, for selecting a first of the plurality of intelligent repeaters to perform authorization of access functions, which authorization includes comparing stored IDs that correspond to authorized communication units with IDs Of requesting communication units; means, responsive to said analyzing means, for selecting a second of the plurality of intelligent repeaters, which second intelligent repeater is different than the first intelligent repeater, to perform resource allocation functions, which functions include determining communication resources that are to be used to service a requested communication; means, responsive to said analyzing means, for selecting a third of the plurality of intelligent repeaters, which third intelligent repeater is different than both the first and second intelligent repeater, to perform logging functions; means, responsive to each of said selecting means, for informing the plurality of intelligent repeaters of said first, said second, and said third of the plurality of intelligent repeaters; and means, responsive to each of said selecting means, for informing said second of the plurality of intelligent repeaters of said status information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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