Method and apparatus for establishing dispatch audio communication in a communication system
First Claim
1. In a two-way radio communication system, a method of establishing packet-switched audio communication between a plurality of communication units in the communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) generating, from a first of the plurality of communication units, a digital packet that includes information to be distributed to at least a second of the plurality of communication units;
at a dispatch switching center;
b) receiving the digital packet that includes an information portion that is representative of the information to be distributed;
c) ascertaining an identifier associated with at least the second of the plurality of communication units, and identifying at least one target base station required to establish the audio communication;
d) replicating for each of the target base stations identified, the information portion to produce a message replica; and
e) using the identifier to provide asynchronous distribution of the message replica to at least the target base station, such that audio communication is established between the first communication unit and at least the second communication unit.
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Abstract
Audio communication may be established between a plurality of communication units in a communication system that includes a dispatch switching center in the following manner. A first communication unit generates information to be distributed to a second communication unit. The dispatch switching center receives a digital packet including the information to be distributed, and ascertains an identifier associated with the second communication unit. The dispatch switching center replicates the information to be distributed, and uses the identifier to distribute the replicated information to the second communication unit.
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16 Claims
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1. In a two-way radio communication system, a method of establishing packet-switched audio communication between a plurality of communication units in the communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) generating, from a first of the plurality of communication units, a digital packet that includes information to be distributed to at least a second of the plurality of communication units; at a dispatch switching center; b) receiving the digital packet that includes an information portion that is representative of the information to be distributed; c) ascertaining an identifier associated with at least the second of the plurality of communication units, and identifying at least one target base station required to establish the audio communication; d) replicating for each of the target base stations identified, the information portion to produce a message replica; and e) using the identifier to provide asynchronous distribution of the message replica to at least the target base station, such that audio communication is established between the first communication unit and at least the second communication unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In a two-way radio communication system, a method of establishing packet-switched audio communication between a plurality of communication units in the communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) generating, from a first of the plurality of communication units, a digital packet that includes information to be distributed to at least a second of the plurality of communication units; at a dispatch switching center; b) receiving the digital packet that includes an information portion that is representative of the information to be distributed; c) receiving, from the first communication unit, a group ID, and identifying at least one target base station required to establish the audio communication; d) using the group ID to retrieve an identifier associated with at least the second of the plurality of communication units from a database coupled to the dispatch switching center; e) replicating, for each of the target base stations identified the information portion to produce a message replica; and f) using the identifier to provide asynchronous distribution of the message replica to at least the target base station, so as to establish audio communication between the first communication unit and at least the second communication unit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A packet relay center for providing frame relay packet switching of asynchronous voice information between a plurality of communication units in a two-way radio communication system, the packet relay center comprising:
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a plurality of packet duplicators wherein a predetermined one of the plurality of packet duplicators is used to duplicate a dispatch message originating from a first of the plurality of communication units to produce at least a first message replica; and combining means for combining a unique transaction number corresponding to the dispatch message with the at least a first message replica to produce at least one distributable information packet, wherein the unique transaction number uniquely identifies the dispatch message for later use by a target base station associated with at least a second of the plurality of communication units. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A dispatch switching center for asynchronously distributing a dispatch message, via a plurality of base stations, to a plurality of communication units in a two-way radio communication system, comprising:
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a dispatch control node that includes memory means for storing an identifier for each of at least some of the plurality of communication units; a packet relay center, comprising; a plurality of packet duplicators wherein a first of the plurality of packet duplicators is selected by the dispatch control node to duplicate the dispatch message to produce at least a first message replica; and combining means for combining a unique transaction number corresponding to the dispatch message with the at least a first message replica to produce a distributable information packet, wherein the unique transaction number uniquely identifies the dispatch message for later use by a target base station associated with at least a second of the plurality of communication units; and frame relay means, operably coupled between the packet relay center and the plurality of base stations, for distributing the distributable information packet. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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