Switching arrangement for wireless terminals connected to a switch via a digital protocol channel
First Claim
1. A switch arrangement comprising:
- a switch including a plurality of ports and means for coupling signals between a pair of said ports, where each of the ports includes at least one circuit switched information channel and at least one packet switched channel, said switch for providing communications features usable by wired terminals to any terminals that are connected to said ports; and
a wireless base station connected to one of said ports, said wireless base station using only said features usable by wired terminals in its interactions with the switch to provide wireless communications to wireless terminals.
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Abstract
A digital port includes a passive bus and, at least, the registration and call transfer features associated with a switch to provide cellular wireless capability. The passive bus allows a base station to be connected to the channel and thereby interface a plurality of wireless terminals to the switch. While only some of the wireless terminals in the neighborhood of a base station can be active concurrently (as is the case in all wireless systems) by way of a digital communication channel that is included in the passive bus, the switch can register and, hence, keep track of, a larger number of wireless terminals that are present in the base station'"'"'s neighborhood. The passive bus also includes at least one circuit switched channel to allow communication with one or more wired or wireless terminals.
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27 Claims
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1. A switch arrangement comprising:
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a switch including a plurality of ports and means for coupling signals between a pair of said ports, where each of the ports includes at least one circuit switched information channel and at least one packet switched channel, said switch for providing communications features usable by wired terminals to any terminals that are connected to said ports; and a wireless base station connected to one of said ports, said wireless base station using only said features usable by wired terminals in its interactions with the switch to provide wireless communications to wireless terminals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A wireless base station for connection to a port of a switch that includes a plurality of the ports and means for coupling signals between a pair of said ports, each of the ports including at least one circuit switched information channel and at least one packet switched channel, and wherein the switch provides communications features usable by wired terminals to any terminals that are connected to said ports, the wireless base station comprising:
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means for connecting the wireless base station to one of said ports; and means, connected to the one of said ports by said connecting means, for interacting with the switch on behalf of the wireless base station and using only said features usable by wired terminals in its interactions with the switch to enable the wireless base station to provide wireless communications to wireless terminals. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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