Method of ensuring bandwidth availability for non-page traffic in a communications systems
First Claim
1. In a communications system, a method of ensuring bandwidth availability for non-page messages, the method comprising:
- assembling a superframe within a base station, the superframe comprising a plurality of slots, the assembling including;
defining a broadcast control channel comprising a first portion of the plurality of slots, the broadcast control channel comprising a Non-PCH Subchannel slot information element,defining a point-to-point control channel comprising a second portion of the plurality of slots, the point-to-point control channel slots comprising Non-PCH Subchannel slots, wherein the Non-PCH Subchannel slot information element specifying a number of the Non-PCH Subchannel slots to be reserved within the point-to-point control channel, andreserving said specified Non-PCH Subchannel slots; and
transmitting the superframe from the base station to a radio unit.
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Abstract
A method of ensuring bandwidth availability for non-page point-to-point traffic in a communications system employs the steps of assembling a Superframe within a base station, and transmitting the Superframe from the base station to a radio unit. The Superframe is divided into a plurality of slots. A broadcast control channel is defined as a first portion of the plurality, and a point-to-point control channel is defined as a second portion of the plurality. The broadcast control channel has a Non-PCH Subchannel slot information element specifying a number of Non-PCH Subchannel slots within the point-to-point control channel.
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14 Claims
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1. In a communications system, a method of ensuring bandwidth availability for non-page messages, the method comprising:
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assembling a superframe within a base station, the superframe comprising a plurality of slots, the assembling including; defining a broadcast control channel comprising a first portion of the plurality of slots, the broadcast control channel comprising a Non-PCH Subchannel slot information element, defining a point-to-point control channel comprising a second portion of the plurality of slots, the point-to-point control channel slots comprising Non-PCH Subchannel slots, wherein the Non-PCH Subchannel slot information element specifying a number of the Non-PCH Subchannel slots to be reserved within the point-to-point control channel, and reserving said specified Non-PCH Subchannel slots; and transmitting the superframe from the base station to a radio unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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