Power monitoring system for a single site, split location trunked radio communication system
First Claim
1. A single site, split location trunked radio communications system, comprising:
- plural portable radios;
a first trunked RF communications site located in a first split site location including plural first base station transceivers, each first base station transceiver corresponding to an RF communications channel, a first site controller assigning base station transceivers to radios requesting an RF communications channel, and a first power monitoring unit for monitoring the RF power transmitted by actively transmitting first base station transceivers;
a second trunked RF communications site located in a second split site location physically remote from the first split site location including plural second base station transceivers, each second base station transceiver corresponding to an RF communications channel, a second site controller for assigning base station transceivers to radios requesting an RF communications channel, and a second power monitoring unit for monitoring the RF power transmitted by actively transmitting second base station transceivers; and
a communications link linking the first and second trunked RF communications sites,wherein the first and second trunked RF communications sites function as a single site with one of the first and second site controllers assigning both first and second base station transceivers to radios requesting an RF communications channel, andwherein one of the first and second power monitoring units transmits monitored RF power information to the other of the first and second power monitoring units over the communications link.
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Abstract
Base stations located at physically separate, remote locations are operated as a single site to permit trunked radio communications between portable radios located at those split sites. A first trunked RF communication site located at a first split site location includes plural first base stations, each first base station including a transceiver corresponding to an RF communications channel. The first site also includes a first site controller, connected to each of the first base stations, for assigning base station transceivers to radios requesting an RF communications channel. A second trunked RF communications site is located at a second split site location remote from the first split site location and includes plural second base stations along with a second site controller. A communication link links the first and second split sites so that they function as a single site trunked radio communications system with one of the first and second site controllers assigning the first and second base station transceivers to radios requesting RF communications channels. Base station transmitter power is measured at the split site locations and reported to the site controller currently in charge of the split location, single site trunked radio communications system.
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13 Claims
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1. A single site, split location trunked radio communications system, comprising:
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plural portable radios; a first trunked RF communications site located in a first split site location including plural first base station transceivers, each first base station transceiver corresponding to an RF communications channel, a first site controller assigning base station transceivers to radios requesting an RF communications channel, and a first power monitoring unit for monitoring the RF power transmitted by actively transmitting first base station transceivers; a second trunked RF communications site located in a second split site location physically remote from the first split site location including plural second base station transceivers, each second base station transceiver corresponding to an RF communications channel, a second site controller for assigning base station transceivers to radios requesting an RF communications channel, and a second power monitoring unit for monitoring the RF power transmitted by actively transmitting second base station transceivers; and a communications link linking the first and second trunked RF communications sites, wherein the first and second trunked RF communications sites function as a single site with one of the first and second site controllers assigning both first and second base station transceivers to radios requesting an RF communications channel, and wherein one of the first and second power monitoring units transmits monitored RF power information to the other of the first and second power monitoring units over the communications link. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A single site, split location trunked radio communications system, comprising:
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plural portable radios; a first trunked RF communications site located in a first site location including plural first base station transceivers, each first base station transceiver corresponding to an RF communications channel, a first site controller assigning base station transceivers to radios requesting an RF communications channel, and a first power monitoring unit for monitoring the RF power transmitted by actively transmitting first base station transceivers; a second trunked RF communications site located in a second site location physically remote from the first site location including plural second base station transceivers, each second base station transceiver corresponding to an RF communications channel, a second site controller assigning base station transceivers to radios requesting an RF communications channel, and a second power monitoring unit for monitoring the RF power transmitted by actively transmitting second base station transceivers; wherein the first and second trunked RF split communications sites function as a single site with one of the first and second site controllers assigning both first and base station transceivers to radios requesting an RF communications channel, and wherein one of the first and second power monitoring units manages monitored RF power data from both the first and second site locations. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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7. In a radio communications system having plural portable radios, a first controller located at a first location along with plural first base station transceivers and a first power monitor for monitoring transmitted RF power from the first base station transmitters and a second location remote from the first location having plural second base station transceivers and a second monitor for monitoring transmitted RF power from the second base station transceivers, a method comprising:
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operating the first and second base station transceivers at the first and second locations using only the first controller; communicating transmitted RF power values from the second power monitor to the first power monitor; and monitoring at the first controller located at the first location transmitted RF power from the first base station transmitters and the second base station transmitters using RF power values provided by the first power monitor. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. In a split location, single site RF trunked communications system including first and second split site locations each having plural base station transceivers connected to first and second site controllers located at the first and second locations, respectively, a method comprising the steps of:
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detecting at each location, which of the first and second site controllers is controlling operation of the split location, single site RF trunked communications system, and monitoring the transmitted RF power of base station transceivers at both the first and second split site locations using only one of the first and second site controllers. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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