Packet data transmission using dynamic channel assignment
First Claim
1. A method of sending packetized data over a communication network, comprising:
- a) transmitting, over a packet data control channel, a request by a requestor to send packetized data;
b) determining at least one available packet data traffic channel and time interval during which the packetized data may be sent the packet data traffic channel being different from the packet data control channel;
c) transmitting to the requestor, over the packet data control channel, an identification of the at least one available packet data traffic channel and the time interval during which the packetized data may be sent; and
d) transmitting the packetized data from the requestor over the at least one available packet data traffic channel during the time interval.
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Abstract
A method for transmitting packetized data in a cellular communication system uses a dynamic channel assignment scheme. In this aspect of the invention a data control channel is used in addition to the data traffic channel. The mobile end system uses the data control channel to send a request for assignment of a channel for transmission of data--such as a particular frequency/time-slot in a TDMA system. The network responds with the identification of a particular channel that may be used for a particular time period to transmit data. In this aspect of the invention there is no dedicated channel that is used for data transmission. Rather, the network determines a channel that will be free for the specified time period and assigns it for data transmission.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of sending packetized data over a communication network, comprising:
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a) transmitting, over a packet data control channel, a request by a requestor to send packetized data; b) determining at least one available packet data traffic channel and time interval during which the packetized data may be sent the packet data traffic channel being different from the packet data control channel; c) transmitting to the requestor, over the packet data control channel, an identification of the at least one available packet data traffic channel and the time interval during which the packetized data may be sent; and d) transmitting the packetized data from the requestor over the at least one available packet data traffic channel during the time interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of transmitting data over unused channels in a Time Division Multiple Access TDMA cellular communications network comprising:
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a) transmitting, by a mobile end system, over a reverse packet data control channel, a request to send packetized data; b) determining in a base station at least one available reverse TDMA traffic channel and time interval during which the packetized data may be sent, the packet data traffic channel being different from the packet data control channel. c) transmitting, by the base station to the mobile end system, over a forward packet data control channel, the identification of the at least one available reverse TDMA data traffic channel and the time interval during which the data may be sent; and d) transmitting, by the mobile end system, the packetized date over the at least one available reverse TDMA data traffic channel during the time interval.
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20. A method of transmitting data over unused channels in a Time Division Multiple Access TDMA cellular communications network comprising:
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a) transmitting by a base station, over a forward packet data control channel, a request to send packetized data; b) determining in the base station at least one available forward TDMA data traffic channel and time interval during which the packetized data may be sent;
the packet data traffic channel being different from the packet data control channel.c) transmitting, by the base station, over a forward packet data control channel, the identification of the at least one available forward TDMA data traffic channel and the time interval during which the data may be sent; and d) transmitting, by the base station, the packetized data over the at least one available forward TDMA data traffic channel during the time interval.
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