Communications system and method of operation
First Claim
1. A method of operation of a radio communications system having a controller for controlling communications of a plurality of communicating units on a plurality of communication channels, the method comprising the steps of:
- transmitting a call request to the controller on a communications channel of the radio communications system by a first communications unit;
reserving at least one first communications channel for at least one of the communications units required in the requested call by the controller;
waiting for the availability of a second communications channel by the controller wherein the second communications channel is to be allocated to a second communications to a communications unit not involved in the requested call unit required in the requested call; and
allocating by the controller the at least one first communications channel for temporary communications whilst the controller waits for the availability of the second communications channel for the requested call.
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Abstract
A method of operation of a radio communications system having a controller controlling communications of a plurality of communicating units on a plurality of communication channels. The method includes the steps of a first communications unit transmitting a call request (100) to the controller and the controller reserving a first communications channel for a communications unit required in the requested call. The controller allocates the first communications channel for temporary communications to other communicating units whilst waiting for the availability of a second communications channel for the requested call, wherein the second communications channel is to be allocated to a second communications unit required in the requested call. A communications system having a channel allocation controller (12) having a list of communications channels (16) with reserved indicators (18) indicative of the status of reserved communications channels.
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1. A method of operation of a radio communications system having a controller for controlling communications of a plurality of communicating units on a plurality of communication channels, the method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a call request to the controller on a communications channel of the radio communications system by a first communications unit; reserving at least one first communications channel for at least one of the communications units required in the requested call by the controller; waiting for the availability of a second communications channel by the controller wherein the second communications channel is to be allocated to a second communications to a communications unit not involved in the requested call unit required in the requested call; and allocating by the controller the at least one first communications channel for temporary communications whilst the controller waits for the availability of the second communications channel for the requested call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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