Time-reuse partitioning system and methods for cellular radio telephone systems
First Claim
1. A cellular radiotelephone system comprising:
- a plurality of time division multiple access (TDMA) cellular radiotelephone base stations, each of which serves a cellular radiotelephone cell and communicates radiotelephone communications with cellular radiotelephones using radiotelephone communications signals communicated over a like plurality of sequential time slots;
time-slot synchronizing means for synchronizing said like plurality of sequential time slots among said plurality of base stations, such that a corresponding time slot for each base station is used concurrently, to produce synchronized time slots among said plurality of base stations;
time-reuse partitioning means for allocating cellular radiotelephone frequencies among said plurality of base stations in a first one of said synchronized time slots according to a first frequency allocation system and for allocating cellular radiotelephone frequencies among said plurality of base stations in a second one of said synchronized time slots according to a second frequency allocation system different from said first frequency allocation system wherein said time reuse partitioning means comprises means for allocating cellular radiotelephone frequencies from a first frequency reuse pool in a first one of said synchronized time slots and for allocating cellular radiotelephone frequencies from a second frequency reuse pool different from said first frequency reuse pool in a second one of said synchronized time slots; and
means for receiving a request for a service type from a cellular radiotelephone served by one of said plurality of base stations and wherein said time reuse partitioning means assigns said first synchronized time slot, corresponding to said first frequency reuse pool, to the cellular radiotelephone responsive to a request for a first service type and to said second time synchronized time slot, corresponding to said second frequency reuse pool, to the cellular radiotelephone responsive to a request for a second service type.
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Abstract
Time slots of a plurality of time-division multiple access (TDMA) cellular radiotelephone base stations are synchronized. Cellular radiotelephone frequencies are allocated among the plurality of base stations according to a first frequency allocation system in a first synchronized time slot and according to a second frequency allocation system in a second synchronized time slot. Each frequency allocation system may include an adaptive channel allocation system, a frequency reuse system, a frequency reuse partitioning system or a fixed frequency reuse system. Spreading codes of a plurality of code-division multiple access (CDMA) cellular radiotelephone base stations are synchronized. Cellular radiotelephone frequencies are allocated among the plurality of base stations according to a first frequency allocation system for a first synchronized spreading code and according to a second frequency allocation system for a second synchronized spreading code. Each frequency allocation system may include an adaptive channel allocation system, a frequency reuse system, a frequency reuse partitioning system or a fixed frequency reuse system. Cellular radiotelephone systems and methods affording increased base station channel capacity, more efficient spectrum utilization and improved equipment migration are thus provided.
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12 Claims
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1. A cellular radiotelephone system comprising:
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a plurality of time division multiple access (TDMA) cellular radiotelephone base stations, each of which serves a cellular radiotelephone cell and communicates radiotelephone communications with cellular radiotelephones using radiotelephone communications signals communicated over a like plurality of sequential time slots; time-slot synchronizing means for synchronizing said like plurality of sequential time slots among said plurality of base stations, such that a corresponding time slot for each base station is used concurrently, to produce synchronized time slots among said plurality of base stations; time-reuse partitioning means for allocating cellular radiotelephone frequencies among said plurality of base stations in a first one of said synchronized time slots according to a first frequency allocation system and for allocating cellular radiotelephone frequencies among said plurality of base stations in a second one of said synchronized time slots according to a second frequency allocation system different from said first frequency allocation system wherein said time reuse partitioning means comprises means for allocating cellular radiotelephone frequencies from a first frequency reuse pool in a first one of said synchronized time slots and for allocating cellular radiotelephone frequencies from a second frequency reuse pool different from said first frequency reuse pool in a second one of said synchronized time slots; and means for receiving a request for a service type from a cellular radiotelephone served by one of said plurality of base stations and wherein said time reuse partitioning means assigns said first synchronized time slot, corresponding to said first frequency reuse pool, to the cellular radiotelephone responsive to a request for a first service type and to said second time synchronized time slot, corresponding to said second frequency reuse pool, to the cellular radiotelephone responsive to a request for a second service type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A cellular radiotelephone system comprising:
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a plurality of time division multiple access (TDMA) cellular radiotelephone base stations, each of which serves a cellular radiotelephone cell and communicates radiotelephone communications with cellular radiotelephones using radiotelephone communications signals communicated over a like plurality of sequential time slots; time-slot synchronizing means for synchronizing said like plurality of sequential time slots among said plurality of base stations, such that a corresponding time slot for each base station is used concurrently, to produce synchronized time slots among said plurality of base stations; and time-reuse partitioning means for allocating cellular radiotelephone frequencies among said plurality of base stations in a first one of said synchronized time slots according to a first frequency allocation system and for allocating cellular radiotelephone frequencies among said plurality of base stations in a second one of said synchronized time slots according to a second frequency allocation system different from said first frequency allocation system; wherein said first frequency allocation system is one of a first adaptive channel allocation system, a first frequency reuse system, a first frequency reuse partitioning system and a first fixed frequency reuse system, and wherein said second frequency allocation system is one of a second adaptive channel allocation system, a second frequency reuse system, a second frequency reuse partitioning system and a second fixed frequency reuse system.
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10. A method for operating a plurality of time division multiple access cellular radiotelephone base stations, each of which communicates with cellular radiotelephones using a like plurality of sequential time slots, the method comprising:
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synchronizing said like plurality of sequential time slots among said plurality of base stations, such that a corresponding time slot for each base station is used concurrently, to produce synchronized time slots among said plurality of base stations; and allocating cellular radiotelephone frequencies among said plurality of base stations according to a first frequency allocation system in a first one of said time slots and according to a second frequency allocation system different from said first frequency allocation system in a second one of said time slots; wherein said step of allocating comprises a step of allocating cellular radiotelephone frequencies among said plurality of base stations according to one of a first adaptive channel allocation system, a first frequency reuse system, a first frequency reuse partitioning system and a first fixed frequency reuse system in said first one of said synchronized time slots and according to one of a second adaptive channel allocation system, a second frequency reuse system, a second frequency reuse partitioning system and a second fixed frequency reuse system in said second one of said synchronized time slots. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method for operating a plurality of time division multiple access cellular radiotelephone base stations, each of which communicates with cellular radiotelephones using a like plurality of sequential time slots, the method comprising:
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synchronizing said like plurality of sequential time slots among said plurality of base stations, such that a corresponding time slot for each base station is used concurrently, to produce synchronized time slots among said plurality of base stations; allocating cellular radiotelephone frequencies among said plurality of base stations according to a first frequency allocation system in a first one of said time slots and according to a second frequency allocation system different from said first frequency allocation system in a second one of said time slots wherein said allocating step further comprises allocating cellular radiotelephone frequencies from a first frequency reuse pool in a first one of said synchronized time slots and allocating cellular radiotelephone frequencies from a second frequency reuse pool different from said first frequency reuse pool in a second one of said synchronized time slots; receiving a request for a service type from a cellular radiotelephone served by one of said plurality of base stations; assigning said first synchronized time slot, corresponding to said first frequency reuse pool, to the cellular radiotelephone responsive to a request for a first service type; and assigning said second synchronized time slot, corresponding to said second frequency reuse pool, to the cellular radiotelephone responsive to a request for a second service type.
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