Cellular communication system with dedicated repeater channels
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1. A cellular communication system, comprising:
- a base station coupled to a system backbone;
a mobile terminal for communicating with the system backbone by way of the base station; and
a wireless base station serving as an intermediary for communications between the mobile terminal and the base station;
wherein the base station includes a base station transceiver for wirelessly communicating with the mobile terminal directly on a first communication channel using one of radio frequency techniques and infrared techniques, and a repeater controller transceiver for wirelessly communicating with the wireless base station on a second communication channel using the other of the radio frequency techniques and infrared techniques;
wherein the base station and wireless base station are configured to independently register the mobile terminal.
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Abstract
A cellular communication system in which dedicated repeater controller transceivers are included in base stations and wireless base stations. The repeater controller transceivers are configured to operate on a different channel as compared to communications received by or transmitted directly from mobile terminals. By utilizing a dedicated channel for communications between the base stations and wireless base stations, the contention areas formed by overlapping cell areas is effectively eliminated. The different channels may be based on differences in parameters using infrared communication techniques.
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1. A cellular communication system, comprising:
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a base station coupled to a system backbone; a mobile terminal for communicating with the system backbone by way of the base station; and a wireless base station serving as an intermediary for communications between the mobile terminal and the base station; wherein the base station includes a base station transceiver for wirelessly communicating with the mobile terminal directly on a first communication channel using one of radio frequency techniques and infrared techniques, and a repeater controller transceiver for wirelessly communicating with the wireless base station on a second communication channel using the other of the radio frequency techniques and infrared techniques;
wherein the base station and wireless base station are configured to independently register the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 19)
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9. In a cellular communication system comprising a base station coupled to a system backbone, a mobile terminal for communicating with the system backbone by way of the base station, and a wireless base station serving as a repeater for communications between the mobile terminal and the base station, a method of communication comprising the steps of:
the base station wirelessly communicating with the mobile terminal directly on a first communication channel using one of radio frequency techniques and infrared techniques, and wirelessly communicating with the wireless base station on a second communication channel using the other of the radio frequency techniques and infrared techniques; and
configuring the base station and wireless base station to independently register the mobile terminal.
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10. A base station for use in a cellular communication system having a system backbone, at least one mobile terminal and at least one wireless base station, comprising:
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a communication circuit coupling the base station to the system backbone; a base station transceiver for wirelessly communicating with the at least one mobile terminal directly on a first communication channel using one of radio frequency techniques and infrared techniques, and a repeater controller transceiver for wirelessly communicating with the at least one wireless base station on a second communication channel using the other of the radio frequency techniques and infrared techniques;
wherein the base station transceiver and the repeater controller transceiver are independently coupled to the system backbone. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A wireless base station for use in a cellular communication system having a system backbone, at least one mobile terminal and at least one base station coupled to the backbone, comprising:
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a wireless base station transceiver for wirelessly communicating with the mobile terminal on a first communication channel using one of radio frequency techniques and infrared techniques; and a wireless base station repeater controller transceiver for wirelessly communicating with the base station on a second communication channel using the other of the radio frequency techniques and infrared techniques, wherein the wireless base station is configured to register the mobile terminal independently of the base station. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A cellular communication system, comprising:
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a plurality of base stations coupled to a system backbone; a plurality of mobile terminals for communicating with the system backbone by way of at least one of the base stations; and a plurality of wireless base stations serving as intermediaries for communications between the mobile terminals and the base stations; and wherein wireless communications directly between the mobile terminals and at least one of the base stations and wireless base stations are on a first communication channel using one of radio frequency techniques and infrared techniques, and wireless communications directly between the base stations and the wireless base stations are on a second communication channel using the other of the radio frequency techniques, wherein at least one of the plurality of base stations and at least one of the plurality of wireless base stations are configured to independently register the mobile terminal.
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15. A cellular communication system, comprising:
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a plurality of base stations coupled to a system backbone; a plurality of mobile terminals for communicating with the system backbone by way of at least one of the base stations as the mobile terminals roam between different locations; wherein the system backbone comprises an infrared link and the plurality of base stations communicate directly with the system backbone using infrared communications, and the plurality of base stations being capable of communicating with the plurality of mobile terminals using radio frequency communications. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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