Dynamic channel selection in a cellular communication system
First Claim
1. In a first cellular communication system having a set of allocated communication channels for transmitting and receiving communication signals in a geographic area and in which a second cellular communication system has a set of assigned channels for transmitting and receiving in the same geographic area, some of said assigned channels being the same as said allocated communication channels, a method of selecting an available allocated communication channel for use in transmitting and receiving communication signals in said first cellular communication system, comprising the steps of:
- in said first cellular communication system periodically sensing and measuring received signal strength indication data on each then available allocated communication channel;
storing said sensed and measured data for each allocated communication channel;
periodically determining from said stored sensed and measured data the estimated expected probability of non-interference for each allocated communication channel relative to others of said allocated communication channels;
selecting for use by said first cellular communication system an available allocated communication channel from said set of allocated communication channels based on the estimated expected probability of non-interference;
determining the occurrence of channel assignment changes in said second cellular communication system;
in response to said determination, suspending said selecting step, deleting said stored received signal strength indication data for all allocated communication channels, and, thereafter, reactivating said sensing, storing, determining and selecting steps.
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Abstract
A method of selecting allocated communication channels for use by a cellular auxiliary personal communication system (CAPCS) comprising periodically collecting relative signal strength indication (RSSI) measurements for all allocated communication channels, periodically determining the estimated expected probability of non-interference for each allocated communication channel based on the relative signal strength indication measurements and selecting an available allocated communication channel having the highest estimated expected probability of non-interference for use by the CAPCS system. The relative signal strength indication measurements are made on the allocated communication channels by measuring the signal on the allocated communication channel when no call is being carried by the CAPCS on that channel. The estimated expected probability of non-interference for each allocated communication channel also takes into consideration the received signal strength indication measurements on adjacent allocated communication channels and allocated communication channels in the same group.
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53 Claims
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1. In a first cellular communication system having a set of allocated communication channels for transmitting and receiving communication signals in a geographic area and in which a second cellular communication system has a set of assigned channels for transmitting and receiving in the same geographic area, some of said assigned channels being the same as said allocated communication channels, a method of selecting an available allocated communication channel for use in transmitting and receiving communication signals in said first cellular communication system, comprising the steps of:
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in said first cellular communication system periodically sensing and measuring received signal strength indication data on each then available allocated communication channel; storing said sensed and measured data for each allocated communication channel; periodically determining from said stored sensed and measured data the estimated expected probability of non-interference for each allocated communication channel relative to others of said allocated communication channels; selecting for use by said first cellular communication system an available allocated communication channel from said set of allocated communication channels based on the estimated expected probability of non-interference; determining the occurrence of channel assignment changes in said second cellular communication system; in response to said determination, suspending said selecting step, deleting said stored received signal strength indication data for all allocated communication channels, and, thereafter, reactivating said sensing, storing, determining and selecting steps. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. In a first cellular communication system having a set of allocated communication channels for transmitting and receiving communication signals in a geographic area and in which a second cellular communication system has a set of assigned channels for transmitting and receiving in the same geographic area, some of said assigned channels being the same as said allocated communication channels, the allocated communication channels including allocated voice channels and allocated control channels, a method of selecting an available allocated communication channel for use in transmitting and receiving communication signals in said first cellular communication system, comprising the steps of:
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in said first cellular communication system, periodically collecting received signal strength indication measurements on each then available allocated communication channel over an extended period of time and storing said measurements in an RSSI database; periodically determining the estimated expected probability of non-interference for each allocated communication channel based upon at least a portion of said collected and stored received signal strength indication measurements; selecting for use by said first cellular communication system an available allocated communication channel having the highest estimated expected probability of non-interference; determining channel assignment changes in said second cellular communication system; in response to said determination, suspending said selecting step and deleting said recorded received signal strength indication measurements for all allocated communications channels from said RSSI database and then reactivating said collecting, determining and selecting steps. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. In a first cellular communication system having a set of allocated communication channels for transmitting and receiving communication signals in a geographic area and in which a second cellular communication system has a set of assigned channels for transmitting and receiving in the same geographic area, some of said assigned channels being the same as said allocated communication channels, a method of selecting an available allocated communication channel for use in transmitting and receiving communication signals in said first cellular communication system, comprising the steps of:
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in said first cellular communication system periodically sensing and measuring received signal strength indication data on each then available allocated communication channel; storing said sensed and measured data for each allocated communication channel; periodically determining from said stored sensed and measured data the estimated expected probability of non-interference for each allocated communication channels; selecting for use by said first cellular communication system an available allocated communication channel from said set of allocated communication channels based on the estimated expected probability of non-interference; wherein the estimated expected probability of non-interference for each allocated communication channel is determined according to the following formula;
space="preserve" listing-type="equation">HLEPNI.sub.X =HEPNI.sub.X *AHEPNI.sub.X-1 *AHEPNI.sub.X+1 *LEPNI.sub.X *ALEPNI.sub.X-1 *ALEPNI.sub.X+1WHERE; HLEPNIX is the estimated expected probability of non-interference (EPNI) for allocated communication channel X; HEPNIX is the EPNI for allocated communication channel X as indicated by first frequency split measurements taken on allocated communication channel X; AHEPNIX-1 is the EPNI for allocated communication channel X as indicated by first frequency split measurements taken on the adjacent allocated communication channel below allocated communication channel X; AHEPNIX+1 is the EPNI for allocated communication channel X as indicated by first frequency split measurements taken on the adjacent allocated communication channel above allocated communication channel X; LEPNIX is the EPNI for allocated communication channel X as indicated by second frequency split measurements taken on allocated communication channel X; ALEPNIX-1 is the EPNI for allocated communication channel X as indicated by second frequency split measurements taken on the adjacent allocated communication channel below allocated communication channel X; and ALEPNIX+1 is the EPNI for allocated communication channel X as indicated by second frequency split measurements taken on the adjacent allocated communication channel above allocated communication channel X. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. In a first cellular communication system having a set of allocated communication channels for transmitting and receiving communication signals in a geographic area and in which a second cellular communication system has a set of assigned channels for transmitting and receiving in the same geographic area, some of said assigned channels being the same as said allocated communication channels, the allocated communication channels including allocated voice channels and allocated control channels, a method of selecting an available allocated communication channel for use in transmitting and receiving communication signals in said first cellular communication system, comprising the steps of:
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in said first cellular communication system, periodically collecting received signal strength indication measurements on each then available allocated communication channel; periodically determining the estimated expected probability of non-interference for each allocated communication channel based on said received signal strength indication measurements; selecting for use by said first cellular communication system an available allocated communication channel having the highest estimated expected probability of non-interference; wherein the estimated expected probability of non-interference for each allocated communication channel is determined according to the following formula;
space="preserve" listing-type="equation">HLEPNI.sub.X =HEPNI.sub.X *AHEPNI.sub.X-1 *AHEPNI.sub.X+1 *LEPNI.sub.X *ALEPNI.sub.X-1 *ALEPNI.sub.X+1WHERE; HLEPNIX is the estimated expected probability of non-interference (EPNI) for allocated communication channel X; HEPNIX is the EPNI for allocated communication channel X as indicated by first frequency split measurements taken on allocated communication channel X; AHEPNIX-1 is the EPNI for allocated communication channel X as indicated by first frequency split measurements taken on the adjacent allocated communication channel below allocated communication channel X; AHEPNIX+1 is the EPNI for allocated communication channel X as indicated by first frequency split measurements taken on the adjacent allocated communication channel above allocated communication channel X; LEPNIX is the EPNI for allocated communication channel X as indicated by second frequency split measurements taken on allocated communication channel X; ALEPNIX-1 is the EPNI for allocated communication channel X as indicated by second frequency split measurements taken on the adjacent allocated communication channel below allocated communication channel X; and ALEPNIX+1 is the EPNI for allocated communication channel X as indicated by second frequency split measurements taken on the adjacent allocated communication channel above allocated communication channel X. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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