System and method for multiple single-phase access in a TDMA wireless network
First Claim
1. For use in a time division multiple access (TDMA) wireless network, a wireless communications device comprising:
- a receiver capable of receiving a TDMA signal transmitted from a base station in said wireless network, said TDMA signal comprising a plurality of user data streams arranged in N phases; and
a data controller capable of processing said user data streams in a multi-phase mode, said multi-phase mode enabling said data controller to retrieve from M selected ones of said N phases of said TDMA signal at least one user data stream directed to said wireless communications device, where M may be greater than 1 and is less than N and wherein said M selected phases may be a periodically spaced among said N phases and wherein said data controller retrieves user data streams from all N phases and processes only data retrieved from said M selected phases.
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Abstract
A communications device for receiving data from a base station in up to N phases, including in one phase, all phases, or multiple phases. The multi-phase mode captures data from all phases and discards all but selected phases assigned to the wireless communications device. The wireless communications device may have different network addresses within each phase and the phases and network addresses may be modified during operation. The wireless communications device includes 1) a receiver for receiving a TDMA signal transmitted from a base station, the TDMA signal having user data streams arranged in N phases, and 2) a data controller for processing the user data streams in a multi-phase mode, wherein the data controller retrieves from M selected phases at least one user data stream directed to the wireless communications device, where M may be greater than 1 and is less than N.
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1. For use in a time division multiple access (TDMA) wireless network, a wireless communications device comprising:
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a receiver capable of receiving a TDMA signal transmitted from a base station in said wireless network, said TDMA signal comprising a plurality of user data streams arranged in N phases; and
a data controller capable of processing said user data streams in a multi-phase mode, said multi-phase mode enabling said data controller to retrieve from M selected ones of said N phases of said TDMA signal at least one user data stream directed to said wireless communications device, where M may be greater than 1 and is less than N and wherein said M selected phases may be a periodically spaced among said N phases and wherein said data controller retrieves user data streams from all N phases and processes only data retrieved from said M selected phases. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. For use in a time division multiple access (TDMA) wireless network, a base station capable of communicating with mobile communications devices disposed in a coverage area of said base station, said base station comprising:
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an interface capable of receiving user data directed to a first one of said mobile communications devices;
a transmitter capable of transmitting to said first mobile communications device a TDMA signal comprising N phases; and
a data traffic controller coupled to said interface and said transmitter and capable of causing said transmitter to transmit said received user data as a user data stream arranged in M selected ones of said N phases, wherein M may be greater than one but is less than N and wherein said M selected phases maybe a periodically spaced among said N phases, such that said first mobile communications device retrieves user data streams from all N phases and processes only data retrieved from said M selected phases. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. For use in a time division multiple access (TDMA) wireless network, a method of operating a wireless communications device in a multi-phase mode, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a TDMA signal transmitted from a base station in the TDMA wireless network, the TDMA signal comprising a plurality of user data streams arranged in N phases; and
retrieving from M selected ones of the N phases of the TDMA signal at least one user data stream directed to the wireless communications device, where M may be greater than 1 and is less than N and wherein the M selected phases may be a periodically spaced among the N phases, wherein the step of retrieving comprises the sub-steps of retrieving user data streams from all N phases and processing only data retrieved from the M selected phases. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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