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Methods and apparatus for random backoff based access priority in a communications system

  • US 6,594,240 B1
  • Filed: 10/14/1998
  • Issued: 07/15/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/22/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of access priority control in a remote terminal of a wireless communications system, the method comprising the steps of:

  • selecting a backoff delay from different backoff delays respectively associated with pre-established access priority classes after determining that a transmitted access request signal has not been received at a base station in the wireless communications system; and

    transmitting a new access request signal on a selected logical access channel to the base station after the backoff delay.

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