Method of selecting length of time of inactivity on a channel dedicated to a user terminal to be detected for the channel to be released, and a corresponding network for radio telecommunications
First Claim
1. A method of selecting length of time of inactivity on a channel dedicated by a telecommunications base station to communications with a first user terminal to be detected for the channel to be released for use by another user terminal, the length of time being selected dependent upon the expected base station transmit power required for communications to the first user terminal.
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Abstract
A method is provided of selecting length of time of inactivity on a channel dedicated by a telecommunications base station to communications with a first user terminal to be detected for the channel to be released for use by another user terminal. The length of time is selected dependent upon the expected base station transmit power required for communications to the first user terminal.
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- 1. A method of selecting length of time of inactivity on a channel dedicated by a telecommunications base station to communications with a first user terminal to be detected for the channel to be released for use by another user terminal, the length of time being selected dependent upon the expected base station transmit power required for communications to the first user terminal.
- 9. A network for radio telecommunications comprising a base station and a plurality of user terminals including a first user terminal and other user terminals, the network comprising a timer associated with the first user terminal operative to determine whether a length of time of inactivity on a channel dedicated by the base station to communications with the first user terminal has been reached so as to release the channel for use by one of the other user terminals, the network comprising a selector operative to select the length of time dependent upon the expected base station transmit power required for communications to the first user terminal.
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