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Queuing for radio channel availability

  • US 7,013,129 B2
  • Filed: 06/14/2001
  • Issued: 03/14/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a mobile cellular switching network, a method of establishing a cellular call from a cellular station comprising the steps of:

  • signaling a request for service comprising an identification of a destination station, over a control channel between said cellular station and a base station;

    if a serving mobile switching center detects that a radio traffic channel between said mobile station and any base station is available, establishing a connection to the base station having said available channel over the available radio traffic channel;

    if said serving mobile switching center detects that no radio traffic channel is available between said mobile station and any base station, allowing said mobile station to go on-hook and disconnecting the control channel while the network waits for a radio traffic channel between said mobile station and any base station to become available;

    when a radio traffic channel becomes available, calling said mobile station back; and

    when the mobile station goes off-hook, establishing a connection over the available radio traffic channel.

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