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Radio communications system with a minimal broadcast channel

  • US 7,158,493 B1
  • Filed: 09/29/2000
  • Issued: 01/02/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method comprising:

  • transmitting a broadcast burst in a broadcast channel from a base station of a radio communications system;

    receiving a request burst at the base station from a user terminal;

    transmitting a message burst outside the broadcast channel from the base station to the user terminal from which the request burst was received, the message burst being sent in response to the request burst from the user terminal and directed to the user terminal, the message burst including a description of the channels of the radio communications system available for communicating between the base station and user terminals that are registered with the base station; and

    registering the user terminal with the base station using the description included in the message burst.

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