Method for terminal configuration over a radio control channel
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1. A communication system comprising:
- a plurality of wireless communications devices, each wireless communications device having a respective software version and configuration and with at least some of the software versions and configurations being different from one another on different wireless communications devices;
a given wireless communications device being configured torepeatedly wirelessly receive a plurality of broadcast control channel messages, each comprising a chunk data portion including broadcast software version data and broadcast configuration data,determine from each broadcast control channel message whether the broadcast software version data and broadcast configuration data matches the software version and configuration of the given wireless communications device, andperform a checksum operation on individual chunk data portions from matching control channel messages and an overall checksum operation on assembled chunk data portions.
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Abstract
An embodiment is a method for configuring a terminal (e.g., a radio) over a radio control channel. Instead of requiring on-site technicians to physically connect to the radios or error-prone and time consuming data calls to individual radios, an embodiment broadcasts software and configuration data as part of one or more radio control channel messages. As the radio control message or multiple messages are broadcast, any radio listening to the radio control message(s) may be configured. Additionally, radios of a particular type will be configured to use the same version of software and configuration data.
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24 Claims
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1. A communication system comprising:
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a plurality of wireless communications devices, each wireless communications device having a respective software version and configuration and with at least some of the software versions and configurations being different from one another on different wireless communications devices; a given wireless communications device being configured to repeatedly wirelessly receive a plurality of broadcast control channel messages, each comprising a chunk data portion including broadcast software version data and broadcast configuration data, determine from each broadcast control channel message whether the broadcast software version data and broadcast configuration data matches the software version and configuration of the given wireless communications device, and perform a checksum operation on individual chunk data portions from matching control channel messages and an overall checksum operation on assembled chunk data portions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A wireless communications device comprising:
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a processor; and a wireless transceiver cooperating therewith for communicating with a plurality of other wireless communications devices, each other wireless communications device having a respective software version and configuration and with at least some of the software versions and configurations being different from one another on different other wireless communications devices; said wireless transceiver configured to repeatedly wirelessly receive a plurality of broadcast control channel messages, each comprising a chunk data portion including broadcast software version data and broadcast configuration data, determine from each broadcast control channel message whether the broadcast software version data and broadcast configuration data matches the software version and configuration of the wireless communications device, and perform a checksum operation on individual chunk data portions from matching control channel messages and an overall checksum operation on assembled chunk data portions. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating a communication system having a plurality of wireless communications devices, each wireless communications device having a respective software version and configuration and with at least some of the software versions and configurations being different from one another on different wireless communications devices, the method comprising:
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repeatedly wirelessly receiving a plurality of broadcast control channel messages, each comprising a chunk data portion including broadcast software version data and broadcast configuration data; determining from each broadcast control channel message whether the broadcast software version data and broadcast configuration data matches the software version and configuration of the given wireless communications device; and performing a checksum operation on individual chunk data portions from matching control channel messages and an overall checksum operation on assembled chunk data portions. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing steps comprising:
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communicating with a plurality of wireless communications devices, each wireless communications device having a respective software version and configuration and with at least some of the software versions and configurations being different from one another on different wireless communications devices; repeatedly wirelessly receiving a plurality of broadcast control channel messages, each comprising a chunk data portion including broadcast software version data and broadcast configuration data; determining from each broadcast control channel message whether the broadcast software version data and broadcast configuration data matches the software version and configuration of the given wireless communications device; and performing a checksum operation on individual chunk data portions from matching control channel messages and an overall checksum operation on assembled chunk data portions. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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