Method for indicating a band plan for a trunked radio communications system
First Claim
1. In a trunked radio communications system operating in the 800 MHz spectrum wherein the trunked radio communications system comprises at least one site and a plurality of receiving devices, a method for indicating a band plan of the at least one site to a receiving device of the plurality of receiving devices, the method comprising the steps of:
- at the receiving device in the trunked radio communications system;
receiving a 27 bit system status outbound signaling word from the at least one site comprising at least an opcode field and a band plan field, wherein(a) the opcode field indicates that the 27 bit system status outbound signaling word is a system status message, and(b) the band plan field indicates the band plan in use on the at least one site, wherein the band plan specifies a numbering scheme and bandwidth for a plurality of channels.
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Abstract
A receiving device in the trunked radio communications system receives an outbound signaling word comprising at least an opcode field and a band plan field, wherein the opcode field indicates that the outbound signaling message is a system status message and the band plan field indicates the band plan in use on the site. In another embodiment, the receiving device receives an outbound signaling word comprising at least an opcode field, a site identification field and a four bit band plan field, wherein the opcode field indicates that the outbound signaling message is an adjacent control channel message, the site identification field identifies a second site, and the four bit band plan field indicates the band plan in use on the second site.
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20 Claims
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1. In a trunked radio communications system operating in the 800 MHz spectrum wherein the trunked radio communications system comprises at least one site and a plurality of receiving devices, a method for indicating a band plan of the at least one site to a receiving device of the plurality of receiving devices, the method comprising the steps of:
at the receiving device in the trunked radio communications system; receiving a 27 bit system status outbound signaling word from the at least one site comprising at least an opcode field and a band plan field, wherein (a) the opcode field indicates that the 27 bit system status outbound signaling word is a system status message, and (b) the band plan field indicates the band plan in use on the at least one site, wherein the band plan specifies a numbering scheme and bandwidth for a plurality of channels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. In a trunked radio communications system operating in the 800 MHz spectrum wherein the trunked radio communications system comprises at least two sites and a plurality of receiving devices, a method for indicating a band plan to a receiving device of the plurality of receiving devices, the method comprising the steps of:
at the receiving device in the trunked radio communications system; receiving an adjacent control channel outbound signaling word comprising three 27 bit words from a first site, wherein the adjacent control channel outbound signaling word comprises at least an opcode field, a site identification field and a four bit band plan field, wherein (a) the opcode field indicates that the three 27 bit words form the adjacent control channel outbound signaling word, (b) the site identification field identifies a second site, and (c) the four bit band plan field indicates the band plan in use on the second site, wherein the band plan specifies a numbering scheme and bandwidth for a plurality of channels. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. In a trunked radio communications system operating in the 800 MHz spectrum wherein the trunked radio communications system comprises at least two sites and a plurality of receiving devices, a method for indicating a band plan to a receiving device of the plurality of receiving devices, the method comprising the steps of:
at the receiving device in the trunked radio communications system; receiving an adjacent control channel outbound signaling word comprising three 27 bit words from a first site, wherein the adjacent control channel outbound signaling word comprises at least an opcode field, a site identification field, a four bit band plan field, and a control channel field, wherein (a) the opcode field indicates that the three 27 bit words form the adjacent control channel outbound signaling word, (b) the site identification field identifies the first site, (c) the four bit band plan field indicates a band plan in use on a back up control channel of the first site and further indicates a band plan in use on the first site, wherein the band plan in use on the first site specifies a numbering scheme and bandwidth for a plurality of channels, and (d) the control channel field identifies the back up control channel for the first site. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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