Method and apparatus for enabling networked operations in voice radio systems
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1. A radio network system comprising:
- a plurality of source transceiver units, each of the source transceiver units having an assigned source address and being operative to transmit an encoded source transceiver output signal, the source transceiver output signal including a destination address and a message payload;
a plurality of destination transceiver units, each of the destination transceiver units having an assigned destination address;
a router gateway having a first interface in radio communication with at least one source transceiver unit, and a second interface in radio communication with at least one destination transceiver unit;
the router gateway including at least one decoder for decoding the source transceiver output signal and deriving the included destination address therefrom;
the decoder further decoding the source transceiver output signal and deriving the included message payload;
the router gateway further including a plurality of encoders, each of the encoders being associated with a dedicated destination transceiver unit, and each of the encoders being operative to encode the decoded message payload into a format suitable for communication to the dedicated destination transceiver unit; and
the router gateway further containing a routing path database operative to map the decoded source transceiver output signal to an encoder dedicated to a destination transceiver unit.
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Abstract
A method and system for the networking of radio transceivers is disclosed. The system includes a source transceiver with a source address, and a destination transceiver with a destination address. A router gateway includes a first interface in communication with the source transceiver and a second interface in communication with the destination transceiver, and interconnections between the two are defined in a routing table. A network signaling system independent of the respective radio transmission and receipt systems enables communication between the source transceiver and the destination transceiver.
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1. A radio network system comprising:
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a plurality of source transceiver units, each of the source transceiver units having an assigned source address and being operative to transmit an encoded source transceiver output signal, the source transceiver output signal including a destination address and a message payload; a plurality of destination transceiver units, each of the destination transceiver units having an assigned destination address; a router gateway having a first interface in radio communication with at least one source transceiver unit, and a second interface in radio communication with at least one destination transceiver unit; the router gateway including at least one decoder for decoding the source transceiver output signal and deriving the included destination address therefrom; the decoder further decoding the source transceiver output signal and deriving the included message payload; the router gateway further including a plurality of encoders, each of the encoders being associated with a dedicated destination transceiver unit, and each of the encoders being operative to encode the decoded message payload into a format suitable for communication to the dedicated destination transceiver unit; and the router gateway further containing a routing path database operative to map the decoded source transceiver output signal to an encoder dedicated to a destination transceiver unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of radio communication between first and second remote transceivers, comprising:
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establishing a first radio communication link between the first remote transceiver and a gateway; receiving a first radio input signal from the first remote transceiver at the gateway, the first radio input signal including a destination identifier and a message payload; decoding the first radio input signal to derive the destination identifier and the message payload, the destination identifier identifying the second remote transceiver; routing the message payload through the gateway to an encoder dedicated to the second remote transceiver; encoding the message payload; and transmitting the encoded message payload to the second remote transceiver over a second radio communication link. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A network gateway for routing transmissions from a remote source transceiver unit to a remote destination transceiver unit, the destination unit being identified by a unique destination address, the gateway comprising:
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a plurality of gateway receivers, at least one of the gateway receivers being in communication with a remote source transceiver unit and operative to receive a source transceiver output signal therefrom, the source transceiver output signal including at least a message payload and a destination address; a plurality of gateway transmitters, at least one of the gateway transmitters being in communication with the remote destination transceiver unit identified by the destination address; a routing path database operative to map at least one of the gateway transmitters to a dedicated destination transceiver unit; a router for selectively routing the message payload a gateway transmitter associated with a destination transceiver unit identified by the destination address. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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