Method for using a base station to selectively utilize channels to support a plurality of communications

• US 9,019,940 B2
• Filed: 11/22/2013
• Issued: 04/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Inventors: Ozluturk, Faith M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sheikh, Ayaz
• Assistant Examiner(s): Moutaouakil, Mounir
• Application Number:
  US14/087,959
• Publication Number:
  US 20140079028A1
• Time in Patent Office: 522 Days
• Field of Search: 370/252, 370/254, 370/328, 370/329, 370/335, 370/341, 370/352, 370/455, 370/479, 370/450, 370/522, 370/524
• US Class Current: 370/335
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/707 using direct sequence modulation
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2201/70703 using multiple or variable rates
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/2628 using code-division multiple access [CDMA] or spread spectrum multiple access [SSMA] H04B7/2618 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 13/16 Code allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 3/16 in which the time allocation to individual channels within a transmission cycle is variable, e.g. to accommodate varying complexity of signals, to vary number of channels transmitted H04J3/17, H04J3/24 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0053 Allocation of signaling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/0435 Details
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/1307 Call setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13098 Mobile subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13174 Data transmission, file transfer
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13204 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13208 Inverse multiplexing, channel bonding, e.g. TSSI aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13209 ISDN
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13294 CDMA, code division multiplexing, i.e. combinations of H04Q2213/13291 and/or H04Q2213/13292 with space division
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13332 Broadband, CATV, dynamic bandwidth allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/22 Negotiating communication rate
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/06 Reselecting a communication resource in the serving access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/267 taking into account the information rate
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/42 in systems with time, space, frequency or polarisation diversity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/044 : based on the type of the allocated resource
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0453 : Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/20 : Control channels or signalling for resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 : Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/30 : Connection release
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/14 : WLL [Wireless Local Loop]; RLL [Radio Local Loop]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 : Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 : Access point devices

Abstract

A method for using a wireless digital base station to receive, process and transmit a plurality of communications having independent data rates establishing a first communication channel having a first data communication rate to support a first communication; determining the data rate required to support the first communication; selecting one or more transmission channels, from a plurality of available transmission channels, required to support said required data rate; and transmitting the first communication using one or more selected transmission channels. The plurality of available transmission channels includes at least one B or D channel.

Claims

1. A code division multiple access (CDMA) subscriber unit comprising:

an antenna; and

a circuit, coupled to the antenna, configured to establish a channel with a base station;

the circuit being further configured to transmit a communication to the base station over the channel at a first data rate;

the circuit being further configured to establish a second channel with the base station;

the circuit being further configured to transmit a communication to the base station over the second channel at a second data rate, wherein the first data rate is different than the second data rate;

the antenna being configured to receive power control information from the base station, wherein the power control information is time division multiplexed onto a physical channel using control signaling;

the circuit being configured to adjust a power level associated with at least one of the first and second channels in accordance with the power control information.

2. The CDMA subscriber unit of claim 1 wherein the circuit is further configured to receive two calls simultaneously.

3. The CDMA subscriber unit of claim 1, further including a digital signal processor.

4. The CDMA subscriber unit of claim 1, further including a CODEC circuit.

5. The CDMA subscriber unit of claim 2, further including a filter circuit.

6. A method for use in a code division multiple access (CDMA) subscriber unit, the method comprising:

establishing a channel with a base station;

transmitting a communication to the base station over the channel at a first data rate;

establishing a second channel with the base station;

transmitting a communication to the base station over the second channel at a second data rate, wherein the first data rate is different than the second data rate;

receiving power control information from the base station, wherein the power control information is time division multiplexed onto a physical channel using control signaling, and

adjusting a power level associated with at least one of the first and second channels in accordance with the power control information.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising receiving two calls simultaneously.