Mobile repeater system based ad hoc trunked sites
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1. A method for creating a local ad-hoc trunked site, the method comprising:
- broadcasting, by a first Mobile Repeater (MR) that is configured to serve as an access point associated with a Basic Service Set (BSS), a Basic Service Set Identifier (BSSID) via a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) communication link;
creating, by the first MR, a local ad hoc trunked site comprising a plurality of Mobile Repeaters (MRs) including the first MR and a second MR, wherein each of the plurality of MRs are communicatively coupled via the WLAN communication link;
the first MR acting as a control MR and providing a land mobile radio (LMR) control channel for control communications with a plurality of LMR subscriber units; and
assigning, by the first MR via the WLAN communication link and responsive to the first MR receiving a traffic channel request from a first LMR subscriber unit out of the plurality of LMR subscriber units via the LMR control channel, the second MR to act as a traffic MR and provide a first trunked traffic channel for call communications between the first LMR subscriber unit and one or more other LMR subscriber units out of the plurality of LMR subscriber units.
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Abstract
A first Mobile Repeater System (MRS), configured to serve as an access point associated with a Basic Service Set (BSS), broadcasts a Basic Service Set Identifier (BSSID). Other Mobile Repeater Systems (MRSs) join the BSS to create a local ad hoc trunked site in which each of the MRSs are communicatively coupled via at least one WLAN communication link. These MRSs include the first MRS and a second MRS. The first MRS can be configured to provide a control channel for communication with a first subscriber unit, and the second MRSs can be configured to provide a first trunked traffic channel for communication with the first subscriber unit.
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1. A method for creating a local ad-hoc trunked site, the method comprising:
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broadcasting, by a first Mobile Repeater (MR) that is configured to serve as an access point associated with a Basic Service Set (BSS), a Basic Service Set Identifier (BSSID) via a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) communication link; creating, by the first MR, a local ad hoc trunked site comprising a plurality of Mobile Repeaters (MRs) including the first MR and a second MR, wherein each of the plurality of MRs are communicatively coupled via the WLAN communication link; the first MR acting as a control MR and providing a land mobile radio (LMR) control channel for control communications with a plurality of LMR subscriber units; and assigning, by the first MR via the WLAN communication link and responsive to the first MR receiving a traffic channel request from a first LMR subscriber unit out of the plurality of LMR subscriber units via the LMR control channel, the second MR to act as a traffic MR and provide a first trunked traffic channel for call communications between the first LMR subscriber unit and one or more other LMR subscriber units out of the plurality of LMR subscriber units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A local ad-hoc trunked site comprising:
a plurality of Mobile Repeaters (MRs) each being programmed with a Basic Service Set Identifier (BSSID), the plurality of MRs comprising; a first MR configured to broadcast, via a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) communication link, the BSSID and to serve as an access point that establishes WLAN communication link with each of the other MRs to form a Basic Service Set (BSS), wherein the first MR is further configured to act as a control MR and provide a land mobile radio (LMR) control channel for control communications with a plurality of LMR subscriber units; and a second MR configured to join the BSS as a traffic MR; wherein the first MR is further configured to, responsive to receiving a traffic channel request from a first LMR subscriber unit out of the plurality of LMR subscriber units via the LMR control channel, assign the second MR, via the WLAN communication link, to act as the traffic MR for the requested traffic channel, and to provide a first trunked traffic channel for call communications between the first subscriber unit and one or more other LMR subscriber units out of the plurality of LMR subscriber units. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for establishing a network of mobile repeaters to provide local ad-hoc trunked coverage at an incident scene, the method comprising:
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communicating among the mobile repeaters to automatically establish a WLAN communication link with one another; then communicating among the mobile repeaters to establish a local trunked site for a plurality of subscriber units, wherein at least one of the mobile repeaters is configured to provide a land mobile radio (LMR) control channel and at least another of the mobile repeaters is configured to provide a LMR traffic channel assignable in response to receiving a request for a traffic channel from a subscriber unit out of the plurality of subscriber units via the LMR control channel; and after the mobile repeaters have self-organized to establish the trunked site, automatically establishing a system network connection between at least one of the mobile repeaters and an infrastructure-based network.
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