Wireless communications system with parallel computing artificial intelligence-based distributive call routing

• US 20060246911A1
• Filed: 06/26/2006
• Published: 11/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wahoo Communications Corporation
• Original Assignee: Wahoo Communications Corporation
• Inventors: Petermann, Jerry
• Granted Patent: US 7,551,921 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/444
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/26 Cell enhancers or enhancement, e.g. for tunnels, building shadow
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/32 Hierarchical cell structures
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/14 WLL [Wireless Local Loop]; RLL [Radio Local Loop]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/085 Access point devices with remote components

Abstract

The present invention is directed to devices and methods that provide a user of a decentralized asynchronous parallel-configured wireless communication system for voice, data and live digital video streaming communication with the ability to select various communication paths and calling bandwidths as needed. The system uses a novel Time-Shared Full Duplex (TSFD) protocol for communications. The TSFD protocol allows the transmission of live digital video signals from one wireless device to another wireless device. The system provides local communication as well as optional links to external networks, and does not require a synchronous centralized switching center. It further provides secure operation, emergency notification and a way to collect revenue from the system, and allows for control of the operational state of the internal network and optional remote control of the operational state control of systems external to the network.

Claims

1. A method of operating a parallel-configured Time-Shared Full Duplex (TSFD) wireless communication system for voice and data signals, the system comprising one or more macrocells and each macrocell having a plurality of microcells and the method comprises:

establishing a local communication path for transmitting and receiving signals between a local TSFD wireless device and a remotely placed local TSFD wireless device within a same microcell via a Parallel-configured Signal Extender (PSE);

establishing an extended communication path for transmitting and receiving signals between an extended TSFD wireless device and a remotely placed extended TSFD wireless device located within different microcells positioned within a same macrocell via PSEs and a Parallel-configured Network Extender (PNE);

establishing a distant communication path for transmitting and receiving signals between a distant TSFD wireless device and a remotely placed distant TSFD wireless device located within different microcells positioned within different macrocells via PSEs and PNEs;

asynchronously transmitting and receiving half-duplex signals over the communication paths using pairs of assigned communication path frequencies stabilized by a GPS-based frequency reference source.

monitoring and analyzing the communication paths by a system-resident and decentralized Parallel Computing Artificial Intelligence-based Distributive Routing System; and

re-directing the communication paths to ensure call loads of the PSE and PNE in the system do not exceed a predetermined limit for each PSE or PNE, to optimize call loads of the PSE and PNE in the system, or to bypass any failed PSE or PNE in the system;

wherein the TSFD wireless device is selected from the group consisting of TSFD wireless handsets, TSFD wireless Personal Computer Data Communication Cards (TSFD wireless PC-DatCom Cards), TSFD wireless Data Communication Modules (TSFD wireless DatComs), and TSFD wireless Communication Docking Bays (TSFD wireless ComDocs), and

wherein the transmitting and receiving signals between a TSFD wireless device or PSE or a PNE and another TSFD wireless device or a PSE or PNE is conducted asynchronously with a primary Time-Shared Full Duplex (TSFD) wireless protocol.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein establishing a local communication path comprises:

transmitting signals from the local TSFD wireless devices to the PSE;

receiving and re-transmitting signals by the PSE to the local TSFD wireless devices; and

receiving signals from the PSE by the local TSFD wireless devices.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein establishing an extended communication path comprises:

transmitting signals from the extended TSFD wireless devices to the PSE;

receiving and re-transmitting signals from the extended TSFD wireless devices by the PSE to a PNE;

receiving and re-transmitting signals from the PSE by the PNE to the PSE;

receiving and retransmitting signals from the PNE by the PSE to the extended TSFD wireless devices; and

receiving signals from the PSE by the extended TSFD wireless devices.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein establishing a distant communication path comprises:

transmitting signals from the distant TSFD wireless devices to the PSEs;

receiving and re-transmitting signals from the distant TSFD wireless devices by the PSEs to the PNEs;

receiving and re-transmitting signals from the PSEs by a PNE to another PNE;

receiving and re-transmitting signals from a PNE by another PNE to PSEs;

receiving and re-transmitting signals from PNEs by PSEs to the distant TSFD wireless devices; and

receiving signals from PSEs by the distant TSFD wireless devices.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein receiving and re-transmitting signals by a PNE to another PNE is selected from the group consisting of transmitting signals over a Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN), transmitting signals over a fiber optic communication link, transmitting signals over a coaxial cable, transmitting signals over a public TCP/IP network, and transmitting signals over a satellite communication link.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein half of the signals received by a PSE in a microcell may be transmitted by TSFD wireless devices in the microcell in a low radio frequency band and half of the signals received by the PSE in a macrocell may be transmitted by a PNE in the macrocell in a low radio frequency band.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein half of the signals transmitted by a PSE in a microcell may be received by a TSFD wireless device in the microcell in a high radio frequency band and half of the signals transmitted by the PSE in a macrocell may be received by a PNE in the macrocell in a high radio frequency band.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein establishing a local voice communication path between a local TSFD wireless device and a remotely placed local TSFD wireless device comprises using two fixed frequencies in a sub-band spectrum for establishing a local voice channel.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein establishing a local data communication path under a four channel Contiguous Channel Acquisition Protocol between a local TSFD wireless device and a remotely placed local TSFD wireless device comprises using two fixed frequencies having a bandwidth of four times the bandwidth of a local voice channel by combining four contiguous voice channels.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein establishing a local data communication path under a twelve channel Contiguous Channel Acquisition Protocol Plus between a local TSFD wireless device and a remotely placed local TSFD wireless device under a twelve channel Contiguous Channel Acquisition Protocol Plus comprises using two fixed frequencies having a bandwith of twelve times the bandwith of a local voice channel by combining twelve continguous voice channels.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein establishing an extended voice communication path comprises using four fixed frequencies in a sub-band spectrum for establishing an extended voice channel.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein establishing an extended data communication path under a twelve channel Contiguous Channel Acquisition Protocol Plus between an extended TSFD wireless device and a remotely placed extended TSFD wireless device comprises using four fixed frequencies having a bandwidth of twelve times a bandwidth of an extended voice channel by combining twelve contiguous voice channels.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein establishing a distant voice communication path comprises using four fixed frequencies in a sub-band spectrum for establishing a distant voice channel.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein establishing a distant data communication path under a four channel Contiguous Channel Acquisition Protocol between a distant TSFD wireless device and a remotely placed distant TSFD wireless device comprises using four fixed frequencies having a bandwidth of four times the bandwidth of a distant voice channel by combining four contiguous voice channels.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein establishing a distant data communication path under a twelve channel Contiguous Channel Acquisition Protocol Plus between a distant TSFD wireless device and a remotely placed distant TSFD wireless device comprises using four fixed frequencies having a bandwidth of twelve times a bandwidth of a distant voice channel by combining twelve contiguous voice channels.

17. The method of claim 1 further comprises establishing a communication path for transmitting and receiving signals between a TSFD wireless device and an external network via a PSE and a PNE connected to the external network.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the external network is selected from the group consisting of a Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN), a fiber optic communication link, a coaxial cable, a public TCP/IP network, and a satellite communication link.

19. The method of claim 1 further comprises establishing a communication path for transmitting and receiving signals between a TSFD wireless device and an external network via a TSFD wireless handset [**Can this be any TSFD wireless device?] connected to the external network.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein the external network is selected from the group consisting of a Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN), a fiber optic communication link, a coaxial cable, a public TCP/IP network, and a satellite communication link.

21. The method of claim 1 further comprises establishing a communication path for transmitting and receiving signals between a TSFD wireless device and a local communication network.

22. The method of claim 1 wherein the transmitting and receiving signals further comprises a secondary mode of operation selected from the group consisting of wireless protocols and landline protocols.

23. The method of claim 22 wherein the wireless protocol is selected from the group consisting of AMPS, D-AMPS, IS-95, IS-136, and GSM1900.

12. The method of establishing an extended data communication path under a four channel Contiguous Channel Acquisition Protocol between an extended TSFD wireless device and a remotely placed extended TSFD wireless device comprises using four fixed frequencies having a bandwidth of four times the bandwidth of an extended voice channel by combining four contiguous voice channels.

24. A method of operating a parallel-configured Time-Shared Full Duplex (TSFD) wireless communication system for voice and data signals, the system comprising one or more macrocells and each macrocell having a plurality of microcells, and the method comprises:

establishing a local communication path for transmitting and receiving signals between a local TSFD wireless device and a remotely placed local TSFD wireless device within a same microcell comprising;

receiving and transmitting signals between the local TSFD wireless device and a Parallel-configured Signal Extender (PSE);

receiving and transmitting signals between the PSE, the local TSFD wireless device and the remotely placed local TSFD wireless device; and

receiving and transmitting signals between the remotely placed local TSFD wireless device and the PSE;

establishing an extended communication path for transmitting and receiving signals between an extended TSFD wireless device and a remotely placed extended TSFD wireless device within different microcells positioned within a same macrocell comprising;

transmitting and receiving signals between the extended TSFD wireless device and a first PSE;

transmitting and receiving signals between the first PSE and a Parallel-configured Network Extender (PNE);

transmitting and receiving signals between the PNE and a second PSE, transmitting and receiving signals between the second PSE and the remotely placed extended TSFD wireless device; and

transmitting and receiving signals between the remotely placed extended TSFD wireless device and the second PSE;

establishing a distant communication path for transmitting and receiving signals between a distant TSFD wireless device and a remotely placed distant TSFD wireless device within different microcells positioned within different macrocells comprising;

transmitting and receiving signals between the distant TSFD wireless device and a first PSE;

transmitting and receiving signals between the first PSE and a first PNE;

transmitting and receiving signals between the first PNE and a second PNE;

transmitting and receiving signals between the second PNE and a second PSE;

transmitting and receiving signals between the second PSE and the remotely placed distant TSFD wireless device; and

transmitting and receiving signals between the remotely placed distant TSFD wireless device and the second PSE;

asynchronously transmitting and receiving half-duplex signals over the communication paths using pairs of assigned communication path frequencies stabilized by a GPS-based frequency reference source;

monitoring and analyzing the communication paths by a system-resident and decentralized Parallel Computing Artificial Intelligence-based Distributive Routing System; and

re-directing the communication paths to ensure call loads of the PSE and PNE in the system do not exceed a predetermined limit for each PSE or PNE, to optimize call loads of the PSE and PNE in the system, or to bypass any failed PSE or PNE in the system;

wherein the TSFD wireless device is selected from the group consisting of;

TSFD wireless handsets, TSFD wireless Personal Computer Data Communication Cards (TSFD wireless PC-DatCom Cards), TSFD wireless Data Communiction Modules (TSFD wireless DatComs), and TSFD wireless Communication Docking Bays (TSFD wireless ComDocs), and

wherein the transmitting and receiving signals between a TSFD wireless device or PSE or a PNE and another TSFD wireless device or a PSE or PNE is conducted asynchronously with a primary Time-Shared Full Duplex (TSFD) wireless protocol.

25. The method of claim 24 wherein transmitting signals between the first PNE and the second PNE is selected from the group consisting of transmitting signals over a Public Switch Telephone Network (PSTN), transmitting signals over a fiber optic communication link, transmitting signals over a coaxial cable, transmitting signals over a public TCP/IP network, and transmitting signals over a satellite communication link.

26. The method of claim 24 wherein transmitting signals from the TSFD wireless device to the PSE is in a low radio frequency band and transmitting signals from the PSE to the TSFD wireless device is in a high radio frequency band, transmitting signals from the PSE to the PNE is in a high radio frequency band and transmitting signals from the PNE to the PSE is in the low radio frequency band, and transmitting signals between the PNE is on a high data rate system backbone.

27. The method of claim 26 wherein half of the signals received by a PSE in a microcell is transmitted by TSFD wireless devices in the microcell in a low radio frequency band and half of the signals received by the PSE in a microcell is transmitted by a PNE in the macrocell in a low radio frequency band.

28. The method of claim 24 wherein half of the signals transmitted by a PSE in a microcell is received by TSFD wireless devices in the microcell in a high radio frequency band and half of the signals transmitted by the PSE in a microcell is received by a PNE in the macrocell in a high radio frequency band.

29. The method of claim 24 wherein transmitting and receiving signals comprises using Frequency Division Multiple Access techniques for determining sub-bands in the high and low radio frequency bands.

30. The method of claim 24 wherein transmitting and receiving signals comprises using Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying modulation for producing a radio frequency waveform.

31. The method of claim 24 wherein the transmitting and receiving signals further comprises a secondary mode of operation selected from the group consisting of wireless protocols and landline protocols.

32. The method of claim 31 wherein the wireless protocol is selected from the group consisting of AMPS, D-AMPS, IS-95, IS-136, and GSM1900.

33. The method of claim 24 further comprises controlling an operational state of the TSFD wireless communication system by transmitting an operational state command to a PNE from the TSFD wireless device wherein the operational state command is a static operational command or a dynamic operational command.

34. The method of claim 24 wherein establishing a local voice communication path between a local TSFD wireless device and a remotely placed local TSFD wireless device may comprise using two fixed frequencies in a sub-band spectrum for establishing a local voice channel.

35. The method of claim 24 wherein establishing a local data communication path under a four channel Contiguous Channel Acquisition Protocol between a local TSFD wireless device and a remotely placed local TSFD wireless device comprises using two fixed frequencies having a bandwidth of four times the bandwidth of a local voice channel by combining four contiguous voice channels.

36. The method of claim 24 wherein establishing a local data communication path under a twelve channel Contiguous Channel Acquisition Protocol Plus between a local TSFD wireless device and a remotely placed local TSFD wireless device comprises using two fixed frequencies having a bandwidth of twelve times the bandwidth of a local voice channel by combining twelve contiguous voice channels.

37. The method of claim 24 wherein establishing an extended voice communication path comprises using four fixed frequencies in a sub-band spectrum for establishing an extended voice channel.

38. The method of claim 24 wherein establishing an extended data communication path under a four channel Contiguous Channel Acquisition Protocol between an extended TSFD wireless device and a remotely placed extended TSFD wireless device comprises using four fixed frequencies having a bandwidth of four times the bandwidth of an extended voice channel by combining four contiguous voice channels.

39. The method of claim 24 wherein establishing an extended data communication path under a twelve channel Contiguous Channel Acquisition Protocol Plus between an extended TSFD wireless device and a remotely placed extended TSFD wireless device comprises using four fixed frequencies having a bandwidth of twelve times the bandwidth of an extended voice channel by combining twelve contiguous voice channels.

40. The method of claim 24 wherein establishing a distant voice communication path may comprise using four fixed frequencies in a sub-band spectrum for establishing a distant voice channel.

41. The method of claim 24 wherein establishing a distant data communication path under a four channel Contiguous Channel Acquisition Protocol between a distant TSFD wireless device and a remotely placed distant TSFD wireless device comprises using four fixed frequencies having a bandwidth of four times the bandwidth of a distant voice channel by combining four contiguous voice channels.

42. The method of claim 24 wherein establishing a distant data communication path under a twelve channel Contiguous Channel Acquisition Protocol Plus between a distant TSFD wireless device and a remotely placed distant TSFD wireless device comprises using four fixed frequencies having a bandwidth of twelve times the bandwidth of a distant voice channel by combining twelve contiguous voice channels.

43. The method of claim 24 further comprises establishing a communication path for transmitting and receiving signals between a TSFD wireless device and an external network via another TSFD wireless device connected to the external network.

44. The method of claim 43 wherein the external network is selected from the group consisting of a Public Switch Telephone Network, a fiber optic communication link, a coaxial cable, a public TCP/IP network, and a satellite communication link.

45. The method of claim 24 wherein transmitting signals comprises digitizing, buffering and encoding voice frames and transmitting the voice frames in packets at a date rate that is at least twice that required for real-time decoding, whereby transmitting time requires less than half of real time, and receiving signals may comprise receiving and decoding the voice frame packets at a data rate that is equal to that required for real-time decoding, whereby receiving time requires less than half of real-time.

46. The method of claim 24 further comprises transmitting and receiving information over a reference channel for providing a TSFD wireless device and another TSFD wireless device with time and date information, microcell and macrocell identification code, attention codes, and broadcast text messages.

47. The method of claim 24 further comprises transmitting and receiving information over a call initiation channel for handling TSFD wireless device and receiving Mobile TSFD wireless device initial registration, periodic registration, authorization and short identification (ID) assignment, call requests, call frequency assignment, call progress prior to voice and data channel use, and acknowledgement. The method may further comprise transmitting and receiving information over a call maintenance channel for call completion, call request, 911 position report, call handoff frequency, call waiting notification, voice message notification, text message notification, and acknowledgement.

48. A parallel-configured Time-Shared Full Duplex (TSFD) wireless communication system for voice and data signals comprises:

one or more macrocells and each macrocell having a plurality of microcells;

a TSFD wireless set comprising one or more TSFD wireless devices selected from TSFD wireless handsets, TSFD wireless Communication Docking Bays (TSFD wireless ComDocs), TSFD wireless External Data Communication Modules (TSFD wireless X-DatComs), and TSFD wireless Personal Computer Data Communication Cards (TSFD wirelss PC-DatCom Cards);

a Parallel-configured TSFD Signal Extender (PSE) located in the microcell;

a Parallel-configured TSFD Network Extender (PNE) located in the macrocell;

means for establishing a local communication path for transmitting and receiving signals between a local TSFD wireless device and a remotely placed local TSFD wireless device within a same microcell via a PSE;

means for establishing an extended communication path for transmitting and receiving signals between an extended TSFD wireless device and a remotely placed extended TSFD wireless device located within different microcells positioned within a same macrocell via PSE and a PNE;

means for establishing a distant communication path for transmitting and receiving signals between a distant TSFD wireless device and a remotely placed distant TSFD wireless device located within different microcells positioned within different macrocells via PSE and PNE;

means for asynchronously transmitting and receiving half-duplex signals over the communication paths using pairs of assigned communication path frequencies stabilized by a GPS-based frequency reference source; and

a system-resident and decentralized Parallel Computing Artificial Intelligence-based Distributive Routing System for monitoring and analyzing the transmitted and received signals over the communication paths resulting in re-directing the communication paths to ensure call loads of the PSE and PNE in the system do not exceed a predetermined limit for each PSE or PNE, to optimize call loads of the PSE and PNE in the system, or to bypass any failed PSE or PNE in the system; and

wherein the transmitting and receiving signals between a TSFD wireless device or PSE or a PNE and another TSFD wireless device or a PSE or PNE is conducted asynchronously with a primary Time-Shared Full Duplex (TSFD) wireless protocol.

49. The system of claim 48, wherein the means for establishing a local communication path for transmitting and receiving signals between a local TSFD wireless device and a remotely placed local TSFD wireless device within a same microcell via a PSE comprises:

a local TSFD wireless device;

a PSE;

a remotely placed local TSFD wireless device within the same microcell;

wherein the local TSFD wireless device encodes voice and data frame packets and transmitting these packets as radio frequency signals in a low radio frequency band;

the PSE receives, amplifies, and shifts a frequency of the local TSFD wireless device and the local TSFD wireless devices'"'"' signals in the low radio frequency band to a high radio frequency band and transmitting the high radio frequency band signals;

the remotely placed local TSFD wireless device receives signals in the high radio frequency band from the PSE and decodes the received signals into a voice and data frame packet;

the remotely placed local TSFD wireless device encodes voice and data frame packet and transmits these packets as radio frequency signals in a low radio frequency band; and

the local TSFD wireless device receives signals in the high radio frequency band from the PSE and decodes the received signals into a voice and data frame packet.

50. The system of claim 48 wherein the means for establishing an extended communication path for transmitting and receiving signals between an extended TSFD wireless device and a remotely placed extended TSFD wireless device within different microcells positioned within a same macrocell via PSE and a PNE comprises:

an extended TSFD wireless device;

a first PSE;

a PSE;

a second PSE; and

a remotely placed extended TSFE wireless device;

wherein the extended TSFD wireless device encodes voice and data frame packet and transmits these packets as radio frequency signals in a low frequency band;

the first PSE receives, amplifies, and shifts a frequency of the extended TSFD wireless device signals in the low radio frequency band to a high radio frequency band and transmitting the high radio frequency band signals from the first PSE to the PNE;

the PNE receives, amplifies, and shifts a frequency of PSE signals in the high radio frequency band to a low radio frequency band and transmitting the low radio frequency band signals from the PNE to selected PSEs;

the second PSE receives, amplifies, and shifts a frequency of the PNE signals in the low frequency band to a high radio frequency band and transmits the high radio frequency band signals;

the remotely placed extended TSFD wireless device receives the second PSE signals in the high radio frequency band and decodes the received signals into a voice and data frame packet;

the remotely placed extended TSFD wireless device encodes voice and data frame packet and transmits these packets as radio frequency signals in a low frequency band;

the second PSE receives, amplifies, and shifts a frequency of the TSFD wireless handset signals in the low radio frequency band to a high radio frequency band and transmitting the high radio frequency band signals from the second PSE to the PNE;

the first PSE receives, amplifies, and shifts a frequency of the PNE signals in the low frequency band to a high radio frequency band and transmits the high radio frequency band signals; and

the extended TSFD wireless device receives the first PSE signals in the high radio frequency band and decodes the received signals into a voice and data frame packet.

51. The system of claim 48 wherein the means for establishing a distant communication path for transmitting and receiving signals between a distant TSFD wireless device and a remotely placed distant TSFD wireless device within different microcells positioned within different macrocells via PSEs and PNEs comprises:

a distant TSFD wireless device;

a remotely placed distant TSFD wireless device within different microcells positioned within different macrocells;

a first PNE;

a first PSE;

a second PNE; and

a second PSE;

wherein the first PNE receives, amplifies first PSE signals from a first PSE and transmits the first PSE signals to a second PNE over a dedicated communication link; and

the second PNE receives and shifts a frequency of first PSE signals in the high radio frequency band to a low radio frequency band and transmitting the low radio frequency band signals from the second PNE to the second PSE.

52. The system of claim 48 wherein the TSFD wireless device further comprises external communication paths for transmitting and receiving signals between the TSFD wireless device and an external communication network to enable TSFD wireless device and devices associated with another TSFD wireless device to connect to the external network through the TSFD wireless device.

53. The system of claim 52 wherein the external network is selected from the group consisting of a Public Switch Telephone Network, a fiber optic communication link, a coaxial cable, a public TCP/IP network, and a satellite communication link.

54. The system of claim 48 wherein the TSFD wireless device further comprises local communication paths for transmitting and receiving signals between the TSFD wireless device and a local communication network.

55. The system of claim 48 further comprises using a secondary mode of operation selected from the group of wireless protocols and landline protocols.

56. The system of claim 55 wherein the wireless protocol is selected from the group consisting of AMPS, D-AMPS, IS-95, IS-136, and GSM1900.

57. The system of claim 48 wherein:

a microcell comprises a geographical area containing one or more wireless devices and a PSE; and

a macrocell comprises a geographical area containing between one and twenty one microcells, and a PNE.

58. The system of claim 48 wherein the TSFD wireless device comprises:

a processor for controlling TSFD wireless device operation comprising a digital signal processor, a controller, and memory;

a user interface comprising a display, a keypad, visual indication or, audio annunciator, microphone and speaker, a vocoder connected to a microphone and speaker interface;

a power manager, battery and power source;

an external data interface;

connections for fixed telephone handset extensions;

connections to a Public Switch Telephone Network;

a primary mode transceiver having a transmitter and two receivers connected to an omni-directional antenna for use with a TSFD protocol; and

an optional secondary mode transceiver for providing service using another standard protocol selected from the group consisting of wireless protocols and landline protocols.

59. The system of claim 58 wherein the wireless protocol is selected from the group consisting of AMPS, D-AMPS, IS-95, IS-136, and GSM1900.

60. The system of claim 48 wherein the TSFD wireless device includes an optional interface connection to an infrared data interface, an external keyboard interface, an external monitor interface, a video camera interface, A Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) Link, a Red Fang link, a Bluetooth interface, a LAN/cable modem interface, an enhanced 911 (E-911) position locator interface, a GPS position locator interface, a hard drive interface, a CD/DVD drive interface, a Public Switch Telephone Network modem interface, or an external antenna interface.

61. The system of claim 48 wherein the TSFD wireless device transmits voice and data packets half of the time and receives voice and data packets half of the time when in use.

62. The system of claim 48 wherein a TSFD wireless device communicates directly with another TSFD wireless device using the TSFD wireless protocol without communicating via a signal or network extender.