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Process for controlling retransmission of messages from transmitting stations belonging to a cellular system

US4866788A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 23, 1987
Grant dateSep 12, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 23, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W74/0841
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A process for controlling retransmission of messages from transmitting stations belonging to a cellular system. The stations transmit messages to a fixed base station, e.g. for requesting the allocation of a dedicated channel for the communication. These messages pass via a single transmission channel shared by a large number of transmission stations. A retransmission of these messages takes place when at least two stations have simultaneously attempted to use this common channel, so that there is a collision and a blockage of the stations in question. The probability of the retransmission of a request message via the shared channel is a function of the state of the shared channel and the power received by the base station from the transmitting station.

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