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Cellular telephone signalling circuit operable with different cellular telephone systems

US5396653A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 5, 1992
Grant dateMar 7, 1995
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Expiry dateJun 5, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W88/02
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus operable with different cellular telephone systems and signalling protocols is described. Signalling messages, both data messages and supervisory related signals between a cellular telephone microcontroller (4) and a base station are transferred via a baseband signalling circuit (10). The baseband signalling circuit is operable to employ different signalling protocols, the protocol being selected by control bits provided from the microcontroller to the signalling circuit. In a preferred embodiment, the signalling protocol selection is made between an AMPS/TACS signalling protocol and a NAMPS/NTACS subaudible signalling protocol.

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