Transceiver sharing between access and backhaul in a wireless digital communication system
US5479400A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 26, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W36/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A microcellular digital packet communication system is provided for digital communication having a plurality of repeating packet-mode fixed-site transceivers each being at a plurality of different sites and each being capable of communicating on mutually-common frequencies, including for example by means of frequency-hopping spread spectrum, wherein a terminal transceiver directly communicates substantially simultaneously with at least a few of the fixed-site transceivers on the mutually-common frequencies and distributes information packets of a single originating message among the fixed-site transceivers, the fixed-site transceivers forwarding the information packets via multiple communication links to a single destination terminal on the mutually-common frequencies at which the message is reassembled. The system enables reliable handoffs and robust connectivity by maintaining multiple simultaneous communication links between terminal transceivers and repeating transceivers.
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