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Method for allocating channels in a microcellular system

US5483666A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 13, 1992
Grant dateJan 9, 1996
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Expiry dateOct 13, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W84/042
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a microcellular system operated in the same frequency band as a cellular system, an interference-free channel is automatically searched and allocated. The microcellular system which shares the frequency band with the cellular system comprises a control unit, a base station and a multi-channel selecting receiver. The multi-channel selecting receiver monitors a use status of cellular channels of the band to detect idling channels and allocates them to its own system. Whenever a communication request is issued, the base station detects a channel not used by its own system from the idling channels and allocates it for communication.

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