Method of acquiring a channel in a general frequency reuse system
US5524280A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B17/382
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a general frequency reuse data communications system including infrastructure 100 and a subscriber terminal 115 a method of acquiring a channel includes: fast scanning 199 a predetermined list of data channels to identify a fast scanned channel; intermediate scanning 200, when the fast scanned channel is not identified, the predetermined list of channels to identify an intermediate scanned channel where a channel from the predetermined list of channels is evaluated for a first time period; and slow scanning 500, when the intermediate scanned channel is not identified, the predetermined list of channels to identify a slow scanned channel where a channel from the predetermined list of channels is evaluated for a second time period.
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