Circuitry and method for initiating communication between communication stations of a radio communication system
US5918174A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/185
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and associated circuitry for initiating communication between a network station and a user terminal of a radiotelephonic communication system, such as a satellite-cellular communication system. When communication is to be initiated, a paging signal is transmitted by a network station to the user terminal. When the user terminal detects the paging signal, an acknowledgment signal is generated by the user terminal and encoded to increase the margin of the acknowledgment signal. An increased-margin acknowledgment signal acknowledging reception of the paging signal is transmitted to facilitate communication of the acknowledgment signal back to the network station.
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