Method and apparatus for preempting burst frequency assignments in a frequency-hopping communication system
US6157669A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 11, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/08
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A frequency-hopping communication system preempts certain burst frequency assignments. The communication system is capable of communicating to mobile stations (114, 115) via a radio channel (121) in a TDM/TDMA mode. A plurality of mobile stations are assigned burst frequencies for transmission during timeslots of the TDMA system. To support additional mobile stations without additional burst frequencies, the communication system preempts the burst frequency assignment from the plurality of mobile stations, and utilizes the preempted assignment to support communication to the additional mobile stations.
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