Method and apparatus for dynamic channel allocation for wireless communications using channel occupancy data
US6178329A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W92/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention concerns the efficient use of the radio spectrum in wireless communications. Channel occupancy data and channel availability data concerning a specific base station and its neighbors are used to assign frequency channels to mobile units and/or base stations. The channel occupancy and availability data may be located at a base station or at a mobile switching center. Channels are preferably assigned as channel pairs.
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