Network dispatch manager, dispatch gateway, and a method for providing dispatch service to dispatch clients via a packet-switched network
US6304558A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention addresses the need for providing dispatch service to dispatch clients via a packet-switched network, such as the Internet, by disclosing a network dispatch manager, a dispatch gateway, a method for a network dispatch manager to provide dispatch service, and a method for a dispatch gateway to provide dispatch service. Dispatch service is provided via a multicast capable, packet-switched network (114) connecting a network dispatch manager (112) to dispatch gateways (115-116) and a packet-switched network (120), such as the Internet, connecting the dispatch gateways to dispatch clients (124,126). The network dispatch manager (112) assigns a multicast group to each dispatch gateway and uses the multicast group to multicast voice packets to the dispatch gateways (115-116). The dispatch gateways (115-116), in turn, perform any required packet duplication needed to forward the voice packets, via the packet-switched network (120), to the dispatch clients involved in the dispatch call. Thus, dispatch service can be provided to dispatch clients in addition to wireless devices.
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