Asynchronous transfer on the cellular radio link
US6389039B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method of transferring data to and from a mobile station (MS) in a cellular telecommunications network. When the MS originates a data transmission, the MS simultaneously seizes additional voice channels or control channels from the serving cell or adjacent cells, fills time slots with data packets, and asynchronously transmits the data packets over the plurality of channels in order to increase the data transfer rate. For data calls terminating at the MS, the serving mobile switching center (MSC) reserves a plurality of channels having sufficient signal strength to maintain a connection with the destination MS. The MSC informs the involved base stations that an asynchronous transmission is to be made to the MS. The MSC then assembles the data packets and starts transmission through the involved base stations to the MS over the reserved channels. The MS assembles the packets in numerical order and delevers the data to the user.
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