System and method for selective recovery of a failed overhead channel in a wireless network
US6496475B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L1/22
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed for use in a wireless network base station capable of recovering from an overhead channel failure. The apparatus comprising a channel allocator circuit capable of (i) identifying a failed one of a plurality of channel elements responsible for a failed overhead channel and a first signal processing device associated with the failed overhead channel element; and (ii) selecting an available traffic channel element to replace the failed channel element, wherein the available traffic channel element is located on a second signal processing device that is processing a least number of overhead channels thereon.
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