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Method for channel use in TDMA system, and TDMA system

US6546000B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 24, 2000
Grant dateApr 8, 2003
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Expiry dateJan 24, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W84/08
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for using channels in a time-division multiple access radio system which includes at least one base station and at least one mobile station and which operates on one or more carrier frequencies per base station. The carrier frequencies are divided into a plurality of physical channels including time slots and a predetermined number of time slots forming a frame. One of the base station's carriers is a main carrier on which a main control channel operates. At least one physical channel of the main carrier is used for transmitting broadcast control channels and the last one of said at least one physical channel is allocated to a traffic channel only if the base station does not have other physical channels available.

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