Method and apparatus for initializing a packet traffic channel in a communication system
US6717916B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 14, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of initializing a packet traffic channel in a communication system to efficiently use channel capacity in a packet data service and to reduce time and power required to initialize a packet traffic channel includes timing alignment between a terminal and a base station, controlled access collision between terminals, use of preamble patterns, and a comb-type correlator branch.
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