Patent Number:
6,801,517
Title:
Base station for code assignment for a common packet channel
Abstract:
A base station receives access opportunities and packet data over a common packet channel. The common packet channel is defined by a predetermined set of codes and has a plurality of access opportunities. Each access opportunity is defined by a time slot and a signature. A code selection controller selects a currently unused code based on a code associated with a received access opportunity, such that a code, if available, is selected in response to receiving a signature in one of the time slots. The access opportunity defined by the received signature and the one time slot. A transmitter transmits an identifier of the selected available code. The transmitter sends communications encoded with the selected code.
Inventors:
Dick; Stephen G. (Nesconset, NY), Zeira; Eldad (Huntington, NY)
Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation
International Classification:
H04Q 7/38 (20060101); H04Q 7/32 (20060101); H04B 007/216 ()
Expiration Date:
10/05/2021