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TDMA on a cellular communications system PCM link
Assignee: Unwired Planet LLC
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Filing: 1993-07-02
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Granted: 1995-07-04
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Expires: 2013-07-02
Abstract
Abstract A cellular radio system, having a mobile services switching center (MSC) coupled to a base station by means of a pulse code modulation (PCM) link, has an apparatus comprising, in the MSC, a transcoder and rate adaptor (TRA) that generates a PCM frame from a plurality of user data blocks, each user data block corresponding to one of a plurality of users and each user data block comprising an integer number of bytes of data. In the PCM frame, each of the plurality of user data blocks occupies an integer number of consecutive bytes of the generated PCM frame, which is then output to the PCM link. The base station includes a channel encoder that generates an air interface frame from a plurality of user data blocks contained in a received PCM frame. The base station may also generate a timing control signal which is received by the MSC. A timing controller in the MSC is responsive to the received timing control signal, and causes the TRA to synchronize output of a generated PCM frame with generation of an air interface frame such that the generated PCM frame will arrive at the base station channel encoder substantially just at a moment when the generated PCM frame is needed by the channel encoder in order to generate the air interface frame without waiting for the generated PCM frame.
Inventors
- 👤 Sven O. P. Fall
- 👤 Sven E. Nilsson
- 👤 Sven G. Svensson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 14:24
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W92/00; H04W92/04; H04W92/045; H04B; H04B7/00; H04B7/24; H04B7/26; H04B7/2643; H04B7/2656; H04W88/00; H04W88/18; H04W88/181
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
167 words
In a cellular radio system having switch means coupled to a base station by means of a pulse code modulation (PCM) link, an apparatus comprising: in the switch means, input means for inputting a plurality of user data blocks, each of the plurality of user data blocks corresponding to one of a plurality of users, and each user data block comprising an integer number of bytes of data; and formatting means, coupled to the input means and to a first end of the PCM link, for generating a PCM frame from the plurality of user data blocks, wherein each of the plurality of user data blocks occupies an integer number of consecutive bytes of the generated PCM frame; and in the base station, input means, coupled to a second end of the PCM link, for receiving a PCM frame; and channel encoding means, coupled to the input means, for generating an air interface frame from a plurality of user data blocks contained in a received PCM frame.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
167 words
In a cellular radio system having switch means coupled to a base station by means of a pulse code modulation (PCM) link, an apparatus comprising: in the switch means, input means for inputting a plurality of user data blocks, each of the plurality of user data blocks corresponding to one of a plurality of users, and each user data block comprising an integer number of bytes of data; and formatting means, coupled to the input means and to a first end of the PCM link, for generating a PCM frame from the plurality of user data blocks, wherein each of the plurality of user data blocks occupies an integer number of consecutive bytes of the generated PCM frame; and in the base station, input means, coupled to a second end of the PCM link, for receiving a PCM frame; and channel encoding means, coupled to the input means, for generating an air interface frame from a plurality of user data blocks contained in a received PCM frame.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the PCM frame comprises at least one user data block and one adjustment byte for adjustment of transmitter and receiver timing when respective clocks of the switch means and the base station are not fully synchronized with one another.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
123 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: in the base station, means for generating a timing control signal; and in the switch means, input means for receiving the timing control signal; and timing control means, coupled to the timing control signal input means and to the formatting means, and responsive to the timing control signal for causing the formatting means to synchronize output of a generated PCM frame with generation of an air interface frame such that the generated PCM frame will arrive at the base station channel encoding means substantially just at a moment when the generated PCM frame is needed by the channel encoding means in order to generate the air interface frame without waiting for the generated PCM frame.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the PCM frame comprises at least one user data block and one adjustment byte for adjustment of transmitter and receiver timing when respective clocks of the switch means and the base station are not synchronized with one another.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the PCM link operates at a rate of 64 kbit/s.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
202 words
In a cellular radio system having switch means coupled to a base station by means of a pulse code modulation (PCM) link, wherein the switch means includes formatting means for generating a PCM frame from a plurality of user data blocks, each corresponding to one of a plurality of users, and outputting the generated PCM frame onto the PCM link; and wherein the base station includes channel encoding means for generating an air interface frame from a plurality of user data blocks contained in a PCM frame received from the PCM link, an apparatus comprising: in the base station, means for generating a timing control signal; and in the switch means, input means for receiving the timing control signal; and timing control means, coupled to the formatting means, and responsive to the timing control signal for causing the formatting means to synchronize output of the generated PCM frame with generation of an air interface frame such that the generated PCM frame will arrive at the base station channel encoding means substantially just at a moment when the generated PCM frame is needed by the channel encoding means in order to generate the air interface frame without waiting for the generated PCM frame.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
202 words
In a cellular radio system having switch means coupled to a base station by means of a pulse code modulation (PCM) link, wherein the switch means includes formatting means for generating a PCM frame from a plurality of user data blocks, each corresponding to one of a plurality of users, and outputting the generated PCM frame onto the PCM link; and wherein the base station includes channel encoding means for generating an air interface frame from a plurality of user data blocks contained in a PCM frame received from the PCM link, an apparatus comprising: in the base station, means for generating a timing control signal; and in the switch means, input means for receiving the timing control signal; and timing control means, coupled to the formatting means, and responsive to the timing control signal for causing the formatting means to synchronize output of the generated PCM frame with generation of an air interface frame such that the generated PCM frame will arrive at the base station channel encoding means substantially just at a moment when the generated PCM frame is needed by the channel encoding means in order to generate the air interface frame without waiting for the generated PCM frame.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
110 words
In a cellular radio system having switch means coupled to a base station by means of a pulse code modulation (PCM) link, a method of multiplexing use of the PCM link comprising the steps of: inputting a plurality of user data blocks, each of the plurality of user data blocks corresponding to one of a plurality of users, and each comprising an integer number of bytes of data; generating a PCM frame from the plurality of user data blocks, wherein each of the plurality of user data blocks occupies an integer number of consecutive bytes of the generated PCM frame; and outputting the generated PCM frame onto the PCM link.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
110 words
In a cellular radio system having switch means coupled to a base station by means of a pulse code modulation (PCM) link, a method of multiplexing use of the PCM link comprising the steps of: inputting a plurality of user data blocks, each of the plurality of user data blocks corresponding to one of a plurality of users, and each comprising an integer number of bytes of data; generating a PCM frame from the plurality of user data blocks, wherein each of the plurality of user data blocks occupies an integer number of consecutive bytes of the generated PCM frame; and outputting the generated PCM frame onto the PCM link.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
199 words
In a cellular radio system having switch means coupled to a base station by means of a pulse code modulation (PCM) link, wherein the switch means includes formatting means for generating a PCM frame from a plurality of user data blocks, each corresponding to one of a plurality of users, and outputting the generated PCM frame onto the PCM link; and wherein the base station includes channel encoding means for generating an air interface frame from a plurality of user data blocks contained in a PCM frame received from the PCM link, a method of operating the cellular radio system comprising the steps of: in the base station, generating a timing control signal; in the switch means, receiving the timing control signal; and in the switch means, using the timing control signal to cause the formatting means to synchronize output of the generated PCM frame with generation of an air interface frame such that the generated PCM frame will arrive at the base station channel encoding means substantially just at a moment when the generated PCM frame is needed by the channel encoding means in order to generate the air interface frame without waiting for the generated PCM frame.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
199 words
In a cellular radio system having switch means coupled to a base station by means of a pulse code modulation (PCM) link, wherein the switch means includes formatting means for generating a PCM frame from a plurality of user data blocks, each corresponding to one of a plurality of users, and outputting the generated PCM frame onto the PCM link; and wherein the base station includes channel encoding means for generating an air interface frame from a plurality of user data blocks contained in a PCM frame received from the PCM link, a method of operating the cellular radio system comprising the steps of: in the base station, generating a timing control signal; in the switch means, receiving the timing control signal; and in the switch means, using the timing control signal to cause the formatting means to synchronize output of the generated PCM frame with generation of an air interface frame such that the generated PCM frame will arrive at the base station channel encoding means substantially just at a moment when the generated PCM frame is needed by the channel encoding means in order to generate the air interface frame without waiting for the generated PCM frame.
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