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Enhanced access burst in a wireless communication system

Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
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Filing: 1995-09-01
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Granted: 1997-06-24
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Expires: 2015-09-01
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Abstract

Abstract A method for improved data communications in a wireless system is described. An enhanced access burst is provided having an additional logical information field, or alternately using one of a set of possible synch sequences indicative of supplementary information. Upon receipt of a system parameter indicating an enhanced access burst capability, the communication unit sends an appropriate enhanced access burst with the increased information. A reduction in system messaging is thus achieved, e.g., by avoiding the need to send the supplemental information via subsequent bursts.

Inventors

  • 👤 Stephen Lee Spear

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 12:35
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W74/00; H04W74/002; H04J; H04J3/00; H04J3/02; H04J3/06; H04J3/0602; H04J3/0605; H04L; H04L7/00; H04L7/04; H04L7/10; H04L7/041; H04L7/046; H04W56/00; H04W74/08; H04W74/0833; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S370/00; Y10S370/915

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim 127 words
A method of communicating data in a TDMA (time division multiple access) wireless communications system, comprising: receiving a downlink message including a system parameter indicating a system capability for receiving plural types of access bursts; and in response to the downlink message, transmitting an enhanced access burst including a first logical information field containing data sent in all types of access bursts, and a second logical information field including supplementary data, wherein the system parameter is indicative of the system capability for receiving a standard access burst containing the first logical information field and having a standard number n of guard bits, and the enhanced access burst containing both the first and second logical information fields and having a reduced number m of guard bits, where m<n.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 127 words
A method of communicating data in a TDMA (time division multiple access) wireless communications system, comprising: receiving a downlink message including a system parameter indicating a system capability for receiving plural types of access bursts; and in response to the downlink message, transmitting an enhanced access burst including a first logical information field containing data sent in all types of access bursts, and a second logical information field including supplementary data, wherein the system parameter is indicative of the system capability for receiving a standard access burst containing the first logical information field and having a standard number n of guard bits, and the enhanced access burst containing both the first and second logical information fields and having a reduced number m of guard bits, where m<n.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 18 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the second logical information field has a bit size equal to n-m.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 41 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the second logical information field contains information consisting of at least one of the group of acknowledgments, a requested quality of service, a number of subchannels requested, position data, time stamp data, and encoded messages.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 20 words
The method of claim 1, wherein a single information unit is transmitted via the first and second logical information fields.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 48 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the enhanced access burst includes information from a first and second end terminal, the first logical information field providing a first subchannel for first end terminal data, and the second logical information field providing a second subchannel for second end terminal data.
Claim 7
Independent Claim 136 words
A method of communicating data in a TDMA (time division multiple access) wireless communications system, comprising: transmitting a downlink message including a system parameter indicating a system capability for receiving, in addition to a standard access bursts containing a first logical information field, enhanced access bursts containing the first logical information field and a second logical information field not present in the standard access bursts, wherein the system parameter is indicative of the system capability for receiving, in addition to the standard access burst containing the first logical information field and having a standard number n of guard bits, the enhanced access burst containing both the first and second logical information fields and having a reduced number m of guard bits, where m<n and the second logical information field has a bit size equal to n-m.
Claim 8
Independent Claim 136 words
A method of communicating data in a TDMA (time division multiple access) wireless communications system, comprising: transmitting a downlink message including a system parameter indicating a system capability for receiving, in addition to a standard access bursts containing a first logical information field, enhanced access bursts containing the first logical information field and a second logical information field not present in the standard access bursts, wherein the system parameter is indicative of the system capability for receiving, in addition to the standard access burst containing the first logical information field and having a standard number n of guard bits, the enhanced access burst containing both the first and second logical information fields and having a reduced number m of guard bits, where m<n and the second logical information field has a bit size equal to n-m.
Claim 9
Independent Claim 126 words
A method of communicating data in a TDMA (time division multiple access) wireless communications system, comprising: receiving a downlink message including a system parameter indicating a system capability for receiving plural types of access bursts; and in response to the downlink message, transmitting an enhanced access burst including a first logical information field including data sent in plural types of access bursts, and one of a set of synch sequences providing supplementary data, wherein the plural types of access bursts comprise a standard access burst having a standard synch sequence, and each of the set of synch sequences of the enhanced access burst provides supplementary data from at least one of the group consisting of a quality of service and a number of subchannels being requested.
Claim 10
Independent Claim 126 words
A method of communicating data in a TDMA (time division multiple access) wireless communications system, comprising: receiving a downlink message including a system parameter indicating a system capability for receiving plural types of access bursts; and in response to the downlink message, transmitting an enhanced access burst including a first logical information field including data sent in plural types of access bursts, and one of a set of synch sequences providing supplementary data, wherein the plural types of access bursts comprise a standard access burst having a standard synch sequence, and each of the set of synch sequences of the enhanced access burst provides supplementary data from at least one of the group consisting of a quality of service and a number of subchannels being requested.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 41 words
The method of claim 7, wherein the plural types of access bursts further comprise a first access burst having a synch sequence indicative of an acknowledgment message, and a NACK access burst having a synch sequence indicative of a non-acknowledgment message.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 31 words
The method of claim 7, wherein each of the plural types of access bursts have a different synch sequence, each of the different synch sequences representing one of plural bit values.
Claim 13
Independent Claim 86 words
A method of communicating data in a TDMA (time division multiple access) wireless communications system, comprising: transmitting a downlink message including a system parameter indicating a system capability for receiving plural types of access bursts each having a different synch sequence each indicative of different supplementary information, wherein the plural types of access bursts comprise a standard access burst having a standard synch sequence, and a set of enhanced access bursts each having at least one of plural different synch sequences each providing different supplementary data.
Claim 14
Independent Claim 86 words
A method of communicating data in a TDMA (time division multiple access) wireless communications system, comprising: transmitting a downlink message including a system parameter indicating a system capability for receiving plural types of access bursts each having a different synch sequence each indicative of different supplementary information, wherein the plural types of access bursts comprise a standard access burst having a standard synch sequence, and a set of enhanced access bursts each having at least one of plural different synch sequences each providing different supplementary data.
Claim 15
Independent Claim 91 words
A method of communicating data in a TDMA (time division multiple access) wireless communications system comprising: transmitting a downlink message including a system parameter indicating a system capability for receiving plural types of access bursts each having a different synch sequence each indicative of different supplementary information, wherein the plural types of access bursts comprise a standard access burst having a standard synch sequence, a first access burst having a synch sequence indicative of an acknowledgment message, and a NACK access burst having a synch sequence indicative of a non-acknowledgment message.
Claim 16
Independent Claim 91 words
A method of communicating data in a TDMA (time division multiple access) wireless communications system comprising: transmitting a downlink message including a system parameter indicating a system capability for receiving plural types of access bursts each having a different synch sequence each indicative of different supplementary information, wherein the plural types of access bursts comprise a standard access burst having a standard synch sequence, a first access burst having a synch sequence indicative of an acknowledgment message, and a NACK access burst having a synch sequence indicative of a non-acknowledgment message.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 21 words
The method of claim 10, wherein each of the different synch sequences represents one of a set of plural bit values.

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