System and method for distributing channel port loading functionality

Claim 3

The method of distributing channel port loading functionality of claim 1, wherein the step of identifying and seizing a channel port further includes determining whether the channel port having the lower loading average is transceiving, and if it is transceiving, transferring the transceived channel function to another channel port having the same channel function and which is not transceiving.

Claim 4

The method of distributing channel port loading functionality of claim 1, wherein the predetermined period of time of the averaging step is 24 hours.

Claim 5

The method of distributing channel port loading functionality of claim 1, wherein: a plurality of channel ports transceive the first channel function having higher loading average; the step of identifying and seizing identifies and seizes a number of channel ports having lower average loading, the number of identified and seized channel ports equalling the plurality of channel ports transceiving the first channel function having higher average loading; the step of reconfiguring reconfigures the identified and seized channel ports to transceive the first channel function having the higher loading average; and the method further comprises allowing transceiving on the reconfigured channel ports.

Claim 6

The method of distributing channel port loading functionality of claim 1, wherein the averaging step, the identifying step, the reconfiguring step, the allowing to adjust step and the transferring step are performed every 24 hours.

Claim 7

The method of distributing channel port loading functionality of claim 5, wherein the identifying step, the reconfiguring step; the allowing to adjust step, and the transferring step are performed a number of times equal to a quantity of channel ports transceiving the first channel function having the higher average loading.

Claim 8

The method of distributing channel port loading functionality of claim 1, wherein after the transfer of the first channel function having the higher average loading to the reconfigured channel port, the method further comprises the steps of: reconfiguring the channel port freed by that transfer to the second channel function having lower average loading; allowing the frequency agile combiner to adjust accordingly; and allowing transceiving on the freed channel port.

Claim 11

The method of distributing channel port loading functionality of claim 8, wherein the identifying and seizing of the voice channel includes determining whether the voice channel having the loading average below the predetermined value is transceiving a communication, and if it is transceiving, transferring the communication to another voice channel configured for the same channel function not transceiving.

Claim 12

The method of distributing channel port loading functionality of claim 8, wherein the predetermined period of time of the averaging step is 24 hours.

Claim 13

The method of distributing channel port loading functionality of claim 8, wherein the averaging step, the identifying step, the step of reconfiguring the voice channel, the allowing to adjust step and the step of reconfiguring the actual control channel are performed every 24 hours.

Claim 14

A functionality loading distributing system for a radio base station, said system comprising: a plurality of transceivers, the transceivers having a plurality of channel ports each able to transceive one of at least two channel functions, said channel functions including a first channel function having a higher loading average and a second channel function having a lower loading average, each channel port having a transmitting frequency; means for determining the loading average of each channel port over a predetermined period of time; means for identifying and seizing a channel port having a lower loading average; means for reconfiguring the identified and seized channel port to transceive the first channel function having higher loading average and for changing its transmitting frequency accordingly, and for transferring the first channel function having higher loading average to the reconfigured channel port; and at least one frequency agile combiner connected to the transceivers and to the means for reconfiguring, the frequency agile combiner having means for modifying its reconfiguration according to the transmitting frequency and the channel function of each channel port; whereby, the functionality loading is distributed in the radio base station.

Claim 15

A functionality loading distributing system for a radio base station, said system comprising: a plurality of transceivers, the transceivers having a plurality of channel ports each able to transceive one of at least two channel functions, said channel functions including a first channel function having a higher loading average and a second channel function having a lower loading average, each channel port having a transmitting frequency; means for determining the loading average of each channel port over a predetermined period of time; means for identifying and seizing a channel port having a lower loading average; means for reconfiguring the identified and seized channel port to transceive the first channel function having higher loading average and for changing its transmitting frequency accordingly, and for transferring the first channel function having higher loading average to the reconfigured channel port; and at least one frequency agile combiner connected to the transceivers and to the means for reconfiguring, the frequency agile combiner having means for modifying its reconfiguration according to the transmitting frequency and the channel function of each channel port; whereby, the functionality loading is distributed in the radio base station.

Claim 16

A functionality loading distributing system for a radio base station, said system comprising: a plurality of transceivers, the transceivers having a plurality of channel ports each able to transceive one of at least two channel functions having either higher or lower loading averages, each channel port having a transmitting frequency; means for determining the loading average of each channel port over a predetermined period of time; means for identifying and seizing the channel port having lower loading average, said means for identifying and seizing comprising means for avoiding service interruption by verifying if the channel port having lower loading average is transceiving and if it is transceiving, transferring the communication to another channel port configured for the same channel function as the transceiving channel and which is not transceiving; means for reconfiguring the channel port identified and seized to the channel function having higher loading average and for changing its transmitting frequency accordingly, and for transferring one of the communications having higher loading average to the channel port reconfigured; and at least one frequency agile combiner connected to the transceivers and to the means for reconfiguring, the at least one frequency agile combiner having means for modifying its reconfiguration according to the transmitting frequency and the channel function of each channel port; whereby, the functionality loading can be distributed in the radio base station.

Claim 17

A functionality loading distributing system for a radio base station, said system comprising: a plurality of transceivers, the transceivers having a plurality of channel ports each able to transceive one of at least two channel functions having either higher or lower loading averages, each channel port having a transmitting frequency; means for determining the loading average of each channel port over a predetermined period of time; means for identifying and seizing the channel port having lower loading average, said means for identifying and seizing comprising means for avoiding service interruption by verifying if the channel port having lower loading average is transceiving and if it is transceiving, transferring the communication to another channel port configured for the same channel function as the transceiving channel and which is not transceiving; means for reconfiguring the channel port identified and seized to the channel function having higher loading average and for changing its transmitting frequency accordingly, and for transferring one of the communications having higher loading average to the channel port reconfigured; and at least one frequency agile combiner connected to the transceivers and to the means for reconfiguring, the at least one frequency agile combiner having means for modifying its reconfiguration according to the transmitting frequency and the channel function of each channel port; whereby, the functionality loading can be distributed in the radio base station.

Claim 18

The functionality loading distributing system of claim 13, wherein the predetermined period of time of the means for determining is 24 hours.

Claim 19

The functionality loading distributing system of claim 12, further comprising means for identifying a channel port transceiving the first channel function having higher loading average, and the means for transferring includes means for transferring the first channel function to the identified channel port.

Claim 20

A functionality loading distributing system for a cellular radio base station, said system comprising: a plurality of transceivers, the transceivers having a plurality of channel ports, one of the channel ports being an actual control channel and the other channel ports being voice channels, each channel port having a transmitting frequency; means for determining the loading average of each channel port over a predetermined period of time; means for identifying and seizing a voice channel having a lower loading average; means for reconfiguring the identified and seized voice channel as a new control channel and for changing its transmitting frequency accordingly; means for reconfiguring the actual control channel as a new voice channel; and at least one frequency agile combiner connected to the transceivers, the frequency agile combiner having means for modifying its configuration to account for the new control channel and the new voice channel, whereby, the functionality loading is distributed within the base station.

Claim 21

A functionality loading distributing system for a cellular radio base station, said system comprising: a plurality of transceivers, the transceivers having a plurality of channel ports, one of the channel ports being an actual control channel and the other channel ports being voice channels, each channel port having a transmitting frequency; means for determining the loading average of each channel port over a predetermined period of time; means for identifying and seizing a voice channel having a lower loading average; means for reconfiguring the identified and seized voice channel as a new control channel and for changing its transmitting frequency accordingly; means for reconfiguring the actual control channel as a new voice channel; and at least one frequency agile combiner connected to the transceivers, the frequency agile combiner having means for modifying its configuration to account for the new control channel and the new voice channel, whereby, the functionality loading is distributed within the base station.

Claim 22

The functionality loading distributing system of claim 16, wherein the means for identifying and seizing further comprises means for avoiding service interruption by determining whether the voice channel having lower loading average is transceiving a communication, and if it is transceiving, transferring the communication to a voice channel which is not transceiving.

Claim 23

The functionality loading distributing system of claim 16, wherein the predetermined period of time of the means for determining is 24 hours.

Claim 24

The functionality loading distributing system of claim 16, wherein the voice channels are analog voice channels.

Claim 25

The functionality loading distributing system of claim 16, wherein the voice channels are digital voice channels.

Claim 26

The functionality loading distributing system of claim 16, wherein the voice channels are analog and digital voice channels.

Claim 29

The method of claim 22, further comprising reconfiguring the first channel port to transceive the second channel function.