Motorola Corporation

David J Bielat

Dennis W Gilliland

Dean M Picha

A layered wireless communication system (100) uses 'coverage zones, i.e., coverage cells (102-108) and traffic zones,' i.e., traffic cells (110-122). The traffic cells (110-122) do not require a broadcast channel carrier. In accordance with the present invention, when a call request is received (202) within one of coverage cells (102-108), either originated by a mobile or terminating with a mobile, a determination is made (208) as to whether the call can be handled by one of the traffic channel carriers within a traffic cell (110-122). If the call can be served by one of these traffic channel carriers, an assignment of the particular traffic channel carrier to service the call is made (214). Otherwise, the call is assigned a traffic channel carrier assigned to one of coverage cells (102-108).

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David J Bielat