Ericsson Ge Mobile Communications Inc.

Stephen D Harrison

Charles P Brame

George D Rose, Jr

A method and apparatus for determining with high resolution the fidelity of communications over a communications channel is disclosed. Portable/mobile radios freely roaming between multiple trunked RF communications sites calculate the fidelity of communications received over current and alternate channels with comprehensive, high bit error resolution using a weighted average error dispersion procedure. The weighted average error dispersion analysis generates for each group of redundant messages (and in some instances subpreamble bits) received by a roaming radio in each message frame a weighted average error dispersion number whose incrementally increasing magnitude reflects deteriorating signal fidelity. Decisions about switching to alternate communications channels are made by the roaming radio based on the incrementally changing weighted error dispersion number so that communication channels may be selected to achieve optimum signal fidelity and continuity of communication.

Method and apparatus for determining with high resolution the fidelity

Digitally trunked radio transceivers are permitted to roam over an extended coverage area including two or more digitally trunked radio frequency communication networks. Each network includes at least one digital repeater site having a corresponding site coverage area and serving digitally trunked radio transceivers disposed within or near the site coverage area. Each network also includes a local multisite switch for routing communications between the digital repeater sites within the networks. Site adjacency information is established for each site and communicated between the networks. Each digitally trunked transceiver maintains a site adjacency list for its currently selected site and modifies that list when the transceiver roams into a new site coverage area and selects a new repeater site.

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Lynchburg, VA, United States of America

Stephen D Harrison