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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1995
Alex Krister Raith, Durham, NC (US);
Alan Eric Sicher, Garland, TX (US);
Lars Billstrom, Solna, SE;
John Diachina, Garner, NC (US);
Raymond C Henry, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Karl-Erik Andersson, Stockholm, SE;
Steven Prokup, Cary, NC (US);
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A method for reassigning mobile stations a new phase within a channel is disclosed. In a communication system, a plurality of mobile stations attempt to communicate on a limited number of channels. The invention first uses a general allocation method to approximately evenly distribute the mobile stations on the available channels. After a mobile station begins active communication on the system, a second allocation method is used to change the phase of some mobile stations on a channel which has become heavily loaded. In addition, a message can also be sent to mobile stations assigned to but not yet actively communicating on the heavily loaded channel indicating that the mobile stations should change to a new channel.