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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1996
David Bar-On, Sireni 10, IL;
Leonard Wurtzel, Kochav Yair, IL;
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of operation of a radio communications system having a controller controlling communications of a plurality of communicating units on a plurality of communication channels. The method includes the steps of a first communications unit transmitting a call request (100) to the controller and the controller reserving a first communications channel for a communications unit required in the requested call. The controller allocates the first communications channel for temporary communications to other communicating units whilst waiting for the availability of a second communications channel for the requested call, wherein the second communications channel is to be allocated to a second communications unit required in the requested call. A communications system having a channel allocation controller (12) having a list of communications channels (16) with reserved indicators (18) indicative of the status of reserved communications channels.