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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2000
Leif Friman, Järvenp{umlaut over (aa)}, FI;
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a mobile communication system comprising a rate adaptation unit (TC) which communicates with a base station system via first data transmission channels (Ater -Ater ) and with a mobile services switching center (MSC) via second data transmission channels (A -A ). To enable available data transmission capacity to be utilized as flexibly as possible, the base station system comprises: allocation means ( ) which keep a record of the first data transmission channels (Ater -Ater ) and which are responsive to a message sent by the mobile services switching center (MSC) for allocating one or more free first data transmission channels (Ater , Ater ) for the call, and transmission means ( ) which are arranged to send the mobile services switching center (MSC) a message which indicates which second data transmission channel (A ) the rate adaptation unit (TC) selects for the call when the allocation means ( ) have allocated one or more first data transmission channels (Ater , Ater ) for the call.