Patent ID: 6094429
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
A method of accessing a packet channel, by a receiver, in a TDMA signal between a transmitter and the receiver, the TDMA signal having a plurality of interleaves. the method comprising the steps of:reading a packet seed channel information from a control channel, the packet seed channel information specifying a packet data seed channel in the TDMA signal, including reading an interleave and an offset of the packet seed channel;monitoring the packet data seed channel until a dynamic channel allocation protocol (DCAP) slot occurs in the packet data seed channel, the DCAP slot defining a beginning of a next occurring packet data frame and a bitmap definition of the packet channel in the next occurring packet data frame, performed after performing the step of reading the packet seed channel information;reading the bitmap definition of the packet channel from the DCAP slot, performed after performing the step of monitoring; andreading the packet channel, performed after the step of reading the bitmap definition of the packet channel.