Patent ID: 6052575
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A radio system realizing a wireless subscriber interface, the system includinga subscriber station which comprises means for forwarding, on the radio path, a supervisory signal received on the radio path,a base station which comprises supervisory means for producing and transmitting said supervisory signal on the radio path to the subscriber station and for monitoring the connection between the subscriber station and the base station on the basis of the supervisory signal returned by the subscriber station, anda subscriber network element which comprises means for forwarding, on the radio path, communication signals between a communication system (PSTN) and the subscriber station via the base station, and a control unit for controlling the supervisory means of the base station, characterized bythe subscriber network element comprising detecting means for detecting a home metering pulse transmitted from the communication system (PSTN), whereby the control unit is arranged to control the supervisory means for sending a charging signal to the subscriber station by means of the supervisory signal in response to detecting the home metering pulse, andthe subscriber station comprising detecting means for detecting the charging signal transmitted by means of the supervisory signal, and a signal generator responsive to the detecting means for generating and feeding a home metering pulse to the user interface in response to detecting the charging signal.