Patent ID: 7126926
Filing Date: 2006-10-24
Classification: H04M,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A multi-tier system for digital radio communication, comprising: a first-tier base station comprising a first radio transceiver operating in accordance with a first communication protocol; a wireless device comprising a second radio transceiver operating in accordance with a second communication protocol that is different from the first communication protocol; a combination unit that is wirelessly connected to the first-tier base station and connected to the wireless device; wherein the first communications protocol is employed for transmissions at a higher speed and has a longer range than the second communications protocol and wherein the first-tier base station communicates with the wireless device via the combination unit, and wherein the first-tier base station communicates to the combination unit one or more discrete number of frequency channels that may be utilized by the combination unit to communicate with the wireless device.