Patent ID: 6795413
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
A method comprising:broadcasting a broadcast burst in a broadcast channel from a base station, the broadcast channel having at least one assigned frequency and a plurality of time slots, at least one time slot being assigned for the broadcast burst; transmitting traffic in a tic channel from the base station, the traffic channel having a timed frequency hopping scheme, the hopped frequencies including the at least one broadcast channel frequency so that the traffic channel collides with the broadcast burst time slot; broadcasting the broadcast burst in the traffic channel from the base station when the traffic channel collides with the broadcast burst time slot in the broadcast channel; receiving a request for retransmission of traffic after the broadcast burst is broadcasted in the traffic channel due to a collision; and retransmitting the traffic in the traffic channel in response to the retransmission request.