Patent ID: 6453175
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A base station controller, comprising:a call control resource manager, said call control resource manager controlling exchanges of messages between a mobile terminal and a mobile switching center (â€œMSCâ€ ) by receiving digital messages from said mobile terminal and transferring analog conversions of said digital messages to said MSC and receiving analog messages from said MSC and transferring digital conversions of said analog messages to said mobile terminal; a first coding resource associated with said call control resource manager, said first coding resource performing digital-to-analog (â€œD/Aâ€ ) and analog-to-digital (â€œA/Dâ€ ) conversions for messages, received by said call control resource manager, of a first message type; and a second coding resource associated with said call control resource manager, said second coding resource performing D/A and A/D conversions for messages, received by said call control resource manager, of a second message type, wherein the messages received by the base station controller are thus processed by the call control resource manager, the first and second coding resources regardless of type without involving a coding resource external to the base station controller.