Patent ID: 6570861
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A method of assigning use of a radio frequency communication resource comprising a plurality of communication channels, the method comprising the steps of:receiving a request for use of the communication resource; determining a signal strength of the request; assigning at least one communication channel of the plurality of communication channels based on the signal strength determination; wherein the step of assigning comprises the steps of: comparing the signal strength of the request to at least one signal strength threshold; and assigning a first communication channel of the plurality of communication channels when the signal strength of the request is less than the at least one signal strength threshold and assigning a second communication channel of the plurality of communication channels when the signal strength of the request is greater than or equal to the at least one signal strength threshold, wherein the first communication channel of the plurality of communication channels is different than the second communication channel of the plurality of communication channels, wherein the radio frequency communication resource comprises a plurality of frequency channels, each frequency channel of the plurality of frequency channels comprises a plurality of time slots, and a communication channel comprises one time slot of the plurality of time slots of one frequency channel of the plurality of frequency channels, wherein a set of time slots comprises all time slots concurrently transmitted in the plurality of frequency channels, wherein the first communication channel is contained in a first set of time slots and the second communication channel is contained in a second set of time slots, wherein the first set of time slots is designated for a request of a signal strength less than the at least one signal strength threshold and the second set of time slots is designated for a request of a signal strength greater than or equal to the at least one signal strength threshold, and wherein the first set of time slots is different than the second set of time slots.