Patent ID: 7983688
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a communication system, comprising: receiving remote unit channel data from a remote unit via an air link, the remote unit channel data including data about a first portion of communication channels on which a call can be executed; applying a channel selection method to the received remote unit channel data to select a communication channel from among the first portion of communication channels; if the selection method successfully results in a channel selection from among the first portion of communication channels, executing the call on the selected communication channel selected from among the first portion of communication channels; if the selection method fails to result in a channel selection from among the first portion of communication channels, transmitting a request to the remote unit for a different version of remote unit channel data; receiving the different version of the remote unit channel data from a remote unit via the air link; applying the channel selection method to the different version of the remote unit channel data to select a communication channel; and executing the call on the communication channel selected using the different version of the remote unit channel data.