Patent ID: 6882842

Claim:
A method for reselecting a digital control channel (DCCH) by an autonomous cellular system that shares a set of defined frequencies with a public cellular system, the autonomous system transmitting on a current DCCH to one or more mobile stations, said method comprising the steps of: reserving and identifying a particular new DCCH frequency from the set of frequencies, said new DCCH frequency not being in use; transmitting an updated Public Service Profile/Private Operating Frequency (PSP/POF) list on the current DCCH wherein said new DCCH replaces the current DCCH; waiting sufficient time for the transmission of said updated PSP/POF list and subsequent mobile station internal table updates to complete; and transmitting on said new DCCH and ceasing transmissions on the current DCCH; whereby mobile stations camped on the current DCCH will lose transmission on the current DCCH, invoke the Channel Reselection Procedure, and camp on said new DCCH.