Patent ID: 8305994

Claim:
At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed by a computer processor, perform a method for signal acquisition in a wireless voice communication system between a mobile unit and at least one base station, the method comprising: receiving at least one access request from the mobile unit, the access request comprising at least mobile unit data; extracting mobile unit data from the at least one access request; identifying at least two available communication channels between the at least one base station and the mobile unit; utilizing the mobile unit data and a set of network access control rules to select an available communication channel in response to the at least one access request; sending from the base station to the mobile unit a control message that specifies the selected communication channels available for transmissions to the mobile unit; and in response to at least one of congestion and poor RF quality on the first communication channel, switching to a non-congested communication channel.