METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING TRUNKING OPERATONS IN AN AD-HOC NETWORK

摘要

A control unit is selected from a plurality of narrowband mobile stations also forming an ad-hoc network. The control unit is configured to control and manage a narrowband trunking operation via the ad-hoc network. The control unit receives a call request over a narrowband control channel from a first mobile station, assigns a pair of narrowband traffic channels for a call associated with the call request, chooses two mobile stations from the plurality of mobile stations to act as a narrowband repeater for the call, the pair including a respective receiver mobile station and a respective transmitter mobile station, informs the repeater mobile stations of the assignment and of the assigned traffic channels for the call, and grants the call request over the narrowband control channel. The grant includes an indication of the assigned traffic channels on which the repeater mobile stations can be located for the call.

主权项

1. A method for creating a narrowband trunked network via a wideband network, the method comprising:
selecting, from a plurality of narrowband mobile stations also forming an ad-hoc network according to a wide band protocol, a control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to control and manage a narrowband trunking operation via the ad-hoc network; and receiving, by the control unit, a call request over a narrowband control channel from a first mobile station of the plurality of mobile station, assigning at least one narrowband traffic channel from a plurality of available narrowband traffic channels for a call associated with the call request, choosing two mobile stations from the plurality of narrowband mobile stations to act as a repeater for the call, the pair including a respective receiver mobile station and a respective transmitter mobile station; informing the receiver mobile station and the transmitter mobile station of the assignment to act as the repeater for the call and of the at least one assigned traffic channel for the call, and granting the call request over the narrowband control channel including indicating the at least one assigned traffic channel on which the respective receiver mobile station and the respective transmitter mobile station can be located for the call.