Method and system for roaming in a peer to peer network among radio sites having dynamic rest channel base repeater stations

摘要

In a peer to peer trunked radio network having a plurality of network locations, each network location includes a plurality of repeaters and a dynamically selected at least temporarily act as a rest channel repeater at each network location. A first repeater at the first network location may determine a first timing at which to broadcast an intra-site beacon and a second timing at which to broadcast an inter-site roaming beacon, the intra-site beacon including at least a rest channel identifier indicating a rest channel of the first network location and the inter-site roaming beacon including at least remote rest channel repeater information identifying a second repeater at a second network location that is currently acting as a rest channel repeater at the second network location. The first repeater may then broadcast the intra-site beacon at the first timing and the inter-site roaming beacon at the second timing.

主权项

1. A method of operation of repeaters within a peer to peer trunked radio network, the network comprising a plurality of radio sites, each radio site consisting of a plurality of repeaters in which a dynamically selected one of the repeaters out of the plurality acts as a rest channel repeater for announcing new incoming calls to idling subscriber stations at the respective radio site, the method comprising:
a first repeater at a first radio site, at least temporarily acting as the rest channel repeater at the first radio site, determining a first timing at which to broadcast an intra-site beacon and a second timing at which to broadcast an inter-site roaming beacon, the intra-site beacon including at least a rest channel identifier indicating a rest channel of the first radio site and the inter-site roaming beacon including at least remote rest channel repeater information identifying a second repeater at a second radio site that is currently acting as a rest channel repeater at the second radio site; the first repeater broadcasting the intra-site beacon at the first timing; and the first repeater broadcasting the inter-site roaming beacon at the second timing.