Overhead reduction in a communications system

摘要

Parallel demodulators are provided in field units (15-1...15-h). Forward (40) and reverse (50) channel allocation information may be broadcast to the field units (15-1...15-h) in the same epoch as traffic data but on first and second channels, such as paging and traffic channels. This assures that all field units (15-1...15-h) are able to receive forward (40) and reverse (50) channel allocation information every epoch. By having parallel demodulators in the field unit (15-1...15-h), switching between the first and second channels is avoided and channel allocation information is not lost.