PACKET CHANNEL FEEDBACK

摘要

A method is disclosed for improving the efficiency of the packet data channe l by providing means for interrupting transmissions from or to a first mobile station so as to allow a short message to be communicat ed between the communication system and a different mobile station. The packet channel feedback information includes several flags: Bus y- Reserved/Idle (BRI); Received/Not Received (R/N); Partial Echo (PE); and Partial Echo Qualifier (PEQ). The PEQ allows the communicatio n system to interrupt the transmission to one mobile station to send a short message to another mobile station. By setting the PEQ to various values, a mobile station can determine whether subchannel ownership has been temporarily interrupted and reassigned to another station .