QUICK ASSIGNMENT METHOD FOR MULTIPLE ACCESS SCHEMES

摘要

Disclosed is a method for significantly reducing the amount of collisions of access messages on reverse link Random Access Channels (RACH) by multiple mobilestations attempting to gain system access concurrently, thereby greatly improving access performance in wireless communications system using existing multiple access schemes. The improvement is achieved by transmitting a probe message instead of an access message over the RACH, wherein the probe message is shorter in length than the access message. Transmission of the probe messages utilizes less of the RACH than the longer access messages, thereby reducing the chance of collisions with other probe messages. The access message is subsequently sent on a traffic channel or a control channel designated by a base station receiving the probe message. Alternately, a data burst is transmitted over the designated traffic channel or control channel.