TRUNKED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR VOICE AND DATA

摘要

A trunked voice/data communication system (100) is provided wherein a plurality of the trunked voice repeaters (104) are adapted (122) to accommodate both voice and data traffic. Data channels are assigned for a dynamically varying period of time depending upon traffic load or time of day. Once a data channel is established, any data unit (114 or 116) may transmit without re-requesting a data channel. In this way, the protracted request-grant delay times are avoided. After the time interval, or if higher priority voice traffic exists, the data channel is reallocated to voice traffic. Thereafter, another data channel request may result in a data channel grant for another time interval.