Abstract: A cellular radio system in which the mobile radio stations in the zone of any base radio station assign themselves to the control channels allocated to that base station so as to evenly spread the volume of traffic over such control channels. The base station transmits on each control channel a channel group code signifying the range of group code numbers allocated to that particular control channel. Each mobile station stores its identifying group code number, scans the group code numbers of all control channels, and assigns itself to the control channel having a channel group code which includes its group code number. The spread of traffic over the various control channels can be changed by the base radio station simply by changing the channel group codes of the various control channels, without addressing specific commands to the mobile radio station.

Abstract: A system and process is described for spreading the volume of traffic over different control channels of a cellular radio transmission system. A base station having at least two control channels subdivides the number of mobile radio stations in a cellular area of the base station into groups, of a variable number of groups. The base stations transmit the number of groups and a group code on each control channel. The mobile stations receiving the transmitted information detect the number of groups and group code of each channel. The mobile radio stations will combine the number of groups and the received group code with the stored group number. The result of this combination determines the channel over which the mobile station control is to be assigned.