Abstract: In a wireless communication system, radio resources are dynamically assigned among a plurality of intercoupled base stations based upon historical loading to reduce both localized and system interference. A plurality of loading intervals are first determined that span a loading interval sequence. The loading intervals may correspond to time based periods such as fifteen-minute, thirty-minute, hour or other time intervals. The loading interval sequence may correspond to a weekday, a weekend day or such other loading period within which loading resembles a pattern. Based upon estimated loading for the loading interval, a number of channels required to service load for the loading interval are made to meet a minimal service level is determined. An initial assignment of channels among the cells/sectors of the base stations of the wireless communication system is then made to satisfy localized radio interference criteria. Such an assignment will typically be made to preclude local reuse of channels.

Abstract: An improved method for programming a mobile telephone over the air within a mobile telephone communication network is disclosed. The mobile telephone communication network includes an over-the-air function, a customer service center, a mobile switching center, a base station controller, and multiple base transceiver stations. The over-the-air function, using the mobile switching center, the base station controller, and one of the base transceiver stations for transport, initially sends a request over the air to a mobile telephone within the mobile telephone communication network to interrogate the mobile telephone's protocol capability. In response to the request, the mobile telephone sends a protocol capability response message over the air back to the over-the-air function. The protocol capability response message includes a BAND_MODE_CAP field that describes the band and mode capability information of the mobile telephone.

Abstract: A communication system facilitates both voice and data communications between endpoint devices and includes a switch and at least one peripheral device. The switch includes a switch interface while each peripheral devices includes a peripheral device interface. In combination, the switch and the peripheral device route communications through an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network. However, the switch interface and the peripheral device interface operate so that the communications, from the viewpoint of the switch and the peripheral device, are seamlessly transferred in a native communication protocol which may be a time switched protocol. Each peripheral device couples to a respective plurality of endpoint devices. Each peripheral device then connects to the ATM network via a respective peripheral device interface. The switch couples to the ATM network via the switch interface. In its operation, the switch sets up calls from one endpoint device to another endpoint device.

Abstract: A method of updating mobility information for a Mobile End System (MES) in a Cellular Digital Packet Data network uniquely identifies a Serving Mobile Data Intermediate System (MDIS) in a ReDirect Request (RDR) so that the Location Update Service (LUS) can complete its location updating operations. Upon attachment of the MES to the Serving MDIS, a RDR is created that includes a LUS address of the Serving MDIS and a Forwarding Service address (FSA) of the Serving MDIS. The RDR is then transmitted to a Home MDIS corresponding to the MES via a network backbone. The Forwarding Service address of the MES is then updated to the Forwarding Service address of the Serving MDIS. Then, the Home MDIS creates an RDC that includes as a destination address the LUS address of the Serving MDIS and transmits to the RDC to the Serving MDIS via the network backbone. Once the LUS operations are complete, data intended for the MES received at the Home MDIS is routed based upon the FSA of the Serving MDIS.

Abstract: A system includes an input, a character set mapping function and a character set compression function. The input receives binary data that includes a plurality of binary data bits that may be organized into a plurality of binary data bytes. The character set mapping function maps the binary data bits into a predetermined character set to produce a plurality of characters. The character set compression function compresses the plurality of characters using a character set compression algorithm to produce a plurality of compressed characters. After compression of the character set data, the plurality of compressed characters may be modulated via a modem and transmitted across a data link to a receiving location. At the receiving location, a demodulator receives the modulated data and demodulates the modulated data to produce the plurality of compressed characters. Then, a character set decompression function decompresses the plurality of compressed characters to produce a plurality of characters.