Abstract: Alternate methods, devices and systems are presented for providing service providers and/or end users of mobile stations to monitor and/or report regions with high error rates and/or dead zones. A protocol is provided such as to yield the error occurrence, error rate and/or the address of the end user. In some embodiments it also contains location information and time of day information. This information may be collected from the G.P.S., and/or all or a portion of users when there is a significant transmission difficulty and/or an abundance of errors. The collected data forms a database which is analyzed to generate coverage maps. This may include the dynamic aspects of the mobile network. In another aspect of this invention, each mobile station periodically compares its current location with the data base. The results of this comparison enables the mobile unit to anticipate connection problems.

Abstract: Alternate methods, devices and systems are presented for providing service providers and/or end users of mobile stations to monitor and/or report regions with high error rates and/or dead zones. A protocol is provided such as to yield the error occurrence, error rate and/or the address of the end user. In some embodiments it also contains location information and time of day information. This information may be collected from the G.P.S., and/or all or a portion of users when there is a significant transmission difficulty and/or an abundance of errors. The collected data forms a database which is analyzed to generate coverage maps. This may include the dynamic aspects of the mobile network. In another aspect of this invention, each mobile station periodically compares its current location with the data base. The results of this comparison enables the mobile unit to anticipate connection problems.

Abstract: A data framer capable of supporting at least two different data framing protocols potentially present in a source data stream includes two or more framing circuits and a controller coupled to the framing circuits. Each of the framing circuits is configured to extract user data from the source data stream in accordance with a different data framing protocol associated with the respective framing circuit. The controller is operative to: (i) receive the source data stream and automatically determine which of the at least two different data framing protocols corresponds to the source data stream; and (ii) route the source data stream to one of the first framing circuit and the second framing circuit in response to a match between the determined data framing protocol of the source data stream and one of the first and second data framing protocols.

Abstract: Alternate methods, devices and systems are presented for providing service providers and/or end users of mobile stations to monitor and/or report regions with high error rates and/or dead zones. A protocol is provided such as to yield the error occurrence, error rate and/or the address of the end user. In some embodiments it also contains location information and time of day information. This information may be collected from the G.P.S., and/or all or a portion of users when there is a significant transmission difficulty and/or an abundance of errors. The collected data forms a database which is analyzed to generate coverage maps. This may include the dynamic aspects of the mobile network. In another aspect of this invention, each mobile station periodically compares its current location with the data base. The results of this comparison enables the mobile unit to anticipate connection problems.

Abstract: A data framer capable of supporting at least two different data framing protocols potentially present in a source data stream includes two or more framing circuits and a controller coupled to the framing circuits. Each of the framing circuits is configured to extract user data from the source data stream in accordance with a different data framing protocol associated with the respective framing circuit. The controller is operative to: (i) receive the source data stream and automatically determine which of the at least two different data framing protocols corresponds to the source data stream; and (ii) route the source data stream to one of the first framing circuit and the second framing circuit in response to a match between the determined data framing protocol of the source data stream and one of the first and second data framing protocols.

Abstract: Alternate methods, devices and systems are presented for providing service providers and/or end users of mobile stations to monitor and/or report regions with high error rates and/or dead zones. A protocol is provided such as to yield the error occurrence, error rate and/or the address of the end user. In some embodiments it also contains location information and time of day information. This information may be collected from the G.P.S., and/or all or a portion of users when there is a significant transmission difficulty and/or an abundance of errors. The collected data forms a database which is analyzed to generate coverage maps. This may include the dynamic aspects of the mobile network. In another aspect of this invention, each mobile station periodically compares its current location with the data base. The results of this comparison enables the mobile unit to anticipate connection problems.

Abstract: Alternate methods, devices and systems are presented for providing service providers and/or end users of mobile stations to monitor and/or report regions with high error rates and/or dead zones. A protocol is provided such as to yield the error occurrence, error rate and/or the address of the end user. In some embodiments it also contains location information and time of day information. This information may be collected from the G.P.S., and/or all or a portion of users when there is a significant transmission difficulty and/or an abundance of errors. The collected data forms a database which is analyzed to generate coverage maps. This may include the dynamic aspects of the mobile network. In another aspect of this invention, each mobile station periodically compares its current location with the data base. The results of this comparison enables the mobile unit to anticipate connection problems.

Abstract: A method and apparatus creates a virtual high bandwidth, bi-directional, communications link utilizing low and high bandwidth uni-directional links in opposite directions. The directions of the two uni-directional communications links can be dynamically reversed in response to changing traffic needs.