Abstract: A system and method for transmitting a series of pages in a communication system. The system includes a paging console for placing a plurality of pages in a queue for transmission to one or more targets devices. Each page includes a Dependent-Upon (DU) field that indicates whether the page is dependent upon an earlier page in the queue. Upon initiating a paging event, the plurality of pages are attempted based upon their order in the queue. Prior to transmitting each page, it is determined whether the DU field of that page indicates a dependency upon an earlier page. If there is no dependency, the page is attempted as normal. If the current page is dependent upon an earlier page, a record is checked to determine whether the earlier page was successful. If the earlier page was successful, the current page is attempted. If the earlier page was unsuccessful, the current page is not attempted and is recorded as unsuccessful.

Abstract: A method (200, 300) of securing an operating system. The method can include, for a first application to be instantiated on the operating system, receiving from a first security template (106) at least a first recommended value for a configuration line item. The method also can include, for a second application to be instantiated on the operating system, receiving a second security template at least a second recommended value for the configuration line item. From among at least the first and second values, at least one value that is compatible with each of the applications can be selected. Further, an output (120) can be generated that automatically updates the configuration line item with the selected at least one value.

Abstract: A system and method for transmitting a series of pages in a communication system. The system includes a paging console for placing a plurality of pages in a queue for transmission to one or more targets devices. Each page includes a Dependent-Upon (DU) field that indicates whether the page is dependent upon an earlier page in the queue. Upon initiating a paging event, the plurality of pages are attempted based upon their order in the queue. Prior to transmitting each page, it is determined whether the DU field of that page indicates a dependency upon an earlier page. If there is no dependency, the page is attempted as normal. If the current page is dependent upon an earlier page, a record is checked to determine whether the earlier page was successful. If the earlier page was successful, the current page is attempted. If the earlier page was unsuccessful, the current page is not attempted and is recorded as unsuccessful.

Abstract: A method of providing delayed communications within a communication system begins with the steps of detecting (201) selection of simultaneous transmission of a message on at least one communication resource and recording (203) at least a part of the message, yielding a recorded message. When at least one of the at least one communication resource has a busied status, resulting (205) in at least one busied resource, and subsequently when at least one of the at least one busied resource becomes free, transmitting (2075) at least a part of the recorded message on the at least one of the at least one busied resource that became free. In addition, the method may further include the step of monitoring (2071) the at least one busied resource for a free status. The transmitting (2075) step may begin before the completion of the transmission on the first busied resource.

Abstract: A digital recorder detrunks calls for logging prior to recording same. This allows retrieving what a radio monitoring a particular talkgroup hears and combines that with the best features of a detrunk-on-playback system, namely the ability to isolate those portions of all the system communications which are desired or specifically excluded. The fluid associations between talkgroup IDs, multigroup IDs, and supergroup IDs are used by the recorder to search for the audio which the user wishes to hear. The retrieval of audio heard by a particular, individual radio is made possible through the incorporation of radio affiliation information into a searchable database. A specified individual radio ID may be tracked with respect to its talkgroup affiliations, during a specified time interval, by an appropriate search algorithm. Those affiliations can, in turn, be further used with the talkgroup/supergroup/multigroup search algorithm to retrieve the audio heard by an individual radio user.

Abstract: In a communication system having a communication resource allocator, a plurality of communication units, a plurality of communication resources, and at least one console, the communication resource allocator is improved to comprise system reconfiguration databases, selection information, execution information, and predetermined event receiving information. The improvement allows the communication system to be automatically reconfigured in response to a predetermined event. The predetermined event is typically initiated by one of the plurality of communication units.

Abstract: In a communication system that comprises a plurality of communication resources, a plurality of consoles, a communication resource allocator, and a plurality of subscriber units arranged into a plurality of communication groups, the communication resource allocator comprises memory for storing presented and unpresented communication groups. By storing unpresented communication groups, a console, via an associated operator MUX interface module, may automatically utilize the unpresented communication groups without intervention from an operator of the console.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for allowing a radio control console to failsoft to a predetermined channel assignment plan, without disrupting emergency calls then in progress, upon the failure of a CAD host computer link that would ordinarily provide control signals to the console. Channels are deassigned unless they are supporting an emergency call, and then reassigned to a default assignment. If the reassignment would cause a duplicate assignment, the duplicate assignment is first deassigned prior to making the new default assignment.