Abstract: Various gain factors for pilot information are used to determine a corresponding plurality of likely channel performance values for a plurality of data channels (and/or services). The resultant information is used to select a specific gain factor to apply when transmitting the pilot information. In one embodiment, the gain factor that correlates to the highest signal to interference plus noise ratio is used.

Abstract: Integrated circuits are provided that use on-chip data compression and decompression to minimize consumption of interconnect resources. Parallel-to-serial converter circuitry can use time-division multiplexing techniques to compress data. The compressed data may be conveyed between circuit blocks on the integrated circuit using a reduced number of parallel interconnect conductors. After the compressed data has been conveyed to its destination, a serial-to-parallel converter may use time-division demultiplexing techniques to decompress the data. Interconnect resources may be shared by dedicated circuits. With this arrangement, signals can be selectively steered through the appropriate dedicated circuitry to either maximize performance or to use compression and decompression to minimize interconnect resource consumption.

Abstract: Arbitration of multiple transponders, such as RFID tags, occurs in an interrogation field. The arbitration process is custom-tailored for individual applications, under software control, by the transponder reader or tag reader. Different wake-up slots are calculated for each tag during successive transmission cycles based upon the tag ID and the transmission cycle number. The tag reader may also send a special command to a tag to read its data and cause the tag to become decoupled from the environment. The tags may be selectively placed in either a tag-talk-first mode or a reader-talk-first mode. Furthermore, the tag reader may send a special fast read command to the tag which includes a read request and at least one parameter of the read request.

Abstract: A system and method of providing distributed election of a shared transmission schedule within an ad hoc network. The invention includes a collision-free access protocol which resolves channel access contentions for time division multiple access (TDMA) of a single channel. Time-slots are organized into part numbers, which are included within sections, a sequence of which define a block. Each node is given a ring number according to its location within the network topology and maintains local neighbor information along with its own part number and message digest. Collision-free channel access is automatically scheduled and repetitious contention phases are resolved by a random permutation algorithm operating in message digests. An empty time-slot utilization method is also described and data packets may also be transmitted subject to a non-zero collision probability within a blind section of the block.

Abstract: A method and associated hardware are disclosed for multiplexing communication connections in a telecommunication system based on time division multiple access. There is defined a burst structure that consists of symbols and fills a time slot at a radio interface. The burst structure is filled with symbols, thus composing a transmission burst, which is transmitted within a time slot. The step of filling the burst structure with symbols comprises the substeps of taking information symbols of a first kind and filling a first part (302, 802, DATA) of the burst therewith, and taking information symbols of a second kind and filling a second part (306, 816, DATA) of the burst therewith. Additionally there is taken control symbols which are used to fill certain control parts (301, 303, 304, 305, 307, 601, 602, 603, 801, 803, 804, 805, 807, 811, 813, 814, 815, 817, 1011, 1012, 1013 S) of the burst.

Abstract: A wireless communication network system apparatus which provides for isochronous data transfer between node devices of the network, which provides at least one master node device which manages the data transmission between the other node devices of the network, which avoids or reduces interference from other wireless products and which resolves random errors associated with wireless technology including multipath fading. The system provides a communication protocol which shares the wireless transport medium between the node devices of the network, and which provides each node device on the network a designated transmit time slot for data communication.

Abstract: Arbitration of multiple transponders, such as RFID tags, occurs in an interrogation field. The arbitration process is custom-tailored for individual applications, under software control, by the transponder reader or tag reader. Different wake-up slots are calculated for each tag during successive transmission cycles based upon the tag ID and the transmission cycle number. The tag reader may send a special fast read command to the tag which includes a read request and communications control parameters including the number of time slots for transponder communications, the number of transmissions that an individual transponder is allowed to issue, and the data rate at which the reader communicates to the transponder. The tag reader may also send a special command to a tag to read its data and cause the tag to become decoupled from the environment.

Abstract: A wireless communication system that forms a personal area network and that includes a control station and a communication apparatus. The control station and the communication apparatus perform a connection confirmation process. A connection confirmation period that constitutes a connection cycle is variable for each communication apparatus. When the connection confirmation period arrives each communication apparatus sends connection confirmation information to the control station.

Abstract: A satellite system employing time diversity and a single frequency network of terrestrial re-radiation stations is provided wherein each terrestrial re-radiation station inserts a delay into a terrestrial signal. The delay allows the time of arrival of the early time diversity signal at the center of terrestrial coverage to coincide with the arrival of the corresponding late time diversity signal, thereby improving hand-off between terrestrial and satellite signals at a receiver. The delay also adjusts for distance differences between each terrestrial re-radiation station and the satellite and between each station and the center of the terrestrial coverage region. This adjustment optimizes the TDM-MCM reception by synchronizing at the center of the SFN the phase of the MCM signals re-radiated from the re-radiating stations of the SFN.

Abstract: A method of frequency hopping is supported by a basestation having a broadband transceiver. The method permits changing physical channels upon which mobile subscribers communicate with the basestation, wherein the broadband transceiver is operated using static transceiver frequencies, the method exclusive of switching communication signals between transceivers. In one embodiment, the method maps baseband output signals from a digital channelizer which represent physical channels to ones of digital signal processors representing logical channels and baseband input signals of a digital combiner to ones of logical outputs of digital signal processors according to a mapping signal.

Abstract: A type of channel access, Clique Activated Multiple Access (CAMA), is disclosed which allows neighboring nodes to form cliques for the purpose of supporting a broadcast channel. CAMA operates using only local knowledge, meaning it can scale to large networks. It also has the potential of requiring less channel resources than node allocation. In addition, it would lend itself well to an application like push-to-talk voice where only one transmitter per neighborhood is active (except for relay nodes.

Abstract: In a system having at least a first slot (104) and a first header (106), at least one field is provided in the first header (106). The first slot (104) is configured into at least a first segment and a second segment or into at least a signaling communications path comprising a plurality of messages, based on a value associated with at least a portion of the at last one field associated with the first header. The first segment/message is address to a first subscriber unit and the second segment/message is addressed to a second subscriber unit.

Abstract: In a transport stream decoder, a plurality of synchronization establishment circuits receive a plurality of different transport streams and a plurality of input clocks corresponding thereto, to establish synchronization between the transport streams and the input clocks. A multiple TS time-division multiplexing circuit receives outputs of two FIFO memories, converts a plurality of transport stream signals into time-division multiplexing signals synchronizing with an internal processing clock, and provides an addition of a TS identification signal indicating which one of the transport streams corresponds to each time-division multiplexing signal. Therefore, a TS decoder with suppressed circuit scale can be provided even when different types of transport streams are handled.

Abstract: A medical system that allows a medical device to be controlled by one of two input devices. The input devices may be consoles that contain handles and a screen. The medical devices may include robotic arms and instruments used to perform a medical procedure. The system may include an arbitrator that determines which console has priority to control one or more of the robotic arms/instruments.

Abstract: A “time multiplexed” transmission scheme capable of reducing the amount of interference from other cells operated at the same frequency band. Each cell in a system transmits in designated time intervals (e.g., time slots) during which other interfering cells may be prevented from transmitting. By temporarily “blanking” transmissions from interfering cells during the designated time slots, the amount of interference from these cells is reduced. The improved signal quality may support transmission at a desired or higher data rate, which may not be possible without cell blanking. In one variant, transmissions from the cells are staggered over different time slots. A set of one or more cells may be designated to transmit in each of a number of slot phases. The cells transmit in a staggered manner on these phases to reduce interference. The transmission scheme may be used for a various channel types (e.g., a control channel) and applications.

Abstract: An electronic price label (ESL) system with communication error correction is described. In one aspect, the ESL system automatically locates an ESL after the ESL fails to respond to a message. After a number of retries to the ESL have gone unanswered, the host computer system causes all CBSs to transmit an automatic find for the ESL which is not responding. This automatic find is transmitted by all the CBSs on all timeslots. Alternatively, the find can be transmitted by one CBS or a group of CBSs in a predetermined pattern calculated to quickly find the ESL failing to respond. If the ESL responds to the automatic find command, the host computer system logs which CBS heard the response and which timeslot the ESL responded on.

Abstract: A medical system that allows a medical device to be controlled by one of two input devices. The input devices may be consoles that contain handles and a screen. The medical devices may include robotic arms and instruments used to perform a medical procedure. The system may include an arbitrator that determines which console has priority to control one or more of the robotic arms/instruments.

Abstract: A method to transfer data from a digital data modulator device to a digital data demodulator device over a subscriber line. The digital data modulator device has a detection circuit for detecting incoming idle ATM cells, and a cascade coupled null data cell generator, a trellis code modulator, a data encoder/mapper, a constellation points rotation circuit and a constellation points shifting circuit for shifting constellation points to lower power points. The digital data demodulator device has a detection circuit for detecting received null data, and a cascade coupled de-shifting circuit for shifting constellation points with the lowest power back to points corresponding to null data cells, a de-rotation circuit for de-rotating the constellation points, a data decoder/de-mapper and a trellis code de-modulator. Transmission power of idle data is minimized, and the random rotation of low power constellation points simplifies the training and tracking of the frequency equalizer in the demodulator.

Abstract: The disclosure describes a communication device and a transponder adapted to provide contactless communication with the communication device include time-value determiner with the aid of which at least one time value can be determined, which time value is representative of at least a part of the communication time interval which starts at a starting instant and ends at an ending instant, in which communication time interval communication between the communication device and the transponder is possible.

Abstract: A satellite digital audio radio system (SDARS) transmitter provides a broadcast transmission signal including a time division multiplex (TDM) mode of transmission and a coded orthogonal frequency multiplex (OFDM) mode of transmission. The SDARS transmitter provides a transmission signal that supports four transport mechanisms or traffic channels: (1) multiple audio and data program channels (program channels), (2) a cluster control information channel (CC), (3) a global control information channel (GC), and (4) a synchronization channel (CS). In particular, the SDARS transmitter processes 100 program channels into 5 clusters, each cluster comprising GC and CS information, along with a program cluster comprising 20 program channels and CC information. The SDARS transmitter further partitions each cluster into 255 cluster segments and interleaves the cluster segments from each cluster for transmission.

Abstract: Without performing a channel reservation, an arbitrary radio communication with other surrounding radio communication devices may be carried out by setting up a receiving slot according to the amount of receiving data. Each radio communication device may only manage the number of its own receiving slots so as to secure the channel required for communication by its own determination, without needing a process which is accurately synchronous with other radio communication devices. The radio communication device on the data transmission side monitors, by receiving the beacon, the increase in the number of the receiving slots of the radio communication device on the reception side, so as to transmit the data immediately when the number of the receiving slots increases. The reception acknowledgement (ACK) information from the reception side radio communication device is written in the beacon and returned.

Abstract: A system and method for the transmission of synchronization information from a wireless asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) base station across a point to point or point to multipoint wireless link, to one or more network interface units (NIUs). Each of the NIUs is capable of supporting a combination of structured or unstructured T1 and/or E1 circuit emulation services. The technique involves locking the wireless modem downstream symbol clock to an externally provided frequency reference from the base station. The reference is an N integer multiple of 8 kHz which is the lowest common denominator for both the T1 and E1 clocking rates.

Abstract: Serialized data from broadcast services is provided to a broadcast server for transmitting to one or more client devices. The serialized data may correspond to shared data, private data, or control data. Data is scheduled for transmission based on weighted priorities including quality of service metrics. The transmission frame is arranged according to a frame protocol that includes provisions for a table of contents indexing system for the shared data. Packets of shared data are formatted based on criteria that is known by the particular broadcast service and corresponding application that is resident on the client device. The client device receives the table of contents at the transport layer, and notifies applications of data that will be available in the next frame. Applications submit prioritized requests to the transport layer, requesting data in the next frame. Data is retrieved by the transport layer, and deserialized by handlers for each application.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for forwarding a control information in a transmission signal of a communication network. A dummy information is provided in at least one predetermined portion of the transmission signal, and is replaced at least partly by the control information at a control device arranged on the transmission path of the transmission signal. Signaling space is thus generated by creating the dummy information. Thereby, a fast control signaling can be provided which does not have to be originated at a network controlling functionality. Furthermore, if a dedicated link is used, less power is required and designing of new physical channel types is not required.

Abstract: A data transmission method is provided for a medium access control (MAC) of a mobile telecommunication system. Each logical channel may transmit a response field to the transport channel. The response field may represent a data characteristic and an amount of data having a corresponding characteristic. This may be transmitted with the response field representing a data amount of a buffer. The transport channel may perform a TFC selection based on priorities of each logical channel and the data characteristic.

Abstract: A method of assessing a signal in a second capsule (114) within a cell (102) of RF capsules in a cellular communications system, wherein measurements indicative of the signal are made by a first capsule (112) whilst it is servicing a call. The present invention enables the smooth handover of calls between capsules, where mobile assisted handover is unavailable, whilst reducing the system complexity and cost overheads prevalent in current systems.

Abstract: A mechanism for notifying a mobile station of receipt of a packet-switched paging message in a GSM communication system. A base station controller (108) sends the packet-switched paging message to the mobile station (116) along a main dedicated control channel in response to the mobile station being capable of operating in a dual transfer mode and being currently engaged in circuit-switch voice interchange activity, resulting in a simultaneous voice and data transmission in dual transfer mode.

Abstract: Apparatus, and an associated method, for operating a mobile station to receive paging messages broadcast thereto. Determination of operating characteristics, such as noise levels or fading levels, are made. Responsive to such determinations, selection is made either to cause operation of the mobile station responsive to page indication bits broadcast upon a quick-paging channel (F-QPCH), or to merely monitor the paging channel in conventional manner.

Abstract: In methods for signal transmission, a first radio burst is inventively transmitted in a time slot of the radio interface, in which a transmission-side synchronization of the transmission of the first radio burst occurs, so that the first radio burst arrives at the receiving radio station at a predetermined point in time within the time slot. At least one second radio burst that can be interpreted separately from the first radio burst is transmitted in the same time slot. The invention can be utilized for designing the access method (random access) in packet data services (GPRS) of the GSM mobile radio telephone system or in a TDD transmission mode of the third mobile radio telephone generation. This method may also be used to transmit many very short messages.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for detecting a frequency correction burst embedded in a signal which includes ordered samples. The method comprises the following: (a) correlating K sequences of the ordered samples with a predetermined waveform to produce K correlation outputs, each of the K correlation outputs corresponding to one of the K sequences, having a magnitude and being associated with an order index, K being an integer, the predetermined waveform corresponding to the frequency correction burst; (b) storing the K correlation outputs in a buffer according to the order indices; and (c) estimating a parameter based on the K correlation outputs, the parameter indicating detection of the frequency correction burst. The estimated parameter includes a frequency error and an ending time of a frequency correction burst. A quality metric associated with each frequency error is also computed.

Abstract: A timeslot interchange switch has a three stage pipelined construction. A cross-connect stage identifies egress timeslots for which there is a corresponding data source. The cross connect stage has a set of flags which indicate whether or not there is a data source for each of a plurality of egress timeslots. The cross connect stage takes the flags in groups. If one or more flags in a group indicates an egress timeslot has a corresponding data source then information identifying the egress timeslot is passed to a connection scheduler via a FIFO. The connection scheduler looks up the data source for each the egress timeslot.

Abstract: A method and system for reducing forward crosstalk using time division multiplexing of the crosstalk noise. The method includes routing a plurality of signal lines along generally parallel paths and spacing one or more groups of the plurality of signal lines unequally in a neck in and a neck out configuration so that adjacent signal lines in each of the one or more groups of the plurality of signal lines extend away from each other within a predetermined distance. The method may also include terminating each of the plurality of signal lines using active termination. The method may also include establishing a single strip line stack up.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for generating for generating a multiplexed communication signal in a wireless communication system. The apparatus comprises inputs configured to receive digital communication signals, a transform matrix configured to transform the digital communication signals into transformed digital communication signals, and a processor configured to generate a scaling vector for the transformed digital communication signals. Furthermore, the apparatus further comprises an operator configured to produce a mantissa for each of the transformed digital communication signals with the scaling vector and a multiplexer configured to multiplex the mantissa for each of the transformed digital communication signals and the scaling vector to produce the multiplexed communication signal.

Abstract: A wireless telephone system comprises a base transceiver having a base receiver and a plurality of wireless handsets. Each handset comprises a handset transceiver for establishing a time-division multiple access (TDMA) link over a shared channel with the base unit via the base transceiver, in which each handset communicates during an exclusive time slot of a TDMA scheme that allocates time slots to handsets. The base receiver is characterized by a plurality of demodulation parameters and is for synchronizing with each handsets. The base receiver stores a set of demodulation parameters for each handset and switches to the set of demodulation parameters for a particular handset when the base unit is to synchronize with the particular handset.

Abstract: The inter-switch interconnect system functions to interface a packet switch with a legacy Time Division Multiplexed switch without requiring any changes to the Time Division Multiplexed switch. The inter-switch interconnect system implements a packet-based call connection system that is triggered by the standard CCS7-ISUP signaling protocol, where the packet-capable Time Division Multiplexed switch controls the set-up and tear-down of the packet connections through the Asynchronous Transfer Mode network to the non-packet-capable Time Division Multiplexed switch using the standard CCS7-ISUP signaling protocol for both incoming and outgoing calls. The packet-capable Time Division Multiplexed switch controls call connections both to and from the legacy non-packet-capable Time Division Multiplexed switch.

Abstract: The invention relates to provide a cross-connect switch and a route monitoring assist apparatus both suitable for a synchronous transfer mode. An object of the invention is to attain cross-connect at a low cost with reliability in a much higher rate group than in the conventional example. To this end, the invention provides a cross-connect switch comprising a multiport storage section having a plurality of read ports randomly accessible and a plurality of write ports to which data of a plurality of channels that are time-division-multiplexed are input individually in parallel; an address storage section for storing addresses to be supplied to the respective read ports; and a controlling section for writing data in units of a plurality of channels by supplying write addresses sequentially to each of the write ports, and for supplying addresses stored in the address storage section to the respective read ports.

Abstract: A mechanism for notifying a mobile station of receipt of a packet-switched paging message in a GSM communication system. A base station controller (108) sends the packet-switched paging message to the mobile station (116) along a main dedicated control channel in response to the mobile station being capable of operating in a dual transfer mode and being currently engaged in circuit-switch voice interchange activity, resulting in a simultaneous voice and data transmission in dual transfer mode.

Abstract: A wireless multiplexing computer network system includes a central receiver and a number of transmitters coupled to the central receiver in a wireless manner. The central receiver is connected to a host computer and selectively peripheral device. Each transmitter transmits a wireless transmission signal to the central receiver. The wireless transmission signal includes a security identification code for preventing transmission data error and suppressing noise, a classification identification code for determining if the signal is eventually transmitted to the peripheral device or the host computer, a function identification code for identifying the function or operation to be executed in the host computer or the peripheral device and a source identification code for identifying the particular transmitter from which the transmission is made.

Abstract: A method and arrangement for processing of CCTrCH data in a UMTS system, by: receiving CCTrCH data across a plurality of radio frames and timeslots (310); storing the received CCTrCH data (320); and upon receipt of complete data for a CCTrCH, processing the stored CCTrCH data through channel processing asynchronously to the received timeslot structure (360). Preferably, the received CCTrCH data is stored in a single RAM memory in link-list form, whereby each timeslot of received CCTrCH data can be independently accessed in the memory. This method of buffering the different parts of the received CCTrCH data, so that they can be recombined before the TrCH decoding and de-multiplexing, is both memory efficient and spreads out the processing load over time.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture are provided for a configurable downhole tool. The downhole tool includes a plurality of devices each of which is configured for one or more functions. At some point during operation (e.g., during system initialization), the presence of each device disposed on the downhole tool is detected. Each device may then begin performing its respective function or functions. For example, some devices may be configured to collect environmental data while the tool is disposed in a wellbore. In one embodiment, the collected data is provided to a transceiver. The transceiver then transmits the data from the downhole tool to some remove receiving unit, which may be located at the surface of the wellbore.

Abstract: The transmission of high-speed data traffic in IPDLs at a base station of a cellular communications network is controlled. An IPDL is identified which occurs within a set of time slots of a given channel. The channel may comprise a dedicated time slot channel or a packet-oriented time slot channel. More specifically, the channel may comprise a Dedicated Physical Control Channel or a High Speed Downlink Shared Channel. The information within a time slot of the set is shifted. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the information is shifted to a reduced portion of the time slot of the channel by reducing a spread spectrum factor for the signal carrying the information and increasing the transmission power of the signal. A remaining portion of the time slot spans at least a duration of the identified IPDL. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, the information within the time slot is shifted to another time slot of the channel.

Abstract: A receiver of a handset transceiver, in a wireless telephone system having a plurality of wireless handset and a base unit having a base transceiver. Each handset has a handset transceiver for establishing a time-division multiple access (TDMA) link over a shared channel with the base unit via the base transceiver, in which each handset communicates during an exclusive time slot of a TDMA scheme that allocates time slots to handsets during an exclusive time slot of a TDMA scheme that allocates time slots to active handsets for receiving a spread spectrum signal comprising successive chips representing successive symbols. Each receiver has one or more demodulation loops for demodulating the received spread spectrum signal, wherein each demodulation loop is characterized by one or more demodulation loop parameters. A parallel correlator of the receiver detects a peak bin and provides the peak bin and two adjacent bins.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for controlling the transmission power requirements in a time division duplex wireless telecommunication system. The method uses the size of the data and Midamble in a burst and the change in rate matching to control the transmission power.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating phase/amplitude characteristics of a propagation path. The apparatus removes, from a receive signal on a data channel on which known information is transmitted upon being time-multiplexed between items of unknown information, transmit information on this channel, which provides phase/amplitude information indicative of phase/amplitude characteristics that this data channel has suffered over the propagation path. The apparatus further removes from a receive signal on a data channel on which only unknown information is transmitted, transmit information on this channel, which provides phase/amplitude information indicative of phase/amplitude characteristics that this data channel has suffered over the propagation path. The apparatus includes an adder for adding the two phase/amplitude information and an estimation unit for estimating, from an adder output, a phase characteristic and an amplitude characteristic that each channel has suffered over the propagation path.

Abstract: A multidirectional time-division multiplexing wireless data communications system can prevent erroneous data from being transmitted through a data communication line even when a bit error has occurred in transmission data. An error correcting redundant bit, obtained by performing an error correcting code operation on a low-speed continuous signal, is multiplexed to a specific vacant slot in a wireless frame. A burst signal, converted by a continuous/burst signal conversion circuit through an interleaving operation, is multiplexed to a predetermined time slot, and transmitted to a wireless area. The burst signal is received by the conversion circuit, and converted into a continuous signal through a de-interleaving operation. A division circuit divides an error correcting code to generate a syndrome. Based on the syndrome, an error position detection circuit specifies bit error position in data, and an addition circuit corrects errors.

Abstract: A method of assigning paging channels to terminals providing group communications with a communications systems includes defining a control channel including a plurality of time slots wherein the time slots are grouped into time frames so that each time frame includes a plurality of sequential time slots. A first time slot of each of the time frames is assigned as a first paging channel for one of the terminals. A second time slot of each of the time frames is assigned as a second paging channel for the terminal wherein the second time slot is assigned to provide a desired proximity of the first and second time slots within each of the time frames. Related systems and terminals are also discussed.

Abstract: A communication system includes a communication switching office having a transceiver for receiving/transmitting a message from/to a data terminal using a communication system, and a management system including a central controller receiving/transmitting the message from/to the communication switching office. The central controller is responsive to the message received from the data terminal, and receives data in the message received from the data terminal. The data terminal transmits to the management system on a message channel. The message channel includes multiple messages from multiple data terminals. The management system receives the multiple messages per message channel or TDM group, and allocates message channel bandwidth for each of the multiple messages to the data terminal responsive to the data terminal call request received on the signalling channel.

Abstract: A time division multiplex (TDM) communication system (10) for broadcasting to users. The TDM communication system (10) includes a first transmitter (14) which broadcasts a first signal into a first coverage area (30) and a second transmitter (16) which broadcasts a second signal into a second coverage area (30) which at least partially overlaps said first coverage area (30). The first transmitter (14) is allocated a first TDM time block (88) having a first guard time (48) and the second transmitter (16) is allocated a second TDM time block (88) having a second guard time (48). The first (88) and second time blocks (88) form at least a portion of a TDM repeat interval such that the first transmitter (14) broadcasts the first signal during the first TDM time block (88) and the second transmitter (16) broadcasts the second signal during the second TDM time block (88).

Abstract: A method for implementing an intelligent service includes the step of offering the intelligent service with an intelligent network of a telephone system. Messages are exchanged interactively between a subscriber of the telephone system and a peripheral unit. The subscriber is authorized to use at least the intelligent service. The telephone system includes, in addition to the intelligent network, at least one telephone network which is linked to the intelligent network. Information relating to the intelligent service is exchanged between the peripheral unit and a service control node via a connection which is established in a data network.

Abstract: A method is provided for background scanning in a selective call communication system (102) having a plurality of channels (110, 112, 114), wherein a selective call device (104) has designated thereto one of an odd and even frame compulsory decoding schedule. The selective call device (104) decodes system configuration information (SCI) on odd SCI frames during the odd compulsory decoding schedule, scans for even SCI frames of target channels while maintaining the odd compulsory decoding schedule, and releases or maintains the odd compulsory decoding schedule based on the system configuration information found on the target channels.