Method and apparatus for increasing co-channel utilization in a multi-station data communications network
CA 2031397 C · Owner: Motorola, Inc. · Inventors: Bruckert, Eugene J.
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A digital radio system having improved co-channel utilization is disclosed. A remote terminal receives a station identification from one of the fixed stations having an overlapping radio coverage area with another fixed station and retransmits this station identification with its message. A second fixed station receiving the remote terminal's transmission uses the station identification and the signal strength of the remote terminal to determine whether transmissions from other remote terminals should be inhibited. Depending upon the geographic proximity of the first fixed station to the second fixed station and the remote terminal's signal strength at the second fixed station, a signal …
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- Filed December 3, 1990 and granted May 3, 1994. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 3, 2010.
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