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Improved apparatus and method of providing a mobile communication system

CA 2252012 A1 · Owner: Nortel Matra Cellular · Inventors: Duplessis, Philippe; Lucidarme, Thierry

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The present invention provides a mobile radio telephone system (10 15) and a method of, operating it in which the beacon frequency is at least temporarily transmitted in a discontinuous manner. This allows a base transceiver station (2 4, 6, 16, 20, 22) to make, use of the gained time for either transmitting on another frequency or monitoring neighboring radio frequency sources for potential interference. In a particular embodiment of the present invention the beacon frequency is, interrupted by connecting the transmission path to the receiver path within the base transceiver station (2, 4, 6, 16, 20, 22). This may be done by single pole double throw high frequency switches. The …

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  • Filed October 16, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 16, 2018.
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FiledOctober 16, 1998
GrantedNo grant recorded
Term endedOctober 16, 2018
Patent numberCA 2252012 A1
Classification (IPC)H04W16/32 +1 more

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