System and method for automatic signaling channel identification

Patent 6490297 Issued on December 3, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date:

June 4, 2019. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Application

No. 325968 filed on 06/04/1999

US Classes:

370/522, Signaling (ancillary to main information)370/236, Including signaling between network elements370/346, Polling370/449, Polling370/458, Using time slots455/434, Control or access channel scanning455/515Control channel monitoring (i.e., paging or access channel signaling) for system access

Examiners

Primary: Kizou, Hassan
Assistant: Odland, David

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

International Classes

H04J 003/12
524
422

Abstract

The system and method of the invention enable any channel of a multi-channel communication link to be used for transmission of a control signal to a system component by a system controller. The system component, connected to the system controller by the multi-channel communication link, automatically locates the one or more signaling channels carrying the control signal(s) and then establishes communication with the system controller in accordance with the control signal(s). If no signaling channels are located after a predetermined number of attempts or after a predetermined period of time, the system component may, if particular conditions are met, reset itself before continuing to search for the signaling channel(s).