Method and apparatus to efficiently support group call confirmation

    公开(公告)号:US10542391B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-21

    申请号:US15326765

    申请日:2014-08-26

    Abstract: A method in a call information server for a two-way radio system includes accessing, by the server, group list information associating the plurality of subscriber units with one or more groups; receiving, at the server, updates related to presence information, availability information, and the group list information; and confirming, by the server, for each particular subscriber unit indicated in a particular group list as forming a particular group, the particular subscriber unit's participation in a particular group call to the particular group, as a function of the presence information, the availability information, and the group list information. A call information server and a two-way radio system are also disclosed.

    Method and apparatus for managing trunking operations in an ad-hoc network

    公开(公告)号:US09661615B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-23

    申请号:US14783256

    申请日:2013-04-09

    CPC classification number: H04W72/0406 H04B7/14 H04W84/08 H04W84/18 H04W88/04

    Abstract: A control unit is selected from a plurality of narrowband mobile stations also forming an ad-hoc network. The control unit is configured to control and manage a narrowband trunking operation via the ad-hoc network. The control unit receives a call request over a narrowband control channel from a first mobile station, assigns a pair of narrowband traffic channels for a call associated with the call request, chooses two mobile stations from the plurality of mobile stations to act as a narrowband repeater for the call, the pair including a respective receiver mobile station and a respective transmitter mobile station, informs the repeater mobile stations of the assignment and of the assigned traffic channels for the call, and grants the call request over the narrowband control channel. The grant includes an indication of the assigned traffic channels on which the repeater mobile stations can be located for the call.

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