Signaling architecture for microcell communication systems

A signaling architecture suitable for the next generation of cordless telephone systems is presented. A three-phase link setup process (THREP), which consists of a radio channel access phase, a link connecting phase, and a transmission phase, is proposed. Because the phases can be defined independently of each other, a flexible signaling architecture is introduced to meet different requirements such as service integration, various applications, and spectrum efficiency. The basic implementation of THREP is also presented.<
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