METHOD AND SYSTEM OF INTERRUPTING A TRANSMITTING SUBSCRIBER IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM

Abstract

Disclosed is a method and system for interrupting a transmitting subscriber where the transmitting subscriber communicates on a forward channel of a wireless communications system while listening to a reverse channel for reverse channel signaling. The transmitting subscriber receives reverse channel signaling on the reverse channel from a second subscriber, wherein the message is received either directly from the second subscriber or through at least one base radio and terminates the communication on the forward channel in response to the received reverse channel signaling.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

An illustrative embodiment of the invention is now described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying figures in which:

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an example wireless communications system in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an example reverse channel burst on the outbound channel in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an example of a reverse channel burst on the inbound channel in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 4 is a flow diagram of an example operation of a subscriber transmitting in the wireless communications system of FIG. 1 in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 5 is a flow diagram of an example operation of a subscriber initiating an interrupt in the wireless communications system of FIG. 1 in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an example remote control request message in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.

Claims

1. A method for interrupting a transmitting subscriber, comprising: at a first subscriber:transmitting a communication on a forward channel of a wireless communications system while listening to a reverse channel for reverse channel signaling;receiving reverse channel signaling on the reverse channel from a second subscriber, wherein the reverse channel signaling is received either directly from the second subscriber or through at least one base radio; andterminating the communication on the forward channel in response to the received reverse channel signaling.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining that the received reverse channel signaling indicates an interrupt message prior to terminating the communication on the forward channel.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein if the interrupt message is a transmitter interrupt, then the first subscriber determines whether the communication on the forward channel is voice before terminating the communication on the forward channel.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein a type of interrupt message is at least one of transmitter interrupt, emergency preemption, and control of remote monitor.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising the second subscriber transmitting a second communication on the forward channel.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining that the first subscriber is provisioned for reverse channel signaling before terminating the communication on the forward channel.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising determining the first subscriber is provisioned for transmitter interrupt before terminating the communication.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the second subscriber sends the reverse channel signaling if the second subscriber is a party to the communication and is provisioned for polite channel access.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the second subscriber sends the reverse channel signaling if the second subscriber is not provisioned for polite channel access.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication is a voice call.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising: transmitting non-voice on a forward channel of a TDMA wireless communications system while listening to a reverse channel for reverse channel signaling;receiving reverse channel signaling on the reverse channel from a second subscriber, wherein the reverse channel signaling is received either directly from the second subscriber or through at least one base radio; andnot terminating the non-voice on the forward channel in response to the received reverse channel signaling.

12. A method for interrupting a transmitting subscriber, comprising: at a first subscriber:transmitting voice on a forward channel of a TDMA wireless communications system while listening to a reverse channel for reverse channel signaling;receiving an outbound channel burst on the reverse channel from a second subscriber via at least one base radio, wherein the outbound channel burst comprises reverse channel signaling; andterminating the voice on the forward channel in response to the received outbound channel burst.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising: at a second subscriber:transmitting a communication on the forward channel while listening to the reverse channel for reverse channel signaling;receiving a reverse channel burst from a third subscriber on an inbound channel, wherein the reverse channel burst comprises the reverse channel signaling;determining the received reverse channel burst indicates an interrupt message; andterminating the communication on the forward channel in response to the interrupt message.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the reverse channel burst is carried only on a center of a time slot of the reverse channel.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein the interrupt message indicates an emergency preemption.

16. The method of claim 12 further comprising determining the communication is non-voice before terminating the communication on the forward channel.

17. The method of claim 12 wherein the first subscriber is provisioned for reverse channel signaling.

18. The method of claim 12 further comprising receiving a remote control request message prior to terminating the communication on the forward channel in response to a interrupt message.

19. The method of claim 12 further comprising determining that the first subscriber is provisioned for reverse channel signaling before terminating the communication on the forward channel.

20. The method of claim 12 wherein the reverse channel signaling is carried in between payload of the outbound channel burst.