Claims
- 1. A method comprising the steps of:
identifying in an outbound slot an address of a subscriber unit assigned to transmit in a corresponding inbound slot; and identifying with one bit in the outbound slot an additional inbound slot the subscriber unit is assigned to transmit in advance of the corresponding inbound slot.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the steps of identifying occur in a slot header of an outbound slot.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein the steps of identifying are repeated in each outbound slot present in an outbound transmission.
- 4. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of identifying a plurality of bits which identify a plurality of additional inbound slots the subscriber unit is assigned to transmit in advance of the corresponding inbound slot, wherein a single bit in the plurality of bits corresponds to a single inbound slot in the plurality of additional inbound slots.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein the one bit in the outbound slot identifies a plurality of additional inbound slots the subscriber unit is assigned to transmit in advance of the corresponding inbound slot.
- 6. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of identifying with one bit in the outbound slot an inbound slot the subscriber unit is not assigned to transmit in advance of the corresponding inbound slot.
- 7. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of identifying a plurality of bits which identify a plurality of additional inbound slots the subscriber unit is not assigned to transmit in advance of the corresponding inbound slot, wherein a single bit in the plurality of bits corresponds to a single inbound slot in the plurality of additional inbound slots.
- 8. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of identifying in the outbound slot a slot type, and wherein the slot type is the same for the corresponding inbound slot and the additional inbound slot.
- 9. The method of claim 1 wherein the steps of identifying are performed in a time division multiplex system.
- 10. A method comprising the steps of:
identifying in an outbound slot a random access address that allows at least one of a plurality of subscriber units to transmit in a corresponding inbound slot; and identifying with one bit in the outbound slot an additional inbound slot at least one of the plurality of subscriber units are allowed to transmit in advance of the corresponding inbound slot.
- 11. The method of claim 10 further comprising the step of identifying a plurality of bits which identify a plurality of additional inbound slots at least one of a plurality of subscribers may transmit in advance of the corresponding inbound slot, wherein a single bit in the plurality of bits corresponds to a single inbound slot in the plurality of additional inbound slots.
- 12. The method of claim 10 wherein the one bit in the outbound slot identifies a plurality of additional inbound slots in which at least one of the plurality of subscriber units are allowed to transmit in advance of the corresponding inbound slot.
- 13. The method of claim 10 further comprising the step of identifying in the outbound slot a slot type, and wherein the slot type is the same for the corresponding inbound slot and the additional inbound slot.
- 14. The method of claim 10 further comprising the step of identifying with one bit in the outbound slot an inbound slot not assigned to the random access address.
- 15. A method comprising the steps of:
identifying in an outbound slot a quiet address that prevents all subscriber units from transmitting in a corresponding inbound slot; and identifying with one bit in the outbound slot an additional inbound slot in which all subscriber units are prevented from transmitting in advance of the corresponding inbound slot.
- 16. The method of claim 15 further comprising the step of identifying a plurality of bits which identify a plurality of additional inbound slots in which all subscriber units are prevented from transmitting in advance of the corresponding inbound slot, wherein a single bit in the plurality of bits corresponds to a single inbound slot in the plurality of additional inbound slots.
- 17. The method of claim 15 wherein the one bit in the outbound slot identifies a plurality of additional inbound slots in which all subscriber units are prevented from transmitting in advance of the corresponding inbound slot.
- 18. The method of claim 15 further comprising the step of identifying in the outbound slot a slot type, and wherein the slot type is the same for the corresponding inbound slot and the additional inbound slot.
- 19. The method of claim 15 further comprising the step of identifying with one bit in the outbound slot an inbound slot not assigned to the quiet address.
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] The present application is related to the following U.S. application Ser. No. ______, filed Jun. 11, 2002, titled “Methods of Addressing and Signaling a Plurality of Subscriber Units in a Single Slot” by LoGalbo et al. (attorney docket no. CM05091H), which is commonly owned together with this application by Motorola, Inc.