WO1996027963A3 - Method and apparatus to improve pstn access to wireless subscribers using a low bit rate system - Google Patents

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WO1996027963A3
WO1996027963A3 PCT/US1996/003027 US9603027W WO9627963A3 WO 1996027963 A3 WO1996027963 A3 WO 1996027963A3 US 9603027 W US9603027 W US 9603027W WO 9627963 A3 WO9627963 A3 WO 9627963A3
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Ayman Fawaz
Robert Kavaler
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Abstract

A method of cellular communication among a subscriber unit, a base station and a switch controller is provided which comprises the steps of digitally encoding speech signals at the subscriber unit; generating radio forward error correction (FEC) at the subscriber unit to protect the encoded speech signals during transmission; transmitting the encoded speech signals together with the radio FEC by radio from the subscriber unit to the base station; error correcting the transmitted encoded speech signals at the base station using the radio FEC; generating wire FEC to protect the encoded speech signals during transmission; transmitting the encoded speech signals together with the wire FEC from the base station to the controller; error correcting the transmitted encoded speech signals at the controller using the wire FEC; and decoding the digitally encoded speech signals at the controller.
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