Channel allocation for communication system

A system as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said channel allocation information comprises cell information and/or information about channel allocation.

A system as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said at least one first means is arranged to continuously send said-channel allocation information to said at least one other first means.

A system as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said at least one first means is provided with information identifying the at least one other first means to which said information is to be sent.

A system as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein co-ordinating means are provided which receive said channel allocation information from said at least one first means.

A system as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein said system is a cellular system.

A system as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein at least one of the following methods is used by said first means to allocate a channel:

• dynamic frequency allocation;
• dynamic channel allocation;
• and co-ordination of the use of high data rates.

A system as claimed in any preceding claim, comprising a plurality of radio access networks, at least one of said first means being associated with one of said radio access networks and at least one of said first means being associated with another of said radio access networks.

A system as claimed in any preceding claim wherein a first part of said area is a source and a second part of said area is a target.

A system as claimed in claim 26, wherein the first means associated with said source is arranged to detect a new entry in information relating to said target.

A system as claimed in claim 28 or 29, wherein the first means associated with said target is arranged to send a response to said first means associated with said source.

A coordinating means for receiving channel allocation information from at least one first means in a communication system, the communication system covering an area, and said system comprising a plurality of said first means, each of said first means being arranged to control the allocation of channels in a part of said area, at least one of said first means being arranged to send information relating to channel allocation in the part of the area associated with said at least one first means to at least one other of said first means, said at least one other of said first means being arranged to take into account said received information when controlling the allocation of channels in the part of the area associated with said at least one other first means.