US 2016/0081052 A1 · METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING MASS REGISTRATION SCENARIO IN TWO-WAY RADIO SYSTEM

Abstract

A method and apparatus are described for managing a mass registration scenario in a two-way radio system. A site controller in a trunked radio system detects a mass registration condition in which registration requests by subscriber units are likely to collide on an inbound control channel. During the mass registration condition, the site controller initiates a restriction period by instructing subscriber units that are members of particular talkgroups to temporarily cease registration requests. Those talkgroup members are permitted to resume their registration requests when a predetermined delay time has passed since the members were instructed to cease registration, or when a particular silence time has passed without registration activity over the control channel.

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A method comprising:

detecting that an inbound control channel is in a mass registration condition;
during the mass registration condition, receiving a first plurality of registration requests from subscribers over the inbound control channel, wherein the registration requests are associated with a first plurality of talkgroups;
selecting a first talkgroup from among the first plurality of talkgroups;
initiating a first restriction period by sending a first restriction message on an outbound control channel, wherein the first restriction message instructs subscribers who are not members of the first talkgroup to cease registration requests;
and
registering members of the first talkgroup during the first restriction period, wherein a substantial majority of talkgroup members registered during the first restriction period are members of the first talkgroup.

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Method and system for managing mass registration scenario in two-way radio system

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Method and system for managing mass registration scenario in two-way radio system

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