Communication control circuitry and method for a group of commonly-moving mobile transceiver units

Communication circuitry for controlling communications between at least one mobile transceiver unit operable pursuant to a selected air interface standard and wireless communication network infrastructure having at least one first-system fixed-site transceiver unit operable pursuant to a first air interface standard and at least one second-system fixed-site transceiver unit operable pursuant to a second air interface standard, each of the at least one mobile transceiver unit positioned to move together at a substantially similar velocity during a substantially similar time period, said communciation circuitry comprising:

• a local transceiver positioned to move together with the at least one mobile transceiver unit, said local transceiver for transceiving local transceive signals with the at least one mobile transceiver unit;
• a macro-system transceiver positioned to move together with the at least one mobile transceiver unit, said macro-system transceiver for transceiving macro-system transceiver signals with a selected one of the first-system fixed-site transceiver unit and the second-system fixed-site transceiver unit;
• a converter coupled to said local transceiver and to said macro-system transceiver, said converter for selectively converting the local transceive signals and the macro-system transceive signals such that the local transceive signals communicated by the local transceiver to the at least one mobile transceiver unit are communicated pursuant to the selected air interface standard and the macro-system transceive signals communicated by the macro-system transceiver to a respective one of the first-system fixed-site transceiver unit and the second-system fixed-site transceiver unit are communicated pursuant to a respective one of the first air interface standard and the second air interface standard;
• wherein the wireless communication network infrastructure further communicates infrastructure-generated control signals to said local transceiver, said local transceiver tunable to receive the infrastructure-generated control signals transmitted thereto;
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• a determiner coupled to receive indications of the infrastructure-generated control signals received by said local transceiver, said determiner for determining between which of the at least one first-system fixed-site transceiver unit and the at least one second-system fixed-site transceiver unit communications with the at least one mobile transceiver unit are best able to be effectuated and for generating fixed-site allocation request signals responsive thereto.

Communication circuitry for controlling communications between at least one mobile transceiver unit operable pursuant to a selected air interface standard and wireless communication network infrastructure having at least one first-system fixed-site transceiver unit operable pursuant to a first air interface standard and at least one second-system fixed-site transceiver unit operable pursuant to a second air interface standard, each of the at least one mobile transceiver unit positioned to move together at a substantially similar velocity during a substantially similar time period, said communication circuitry comprising:

• a local transceiver positioned to move together with the at least one mobile transceiver unit, said local transceiver for transceiving local transceive signals with the at least one mobile transceiver unit;
• a macro-system transceiver positioned to move together with the at least one mobile transceiver unit, said macro-system transceiver for transceiving macro-system transceiver signals with a selected one of the first-system fixed-site transceiver unit and the second-system fixed-site transceiver unit;
• a converter coupled to said local transceiver and to said macro-system transceiver, said converter for selectively converting the local transceive signals and the macro-system transceive signals such that the local transceive signals communicated by the local transceiver to the at least one mobile transceiver unit are communicated pursuant to the selected air interface standard and the macro-system transceive signals communicated by the macro-system transceiver to a respective one of the first-system fixed-site transceiver unit and the second-system fixed-site transceiver unit are communicated pursuant to a respective one of the first air interface standard and the second air interface standard;
• wherein said at least one mobile transceiver unit comprises a plurality of mobile transceiver units, each operable pursuant to a selected air interface standard, and wherein said converter converts the local transceive signals, each formed of a selected air interface standard, communicated by the plurality of mobile transceiver units into macro-system transceive signals, all of the macro-system transceive signals being formed pursuant to one of the first air interface standard and the second air interface standard;
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• wherein said plurality of mobile transceiver units comprise a first mobile transceiver unit operable pursuant to a first selected air interface standard and at least a second mobile transceiver unit operable pursuant to a second selected air interface standard, and wherein said converter converts local transceive signals generated by the first and at least second, respectively, mobile transceiver units into macro-system transceive signals, all of the macro-system transceive signals being formed pursuant to one of the first air interface standard and the second air interface standard.

Communication circuitry for controlling communications between at least one mobile transceiver unit operable pursuant to a selected air interface standard and wireless communication network infrastructure having at least one first-system fixed-site transceiver unit operable pursuant to a first air interface standard and at least one second-system fixed-site transceiver unit operable pursuant to a second air interface standard, each of the at least one mobile transceiver unit positioned to move together at a substantially similar velocity during a substantially similar time period, said communication circuitry comprising:

• a local transceiver positioned to move together with the at least one mobile transceiver unit, said local transceiver for transceiving local transceive signals with the at least one mobile transceiver unit;
• a macro-system transceiver positioned to move together with the at least one mobile transceiver unit, said macro-system transceiver for transceiving macro-system transceiver signals with a selected one of the first-system fixed-site transceiver unit and the second-system fixed-site transceiver unit;
• a converter coupled to said local transceiver and to said macro-system transceiver, said converter for selectively converting the local transceive signals and the macro-system transceive signals such that the local transceive signals communicated by the local transceiver to the at least one mobile transceiver unit are communicated pursuant to the selected air interface standard and the macro-system transceive signals communicated by the macro-system transceiver to a respective one of the first-system fixed-site transceiver unit and the second-system fixed-site transceiver unit are communicated pursuant to a respective one of the first air interface standard and the second air interface standard;
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• wherein each of the at least one mobile transceiver unit comprises a cellular subscriber unit, wherein the at least one first-system fixed-site transceiver unit and the at least one second-system fixed-site transceiver unit comprise fixed-site base stations of a first cellular network and a second cellular network, respectively, and wherein said local transceiver, said macro-system transceiver, and said converter together form a mobile base station positioned to move together with movement of the at least one cellular subscriber unit.

Communication circuitry for controlling communications between at least one mobile transceiver unit operable pursuant to a selected air interface standard and wireless communication network infrastructure having at least one first-system fixed-site transceiver unit operable pursuant to a first air interface standard and at least one second-system fixed-site transceiver unit operable pursuant to a second air interface standard, each of the at least one mobile transceiver unit positioned to move together at a substantially similar velocity during a substantially similar time period, said communication circuitry comprising:

• a local transceiver positioned to move together with the at least one mobile transceiver unit, said local transceiver for transceiving local transceive signals with the at least one mobile transceiver unit;
• a macro-system transceiver positioned to move together with the at least one mobile transceiver unit, said macro-system transceiver for transceiving macro-system transceiver signals with a selected one of the first-system fixed-site transceiver unit and the second-system fixed-site transceiver unit;
• a converter coupled to said local transceiver and to said macro-system transceiver, said converter for selectively converting the local transceive signals and the macro-system transceive signals such that the local transceive signals communicated by the local transceiver to the at least one mobile transceiver unit are communicated pursuant to the selected air interface standard and the macro-system transceive signals communicated by the macro-system transceiver to a respective one of the first-system fixed-site transceiver unit and the second-system fixed-site transceiver unit are communicated pursuant to a respective one of the first air interface standard and the second air interface standard;
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• a location register coupled to receive indications of the selected air interface standard pursuant to which the at least one mobile transceiver unit is operable.

A method for controlling communications between at least one mobile transceiver unit operable pursuant to a selected air interface standard and wireless communication network infrastructure having at least one first-system fixed-site transceiver unit operable pursuant to a first air interface standard and at least one second-system fixed-site transceiver unit operable pursuant to a second air interface standard, each of the at least one mobile transceiver unit positioned to move together at a substantially similar velocity during a substantially similar time period, said method comprising the steps of:

• transceiving local transceive signals with the at least one mobile terminal and a local transceiver positioned to move together with the at least one mobile transceiver unit;
• transceiving macro-system transceive signals with a selected one of the first-system fixed-site transceiver unit and the second-system fixed-site transceiver unit and a macro-system transceiver positioned to move together with the at least one mobile transceiver unit;
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• selectively converting the local transceive signals and the macro-system transceive signals such that the local transceive signals communicated by the local transceiver to the at least one mobile transceiver unit are communicated pursuant to the selected air interface standard and the macro-system transceive signals communicated by the macro-system transceiver to a respective one of the first-system fixed-site transceiver unit and the second-system fixed-site transceiver unit are communicated pursuant to a respective one of the first air interface standard and the second air interface standard.