Subscriber unit for compressing and transmitting high speed data

A telecommunications subscriber unit for receiving a plurality of telephone signals and for transmitting each of the telephone signals on a respective communication channel wherein each communication channel is formed on at least one transmit radio frequency (RF) carrier, each RF carrier having & plurality of information slots and at least one of the information slots is assigned to one of the telephone signals so that the one of the telephone signals is modulated on the RF carrier;

• whereby the telephone signals may include a data signal of a low speed type, a high speed type or an ultra high speed type;
• the subscriber unit comprising:
• detector means for receiving and for monitoring each of the telephone signals to detect a data signal in one of the telephone signals and determine the speed type;
• encoding means for encoding the data signal to generate a coded signal;
• control means for checking an assignment status of the information slots responsive to detection of the data signal and its speed type, and for locating a predetermined number of unassigned sequential information slots for a predetermined bandwidth, the assignment status indicating whether each information slot is unassigned or assigned to a respective one of the telephone signals, the predetermined number being a first number for a low speed type, a second number for a high speed type and a third number for an ultra high speed type;
• channel forming means for forming the communication channel from the unassigned sequential information slots;
• and
• means for modulating the coded signal on the communication channel.

A subscriber unit for processing a plurality of telephone signals on a respective communication channel, wherein each communication channel is formed from at least one of a plurality of information slots on a radio frequency (RF) carrier, the subscriber unit comprising:

• detector means for receiving and for monitoring each of the telephone signals to detect a data signal in one of the telephone signals;
• encoding means for encoding the data signal to generate a coded signal;
• control means for selecting a predetermined number of unassigned information slots for a predetermined bandwidth, the selection being based upon whether or not an information slot has been previously assigned to a respective one of the telephone signals;
• channel forming means for forming the communication channel from unassigned information slots;
• and
• means for modulating the coded signal on the communication channel for transmission over the RF carrier;
• whereby
• the subscriber unit also receives at least one return telephone signal having a return data signal over a second communication channel, each return telephone signal and its respective telephone signal being a channel pair;
• the data signal is of a first type, and the return data signal is of a second type;
• and
• the detector means inhibits the data signal of the first type until the communication channel is formed.