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A cellular communication system and method where a mobile user communicates coded information signals on a radio channel via a cellsite and a cellsite controller to a switching network. The switching network switches the signal to a transcoder which converts the coded signal to an uncoded signal. Th

A cellular communication system and method where a mobile user communicates coded information signals on a radio channel via a cellsite and a cellsite controller to a switching network. The switching network switches the signal to a transcoder which converts the coded signal to an uncoded signal. The uncoded signal is communicated to another user, and may be maintained and remain untouched and uninterrupted during handoffs.

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[ What is claimed is:] [17.] A cellular communication system for communicating information signals between a mobile unit and another unit coupled to said system using an allocated frequency band divided into radio channels, comprising:a switching network;a switch control processor connected to said

[ What is claimed is:] [17.] A cellular communication system for communicating information signals between a mobile unit and another unit coupled to said system using an allocated frequency band divided into radio channels, comprising:a switching network;a switch control processor connected to said switching network;a plurality of geographically-spaced cellsites, said cellsites being grouped into a plurality of clusters;a cellsite controller associated with each of said clusters, each of said cellsite controllers being coupled to each cellsite in the associated cluster, each of said cellsite controllers being coupled to said switching network;a transcoder connected to said switching network;wherein said switching network is configured such that said transcoder is accessible to any of said cellsites; anda rate adapter coupled to said switching network and said cellsite controller.