Cellular and PCS: The Big PictureAnalogue cellular; digital cellular; TDMA; TDMA digital control channel; CDMA; NAMPS; global system for mobile communications; digital cellular telephones; cellular system networks; cellular economics; future cellular and PCS technology; digital services; definitions; acronyms; standards. |
Contents
Wireless Basics | 6 |
Personal Communication Systems PCS | 7 |
Location Monitoring | 16 |
Copyright | |
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allows amplifier AMPS antenna assembly assigned audio band bandwidth battery bit rate burst capacity carrier frequency CDMA CDMA radio channel CDMA system CDPD cell site cell sites cellular radio cellular service cellular system chan connection control channel control messages cordless base station cordless telephone cost coverage area data rate DECT dial digital cellular Division Multiple Access error protection FACCH Figure frame handoff handset installed interface interference kb/s mobile set Mobile Switching Center mobile tele mobile telephone modulation msec NAMPS operation paging channel power level PSTN public cellular radio coverage radio signal received SACCH sends service providers setup channel short message signal strength slot SpectraLink speech coder standard subscriber Switching Center TDMA Tele-Go Telecommunications Industry Association telephone system tion transceiver transfer transmission transmit types typically voice channel waveform wired wireless office telephone wireless system wireless telephone