Personal Access Communications System: fixed wireless local loop and mobile configurations and services

Author

Baugh, C.R. ; Laborde, E. ; Pandey, V. ; Varma, V.

Author_Institution

Bellevve, WA, USA

Volume

86

Issue

7

fYear

1998

fDate

7/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1498

Lastpage

1506

Abstract

The Personal Access Communications System (PACS) supports wireline quality voice, voiceband data, digital data, and messaging services and is based on a low-power, low-complexity design. Operating environments for PACS include indoor and outdoor; fixed, low mobility, and vehicular mobility; and private and public access. PACS is a microcellular system providing high frequency reuse efficiency and thus is capable of supporting high traffic density. These attributes make PACS ideal for providing fixed wireless local loop and mobile services in moderate to densely populated areas, including developing countries. PACS mobile and fixed wireless local loop service can be offered by interfacing PACS with advanced intelligent network/ISDN switches, any traditional wireline switches, or with cellular/personal communications system mobile switching centers. The PACS air interface has been standardized by the American National Standards Institute

Keywords

ISDN; cellular radio; frequency allocation; indoor radio; intelligent networks; personal communication networks; subscriber loops; telecommunication standards; PACS; Personal Access Communications System; densely populated areas; developing countries; digital data; fixed communication; fixed wireless local loop; high frequency reuse efficiency; high traffic density; indoor radio; low mobility communication; low-power low-complexity design; messaging services; microcellular system; mobile configurations; moderate populated areas; outdoor radio; private access; public access; vehicular mobility communication; voiceband data; wireline quality voice; Cellular networks; Communication switching; Frequency; ISDN; Intelligent networks; Message service; Picture archiving and communication systems; Switches; Telecommunication traffic; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/5.681376

Filename

681376