Advanced TDMA digital AMPS mobile data and messaging capabilities

Author

Hooper, Gina ; Sicher, Alan

Author_Institution

Ericsson Inc., USA

fYear

1996

fDate

7-10 May 1996

Firstpage

162

Lastpage

165

Abstract

This paper introduces current and planned mobile data and messaging capabilities of the TDMA Digital AMPS cellular and personal communications standard. In addition to providing more than a threefold capacity increase over the venerable analog AMPS standard by digital transcoding and time division multiplexing, D-AMPS provides a flexible and competitive technological platform capable of significant evolution. The introduction of a digital control channel (DCCH) to D-AMPS via the IS-136 standard increases battery life, adds support for hierarchical cell structures, improves private/public system discrimination, and strengthens support of new revenue generating wireless data and messaging services

Keywords

cellular radio; data communication; digital control; digital radio; electronic messaging; land mobile radio; personal communication networks; telecommunication channels; telecommunication control; telecommunication standards; time division multiple access; time division multiplexing; D-AMPS; IS-136 standard; TDM; TDMA; capacity; cellular communications standard; digital AMPS; digital control channel; digital transcoding; hierarchical cell structures; mobile data communication; personal communications standard; time division multiplexing; wireless data services; wireless messaging services; Batteries; Circuits; Communication standards; Digital control; Electronic mail; Message service; Mobile communication; Paging strategies; Radio link; Time division multiple access; Time division multiplexing; Transcoding; Vehicle safety;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Emerging Technologies and Applications in Communications, 1996. Proceedings., First Annual Conference on

Conference_Location

Portland, OR

Print_ISBN

0-8186-7585-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ETACOM.1996.502499

Filename

502499