Title :
Advanced TDMA digital AMPS mobile data and messaging capabilities
Author :
Hooper, Gina ; Sicher, Alan
Author_Institution :
Ericsson Inc., USA
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;
Conference_Titel :
Emerging Technologies and Applications in Communications, 1996. Proceedings., First Annual Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7585-3
DOI :
10.1109/ETACOM.1996.502499
