Title :
A Review of Personal Communications Services
Author :
Cheng, Hui ; Wang, Xingwei ; Huang, Min ; Yang, Shengxiang
Author_Institution :
Dept of Comput. Sci., Univ. of Leicester, Leicester
Abstract :
PCS is an acronym for personal communications service. Ubiquitous PCS can be implemented by integrating the wireless and wireline systems on the basis of intelligent network (IN), which provides network functions of terminal and personal mobility. In this chapter, we focus on various aspects of PCS. First we describe the motivation and technological evolution for personal communications. Then we introduce three key issues related to PCS: spectrum allocation, mobility, and standardization efforts. Since PCS involves several different communication technologies, we introduce its heterogeneous and distributed system architecture. Finally, IN is described in detail because it plays a critical role in the development of PCS.
Keywords :
intelligent networks; personal communication networks; ubiquitous computing; intelligent network; mobility; spectrum allocation; standardization efforts; ubiquitous personal communications service; Base stations; Communications technology; FCC; Frequency; GSM; Intelligent networks; Land mobile radio; Mobile communication; Personal communication networks; Telephony; Personal communications services; intelligent network; personal communication networks;
Conference_Titel :
Young Computer Scientists, 2008. ICYCS 2008. The 9th International Conference for
Conference_Location :
Hunan
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3398-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3398-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICYCS.2008.191
