Title :
Coverage considerations for CDMA overlay of rural analog sites
Author :
Ganesh, Rajamani ; Yang, Ning ; Regitz, Steve ; Giordano, Arthur ; Fye, Donald
Author_Institution :
Verizon Labs., Waltham, MA, USA
Abstract :
It is well established that a direct CDMA overlay provides excellent portable-grade coverage on existing networks already configured for good analog portable-grade coverage. This paper examines coverage considerations for CDMA overlay in rural areas where the underlying AMPS network was not originally designed to provide portable-grade coverage. CDMA portable coverage in such areas is compared to both AMPS portable coverage and 3 W AMPS mobile coverage. Methods are identified for minimizing the cost of providing good-quality CDMA in-car portable coverage from overlay of omnidirectional AMPS cell sites in rural areas
Keywords :
cellular radio; code division multiple access; AMPS network; CDMA overlay; in-car portable coverage; omnidirectional cell sites; portable-grade coverage; rural analog sites; Cellular networks; Costs; Electronic mail; Enterprise resource planning; Investments; Laboratories; Multiaccess communication; Noise figure; Radio frequency; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
Personal Wireless Communications, 2000 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hyderabad
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5893-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICPWC.2000.905821
