Spectrum efficiency potential of 25 kHz offset channel assignments in the 821-824/866-869 MHz public safety bands

Author

Hess, Garry C.

Author_Institution

Motorola Inc., Schaumburg, IL, USA

fYear

1988

fDate

15-17 Jun 1988

Firstpage

358

Lastpage

363

Abstract

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently allocated the paired bands of 821-824 MHz and 866-869 MHz to the Public Safety Radio Services and solicited comment on service rules and technical standards (Docket 87-112). The author examines the spectrum efficiency attainable through the use of 25-kHz offset channel assignments and contrasts it with that attainable via 12.5-kHz split channel assignments. It is concluded that due to the limited and well-defined coverage requirements typical of public safety applications, the offset approach can offer nearly as much spectrum efficiency as the split channel approach, while avoiding problems with timeliness of application, expansion of existing systems, high-speed data and encrypted voice needs, and mutual aid communication

Keywords

frequency allocation; radio systems; safety; telecommunication channels; 12.5 kHz; 25 kHz; 821 to 824 MHz; 866 to 869 MHz; FCC; Federal Communications Commission; Public Safety Radio Services; USA; encrypted voice; high-speed data; offset channel assignments; public safety bands; radio systems; service rules; spectrum efficiency; split channel assignments; technical standards; Analysis of variance; Communication standards; Cryptography; FCC; Frequency; Interference constraints; Protection; Radio transmitters; Safety; Urban areas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 1988, IEEE 38th

Conference_Location

Philadelphia, PA

ISSN

1090-3038

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETEC.1988.195385

Filename

195385