Personal communication systems (PCS)

Author

Li, Victor O K ; Qiu, Xiaoxm

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. Syst., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Volume

83

Issue

9

fYear

1995

fDate

9/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1210

Lastpage

1243

Abstract

Personal communication systems (PCS) represent a rapidly growing and increasingly important segment of the telecommunication industry. The goal of PCS is to provide truly personal, cost-efficient communication services to users through portable handsets. In this paper, we present a survey on the research and development in PCS, emphasizing several important aspects such as the PCS concept, service requirements, system architecture, operation, and management. Some ongoing field trials are described as well. We focus on the wireless and the mobility-related features of PCS, discuss their impact on the system design and performance, and provide an overview of different technology choices

Keywords

access protocols; mobile communication; multi-access systems; personal communication networks; reviews; telecommunication network management; field trials; management; mobility-related features; personal communication systems; portable handsets; service requirements; system architecture; system design; Communication industry; Explosions; FCC; ISDN; Personal communication networks; Research and development; Research and development management; Roaming; Telecommunications; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/5.406427

Filename

406427