Supporting PACS on a GSM MSC

Author

Noerpel, A.R. ; Lukander, P. ; Lipper, H. ; Chang, L.F. ; Varma, V.K.

Author_Institution

Hughes Network Syst. Inc., Germantown, MD, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

28 Apr-1 May 1996

Firstpage

517

Abstract

The Personal Access Communications System (PACS) is one of the ANSI air interface standards developed for the 1.9 GHz PACS band in the U.S. It is a low-tier standard that has been optimized for both indoor wireless access and low mobility pedestrian outdoor usage. The Global System for Mobile Telecommunications (GSM) system is widely deployed in Europe and Asia and is being considered for many other regions around the world. A natural evolution path for PCS would be one that combined the advantages of the PACS with readily available GSM networking capabilities. This paper addresses solutions to interfacing a PACS radio system to a GSM or GSM derivative (PCS1900 or DCS 1800) network at the GSM A-interface

Keywords

ANSI standards; cellular radio; digital radio; indoor radio; personal communication networks; telecommunication standards; user interfaces; 1.9 GHz; ANSI air interface standards; DCS 1800; GSM A-interface; GSM MSC; GSM networking capabilities; PACS radio system; PCS; PCS1900; Personal Access Communications System; indoor wireless access; low mobility pedestrian outdoor usage; low-tier standard; Authentication; Base stations; Control systems; GSM; Mobile radio mobility management; Personal communication networks; Picture archiving and communication systems; Radio control; Switches; Telephone sets;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 1996. Mobile Technology for the Human Race., IEEE 46th

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

ISSN

1090-3038

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3157-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETEC.1996.503501

Filename

503501