Mobile communications - an overview

Author

Subramanya, S.R. ; Yi, Byung K.

Author_Institution

LGE Mobile Res., USA

Volume

24

Issue

5

fYear

2005

Firstpage

36

Lastpage

40

Abstract

This article focuses on voice communications using mobile (cell) phones over mobile/cellular networks. The advances in processors, memory, signal processing, communication technologies, and several related techniques, personal mobile communications has witnessed tremendous growth. A typical mobile communication network consists of: mobile devices, BS, mobile switching centers, gateway mobile switching center. Cell phones communicate wirelessly with BSs. Base stations communicate with MSCs on fiber-optic cables or microwave links. Some of the extensions are also made in the cell phone, MMS, JPEG format, MPEG format, graphics, and animation.

Keywords

cellular radio; data compression; electronic messaging; microwave links; telecommunication switching; video coding; JPEG format; MMS; MPEG format; cellular network; computer graphics-animation; fiber-optic cable; gateway mobile switching center; microwave link; mobile device; mobile phone; personal mobile communication; processor memory; signal processing; voice communication; Base stations; Cellular phones; Communication switching; Communications technology; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Mobile communication; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Signal processing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Potentials, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0278-6648

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MP.2005.1594007

Filename

1594007