Wireless Telecommunications

Systems & Networks

Gary J. Mullett

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Evolution and Deployment of
Cellular Telephone Systems

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Objectives
Discuss the concept of the different
generations of wireless cellular systems.
Discuss the evolution and deployment of
wireless cellular systems on a worldwide
basis.

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Objectives
Explain the basic operations and structure
of a 1G cellular system.
Explain the difference between 1G, 2G,
and 2.5G cellular systems.
Discuss the different subscriber services
available over 2G mobile systems.

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Objectives
Discuss the characteristics of 3G wireless
mobile systems.
Explain the concept of 4G wireless.
Explain the function of standards bodies.

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2.1 Different Generations of Wireless
Cellular Networks
Early mobile radio history
The cellular concept takes shape
Early AMPS systems
The rest of the world

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2.2 1G Cellular Systems
Introduction
Uplink and downlink

AMPS characteristics
AMPS channels
Traffic and control channels

See Table 2-1

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2.2 1G Cellular Systems
AMPS system components and layout

Radio base stations

Communications links
Mobile switching office
See Figure 2-1

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2.2 1G Cellular Systems
Information flow over AMPS channels
Analog color codes
Digital color codes
Transponder
Signaling tones
See Figure 2-2

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2.2 1G Cellular Systems
Typical AMPS operations
More details

AMPS security and identification

Summary of basic AMPS operations
Initialization
See Figure 2-5

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2.2 1G Cellular Systems
AMPS ongoing idle mode tasks
Mobile-to-land calls

Handshaking operations
Signaling operations
Service requests
See Figure 2-6

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2.2 1G Cellular Systems
Land-to-mobile and mobile-to-mobile calls

Paging
ID information exchange
Signaling
Control messages
See Figure 2-7

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2.2 1G Cellular Systems
AMPS network operations

Radio base station operations

Base station control operations
Mobile switching center operations
See Figure 2-8

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2.2 1G Cellular Systems
Handoff operations

Handshaking operations
Signal strength measurements
MSC operations during handoff
Confirmation messages
See Figure 2-9

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2.2 1G Cellular Systems
Other AMPS details
Station class mark

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2.2 1G Cellular Systems
Other 1G systems

TACS cellular
NMT cellular
NTT cellular
Other analog cellular systems

Digital AMPS

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2.3 2G Cellular Systems
Introduction
General characteristics of 2G systems
GSM
CDMA
TDMA
PDC and PCS systems

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2.4 2.5g Cellular Systems
Evolution of mobile data services
CDPD
HSCSD
GPRS
Packet data over CDMA

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2.5 3G Cellular Systems
Introduction
3G characteristics
See Figure 2-12 and Table 2-3

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2.5 3G Cellular Systems
3G radio interfaces
UMTS
Cdma2000
UWC-136/EDGE

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2.5 3G Cellular Systems
3G mobile network evolution
3G harmonization

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2.6 4G Cellular Systems and Beyond
Wireless ATM
The All-IP wireless network
IEEE 802.20x

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2.7 Wireless Standards Organizations

Introduction
Implementation groups
Regional organizations
National organizations
Global organizations