Chapter 11 contains a detailed description of each of the world's most popular analog and digital cellular telephone standards, as well as the most popular digital cordless telephone standards. Treatment includes the first analog mobile telephone standards that were implemented in the United States and Europe, and all of the second-generation (2G) cellphone standards deployed around the world. The most popular digital cordless telephone standards are also presented, as it is useful to see how the concepts taught in all of the earlier chapters of this textbook were implemented in very successful, large-scale commmercial deployments. The evolution of the cellular industry is clearly seen by studying the various standardspresented in this chapter, allowing the reader to understand the design decisions and approaches that are adapted to increase the capacity and reliability of wireless communications. Standards covered in this chapter include AMPS, NAMPS, ETACS, USDC, PDC, GSM,Qualcomm's CDMA IS-95, IS-54, IS-136, DECT, CT2, PACS, PHS, and wireless television.
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