Mobile Radio Networks
• There are three major types of terrestrialmobile communications technologies:
PSTN
Cordless
• Cordless Communication:
Users are provided limited mobility from a
dedicated base station
• Paging:
Brief numeric, alphanumeric or voice messages
are sent to the subscriber typically using
simultaneous broadcasting.
are sent to the subscriber typically using
simultaneous broadcasting.
• Cellular:
Users are provided wide area mobility from
multiple base stations with handover
permitted
MSC
multiple base stations with handover
permitted
MSC
Cellular
Users are provided wide area mobility from
multiple base stations with handover
permitted
multiple base stations with handover
permitted
Cellular Radio Network Characteristics
• Mobile Radio Network based on cellular structure for areascoverage
• Frequency reuse required due to limited frequency availability
(frequency re-use patterns)
• Mobility between cell areas possible (handover)