Validation of the feature frequency hopping in a live GSM network

Author

Kuhn, Andreas ; Haggerty, Will T. ; Grage, Uwe ; Keller, Martin ; Reyering, Christoph ; Arndt, F. ; Scholtholt, WilhleAm

Author_Institution

Mannesmann Mobilfunk GmbH, Dusseldorf, Germany

Volume

1

fYear

1996

Firstpage

321

Abstract

Frequency hopping (FH) is a GSM (Global System for Mobile communication) feature which is described in the appropriate technical specifications issued by ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute). The network operator has the option to implement FH for his BSS (base station subsystem) whereas all mobile stations (MS) have to support FH. FH allows the compensation of interference and fading effects by changing the radio frequency channel 217 times per second. This paper describes the concept and measurement results of a FH field trial which was performed for evaluation of the advantages that could be achieved when introducing FH into the German D2 network (D2 PRIVAT)

Keywords

cellular radio; fading; frequency hop communication; land mobile radio; radio networks; radiofrequency interference; radiowave propagation; telecommunication standards; D2 PRIVAT; ETSI; European Telecommunications Standards Institute; FH field trial; GSM network; German D2 network; Global System for Mobile communication; base station subsystem; fading effects compensation; frequency hopping; interference compensation; measurement results; mobile stations; network operator; performance evaluation; radio frequency channel; radio propagation conditions; technical specifications; Base stations; Capacity planning; Frequency; GSM; Intelligent networks; Power control; Radio network; Spread spectrum communication; Telecommunication standards; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

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

ISSN

1090-3038

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3157-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETEC.1996.503461

Filename

503461