PACS: Personal Access Communications System-a tutorial

Author

Noerpel, Anthony R. ; Lin, Yi-Bing ; Sherry, Howard

Author_Institution

Hughes Network Syst. Inc., Germantown, MD, USA

Volume

3

Issue

3

fYear

1996

fDate

6/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

32

Lastpage

43

Abstract

The Personal Access Communications System (PACS) is an American National Standards Institute common air interface standard developed for the 1.9 GHz PCS band in the United States. PACS uses frequency division duplexing technology and is optimized to support low-mobility pedestrian outdoor usage and wireless local loop applications in a medium-range environment. PACS-Unlicensed B (PACS-UB) is a version of PACS using time division duplexing. PACS-UB has been optimized for private, indoor wireless PBX applications and cordless telephony. Both modes of operation are supported using the same portable hardware and the same signaling protocol

Keywords

ANSI standards; cordless telephone systems; frequency division multiplexing; indoor radio; personal communication networks; protocols; telecommunication standards; time division multiplexing; 1.9 GHz; American National Standards Institute; PACS; PACS-UB; Personal Access Communications System; United States; common air interface standard; cordless telephony; frequency division duplexing technology; indoor wireless PBX applications; low-mobility pedestrian outdoor usage; medium-range environment; operation modes; portable hardware; security; signaling protocol; time division duplexing; wireless local loop applications; Communication standards; FCC; Frequency; ISDN; Personal communication networks; Picture archiving and communication systems; Proposals; Radio spectrum management; Technical Activities Guide -TAG; Tutorial;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Personal Communications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1070-9916

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/98.511763

Filename

511763