An overview of the challenges and progress in meeting the E-911 requirement for location service

Author

Reed, Jeffrey H. ; Krizman, Kevin J. ; Woerner, Brian D. ; Rappaport, Theodore S.

Author_Institution

Mobile & Portable Radio Res. Group, Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA

Volume

36

Issue

4

fYear

1998

fDate

4/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

30

Lastpage

37

Abstract

When the FCC created the rules for wireless Enhanced 911 (E-911) service, a flurry of research and development activities dedicated to locating the position of emergency callers followed. The current deadline for this capability is October 1, 2001. We review the unique challenges and some of the proposed approaches for each of the major wireless standards

Keywords

cellular radio; emergency services; land mobile radio; radionavigation; telecommunication standards; E-911 requirement; FCC; GPS; GSM; cellular radio; coverage; emergency callers; location service; position location; propagation; research and development; wireless Enhanced 911 service; wireless standards; Cellular phones; Communication standards; Emergency services; Explosives; FCC; Global Positioning System; National security; Personal communication networks; Research and development; Road safety;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.667410

Filename

667410