DocumentCode
1721825
Title
The inland waterways communications system
Author
Douglas, James A. ; Mowatt, Wayne G.
Author_Institution
Tracor, Inc., Falls Church, Virginia
Volume
31
fYear
1981
fDate
4/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
220
Lastpage
224
Abstract
The Inland Waterways Communications System (IWCS) is an automated radiotelephone system which will provide service to vessels along the Mississippi, Ohio, and Illinois rivers, and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. A system description of the IWCS is provided. In addition, the IWCS Test and Analysis System (TAS) is described. The TAS was implemented to demonstrate the TDMA SELCALL automated radiotelephone protocol.
Keywords
Central office; Centralized control; Communication switching; Communication system control; Control systems; Protocols; Radio control; Radio frequency; Rivers; Telephony;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Vehicular Technology Conference, 1981. 31st IEEE
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/VTC.1981.1622934
Filename
1622934
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