DMR networks for health emergency management: A case study

Author

Onali, T. ; Sole, M. ; Giusto, D.D.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

fYear

2011

fDate

4-8 July 2011

Firstpage

2151

Lastpage

2156

Abstract

This paper illustrates the Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) technology for mission critical applications, and evaluates its performance against other professional mobile radio (PMR) standards, with a special focus on TETRA. We also describe the design of a practical DMR network, i.e. the radio system for the health emergency service in Sardinia (Italy), and we illustrate the advantages of migrating from analog to digital technology. Finally, we discuss the capabilities of DMR technology to provide the best solution for a wide regional emergency network with cost saving constraints.

Keywords

digital radio; health and safety; mobile radio; telecommunication network management; DMR networks; PMR standard; TETRA; digital mobile radio technology; health emergency management; mission critical applications; professional mobile radio standard; Base stations; Central office; Emergency services; Land mobile radio; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites; Standards; Digital mobile radio; health emergency; mission critical; network planning;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), 2011 7th International

Conference_Location

Istanbul

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-9539-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IWCMC.2011.5982867

Filename

5982867