Multi-mode and multi-band polar transmitter for GSM, NADC, and EDGE

Author

McCune, Earl W., Jr.

Author_Institution

Tropian Inc., Cupertino, CA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2003

fDate

20-20 March 2003

Firstpage

812

Abstract

Operators in North and South America are installing GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks over existing NADC (North American Digital Cellular) network installations. Mobile terminals and handsets are required to operate on all of these modes to support these networks. A further requirement is that these mobile devices have economics nearly identical to single-mode GSM voice handsets. Investigations have shown that polar modulation is a viable approach to meet all of these requirements. Performance measurements of such a polar transmitter are reported.

Keywords

cellular radio; packet radio networks; radio transmitters; EDGE system; GSM; Global System for Mobile Communication; North American Digital Cellular; enhanced data rates for global evolution; mobile handsets; mobile terminals; multiband transmitter; multimode polar transmitter; polar modulation; single-mode GSM voice handsets; Cellular networks; Costs; GSM; Ground penetrating radar; Peak to average power ratio; Radio frequency; Radio transmitters; South America; Telephone sets; Transceivers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless Communications and Networking, 2003. WCNC 2003. 2003 IEEE

Conference_Location

New Orleans, LA, USA

ISSN

1525-3511

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7700-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCNC.2003.1200475

Filename

1200475