The Trunked Radio and Enhanced PMR Radio Handbook / Edition 1

by Neil J. Boucher

Overview

Trunked radio enables full-duplex radio communication using asingle transmission frequency, making the technique more efficientin handling radio traffic. Written by an expert in this area, thisbook presents a much-needed discussion of trunked radio technologyand its practical applications.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471352891
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	11/10/1999
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	6.36(w) x 9.65(h) x 1.16(d)

About the Author

NEIL J. BOUCHER is the founder of DNA Communications, an Australia-based cellular consulting firm. His career in cellular systems began in 1980 with his involvement in the planning and implementation of Australia's first cellular network. He is the author of over 60 technical papers on cellular radio, several professional books, including The Trunked Radio and Enhanced PMR Radio Handbook, The Paging Technology Handbook, and The User's Guide to Cellular Radio, and "Cellular Engineer and Mobiles Engineer," a comprehensive Windows-based cellular software package for cellular design.

Table of Contents

A Background on Trunked and Enhanced PMR Radio.

Planning.

Design.

Radio Survey.

Base Stations.

Maintenance.

Filters, Combiners, and Preselectors.

Repeaters.

Linking Sites.

Power and Protection.

Traffic Engineering on Trunked Radio Systems.

Site Planning and Traffic Efficiency.

Billing.

MPT 1327 Systems.

Smartnet.

Logic Trunked Radio.

Tetra.

APCO-25.

iDEN.

Other Trunked Systems.

Enhanced PMR.

Equipment Shelters.

Towers and Masts.

Units and Concepts of Field Strength.

Privacy.

Analog Modulation/Demodulation Methods.

Digital Modulation.

Noise and Noise Performance.

Coding, Formats, and Error Correction.

Safety.

Appendices.

Glossary.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

"…ideal for engineers with some communications background to gain an overall picture of what wireless systems are composed of." (IEEE Circuits & Devices, September/October 2004)

From the Publisher

A reference for engineers and other professionals working in the field of trunk radio and enhanced public mobile radio (PMR). While material is aimed primarily at operators of large systems, principles outlined and methods developed are applicable to small systems. Use of mathematics has been limited to what is necessary for explanatory purposes only. Contains chapters on design, radio survey, base stations, filters and combiners, linking sites, MPT 1327 systems, Smartnet, Tetra, iDEN, analog and digital modulation, and coding, formats, and error correction. Includes appendices of reference tables. Boucher is a communications engineer and mobile technology consultant. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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