Digital Mobile Communications and the TETRA System - Hardcover

Dunlop, John; Girma, Demessie; Irvine, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471987921 ISBN 13: 9780471987925

Publisher: Wiley, 1999

Synopsis

TETRA is a system for mobile wireless communication. Its structure is comparable to the world-wide successful GSM system. Individual features, of TETRA are, however, different, often more efficient and better designed than in GSM, and so TETRA is serving as a source for the further development of standards for mobile telecommunications. TETRA systems themselves are designed for use by limited groups, such as police forces and airports, to allow them to communicate with security. Introducing the design and the applications of TETRA systems, this book is based on an industrial short course held at the University of Strathclyde. The author comprehensively analyzes both the public and private mobile communications scene, and devotes the majority of the book to the operation, characteristics, and design choices associated with the TETRA standard.

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Review

"It is recommended as a good read, full of facts and interesting content, to be read from cover to cover or to dip into occasionally as appropriate. It will, perhaps through subsequent editions, become regarded as the standard reference work on the subject of TETRA." (Telecommunications Policy, No.25, 2001)

From the Back Cover

Digital Mobile Communications and the TETRA System John Dunlop, Demessie Girma, James Irvine University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland TETRA is the new digital standard designed for the professional mobile radio communications market. Unlike its counterpart GSM, in the personal telecommunications market, TETRA includes a wide range of features tailored for professional user requirements. It makes the best possible use of the radio spectrum through sharing of radio resources among users, on demand, and exploits the advantages of digital transmission. For professional user groups (e.g. police forces, emergency services, utility plants, transport etc.) TETRA provides a secured, reliable and cost effective means of communication with its capability of handling multimedia transmissions. As a comprehensive introduction to TETRA, this timely publication includes:
* Detailed discussion of public and private mobile communications domain
* Architecture, components and services of TETRA and
* Design and operational aspects of the system
Based on courses for industry presented by the authors, Digital Mobile Communications and the TETRA System will prove an indispensable read for service providers, design engineers and systems managers in the private mobile communications market. It also provides a thorough grounding in general digital mobile communications for communications engineers and undergraduate and postgraduate students in telecommunications. Visit Our Web Page! http: //www.wiley.com/

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0471987921
• ISBN 13: 9780471987925
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 464