Cellular Radio Analog and Digital Systems

A complete coverage of analog and digital cellular communication systems, this book outlines solutions to the problem of analog cellular dignal coverage. The text describes practical digital microwave schemes used to transfer information and digitized speech among cell sites, the Mobile Telephone Switching Office (MTSO) and the local telephone exchange. It explains how cellular radio systems can be tied to a nationwide network, and provides current knowledge on the forthcoming digital cellular radio systems in Europe, the US and Japan.