DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

BUSINESS TELECOMMUNICATION
IMT712
TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

ENGR. DR. E.C. AMADI

 WHAT IS CELLULAR COMMUNICATION ?

AMPS AND TACS band

Some key concept:
1. Frequency reuse
2. Mobility of the subscriber
3. Handoffs
 WHAT IS HANDOFF?

Transfer of wireless
subscribers communication
link between base stations.
 WHAT IS AN ANALOG RADIO:

Radio transmitter or
receiver that modulates
and demodulates voice
communication. The
modulation used is either
FM or AM
 WHAT IS DIGITAL COMMUNICATION?

Any communication in a modulation format that relies on some type of data format for
transmission.
Advantages of digital radio:
1. Increased capacity
2. Reduced capital infrastructure cost
3. Reduced capital per subscriber cost
4. Reduced cellular fraud
5. Improved features
6. Improvement in customer perceived performance
7. Encryption
WHAT ARE THE FUNDAMENTAL BUILDING BLOCK
OF A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM?

• Antenna
• Filter
• Receiver
• Transmitter
OTHER QUESTIONS

• What is PCS (personal communication services)

• What is the PDC (personal digital cellular)
• What is AMPS (advance mobile phone system)
• What is GSM (global system for mobile communication)
• What is multiplexing (TDMA, FDMA, AM, CDMA)