INTRODUCTION TO CELLULAR NETWORK

Radio network scattered over land areas called cell

Cellular Base Station
Mobile Telephone Swithing Ofiice
Mobile Communication Device
Base station: radio communication to mobile units located in cell.
Mobile telephone switching offices (MTSO): The MTSO monitors the quality and controls
over incoming and outgoing calls
Mobile communication devices: The mobile communication devices consist of hand held
phones, car phones, notebook computers, Lap-top
computers, and portable data collection devices

Foot Print of cell showing overlap and gaps

Fig:1.2 Typical cellular network

FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPT IN CELLULAR TECHNOLOGY

The radio spectrum contains many bands that are allocated and used for commercial
Advanced mobile phone system(AMPS).
Time division multiple access(TDMA).
Code division multiple access(CDMA).