INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
	
	Geneva, 8 July 1999	
	Publication Notice        No. 242-9	

Manual on mobile
Communication Development
1997 Edition		

via ITU Website    	
Under the Buenos Aires Action Plan, the BDT has developed this manual to assist developing countries in the planning and engineering of mobile Communications taking into consideration all kinds of technologies worldwide with emphasis on the development of a business plan criteria.
	
Date of publication:	English in 1997 – French and Spanish in July 1999	
Language:	English, French, Spanish	
Paper format:	About 196 pages – A4 (21  29.7 cm)	
Electronic format:  NEW	Word for WindowsTM – Adobe AcrobatTM PDF	
Article number:	English:
French:
Spanish:	11166
15665
15666	
ISBN number:	English:
French:
Spanish:	92-61-06631-3
92-61-06632-1
92-61-06633-X	
Price in Swiss Francs:	Catalogue Price:     CHF  40.–
Member States and Sector Members:     CHF  34.–
Least developed countries:      CHF  8.–
Electronic Bookshop:    CHF  40.–    (No discount)	

Manual on mobile
Communication Development
1997 Edition

Chapter 1	History of RF Communications
	Introduction, Early mobile communications systems, Mobile telephone system (MTS), Improved mobile telephone system (IMTS), drawbacks to MTS/IMTS, Cellular System.
Chapter 2	Introduction to RF Communications
	Definition, Transmitter, Frequency modulation (FM), Amplitude modulation (AM), Digital modulation technique – Binary phase shift keying (BPSK), Receiver, Modes of operation.
Chapter 3	Overview of Cellular
	Introduction, Cell, Base station, Mobile telephone switching office (MTSO), Frequency concepts, Signalling overview, Antenna configuration, Transmission facilities.
Chapter 4	Technology overview
	Introduction, Analogue cellular technologies, AMPS (Advanced mobile phone system), AMPS forward and reverse channels, Other analogue cellular standards, Total access communication system (TACS), Expanded total access communication system (E-TACS), Japanese total access communication system (J-TACS) and narrow-band total access communication system (N-TACS), Universal total access communication system (U-TACS), Nordic mobile telephone (NMT), Time division multiple access (TDMA), GSM – Global system for mobile communications, GSM system features, Key features of GSM, Code division multiple access (CDMA), CDMA development group, CDMA link waveform, CDMA system features, CDMA benefits, Fixed wireless systems, System highlights, PSTN direct connect architecture, PSTN-to-radio interconnect, MTSO/MSC network architecture.
Chapter 5	Network Planning
	Introduction, Propagation aspects, Link budget, RF prediction models, Traffic and dimensioning, Traffic growth engineering, System coverage, Sectorization, Controlling interference, Common mistakes in cell implementation, Cell capacity.
	Appendix A
Chapter 6	Network Planning Examples
	Introduction, AMPS system design example, TACS system design example, GSM system design example, NAMPS system design example, CDMA system design example.
Chapter 7	FR planning and Engineering Tools
	Introduction propagation and interference analysis, Site propagation images, Combined propagation images, Interference images, Frequency planning, Plots and reports.
Chapter 8	Business Plan
	Introduction, Assess environment, Assess market, Assess competition, Cellular network design, Implementation plan, Other key issues, Business plan tables.
Chapter 9	GSM/DCS Network Dimensioning – BSS and NSS
	Preface GSM/DCS networks, BSS – the base station subsystem, NSS – The network subsystem.
	Annexes
Biographies

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Manual on mobile
Communication Development
1997 Edition

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