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Matrix of Worldwide Wireless Telecommunication Standard Characteristics

Digital Cellular Telephone
Standard IS-54/-136 North American Digital Cellular IS-95 North American Digital Cellular GSM
Global System for Mobile Communications
DCS 1800 PDC
Personal Digital Cellular
Mobile Frequency Range (MHz) Rx: 869-894 Tx: 824-849 Rx: 869-894 Tx: 824-849 Rx:925-960 Tx:880-915 Rx: 1805-1880 Tx: 1710-1785 Rx: 810-826 Tx: 940-956 Rx: 1429-1453 Tx: 1477-1501
Multiple Access Method TDMA/ FDM CDMA/ FDM TDMA/ FDM TDMA/ FDM TDMA/ FDM
Duplex Method FDD FDD FDD FDD FDD
Number of Channels 832 (3 users /channel) 20(798 users /channel) 124 (8 users /channel) 374 (8 users /channel) 1600 (3 users /channel)
Channel Spacing 30kHz 1250kHz 200kHz 200kHz 25kHz
Modulation (/4 DQPSK) QPSK /OQPSK GMSK (0.3 Gaussian Filter) GMSK (0.3 Gaussian Filter) (/4 DQPSK)
Channel Bit Rate 48.6 kb/s 1.2288 Mb/s 270.833 kb/s 270.833 kb/s 42 kb/s
Reference: Philips Semiconductors (Innovation in Wireless Communication)


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