PCS1900 air interface

Abstract

PCS1900 is an evolution of the GSM900/DCS1800 European cellular systems for the 1.9 GHz North American Emerging Technologies PCS band and offers a well-defined and rich service set. PCS1900 has been adopted by several major PCS operators in the US and GSM900/DCS1800 has been deployed in many countries worldwide. International roaming is possible today using the inherent SmartCard technology. This paper presents an overview of PCS1900 describing important physical and logical parameters of the RF air interface and its support system including architectural considerations. The results of performance and propagation studies are also presented.