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A pilot-based dynamic channel assignment scheme for wireless access TDMA/FDMA systems

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We propose a control architecture for implementing a dynamic channel assignment (DCA) algorithm which optimizes two-way channel quality in a TDMA portable radio system. Computer simulations are used to evaluate the performance of this DCA method. A common control frequency, which is frame-synchronized among base stations, provides (1) beacons for portables to locate base stations and obtain DCA information, (2) broadcast channels for system and alerting information, and (3) pilot signals to permit portables to evaluate downlink interference. This allows low-complexity radio ports and portables to mutually select channels to avoid interference and avoid creating excessive interference. Results from computer simulations demonstrate the good spectrum efficiency of this method and its potential for handling nonuniform traffic demand. This work is targeted toward understanding the implications to local exchange networks of wireless system alternatives that could provide access to those networks.

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  1. J. C. -I. Chuang

    Present address: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong

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  1. Bellcore, 07701, Red Bank, New Jersey

    J. C. -I. Chuang, N. R. Sollenberger & D. C. Cox

  2. Stanford University, Stanford, California

    D. C. Cox

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Chuang, J.C.I., Sollenberger, N.R. & Cox, D.C. A pilot-based dynamic channel assignment scheme for wireless access TDMA/FDMA systems. Int J Wireless Inf Networks 1, 37–48 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02117291

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