Thomas A. Sexton

Performance of high data rate paging in simulcast

Paging simulcast effects are evaluated at the propagation, radio link and system design levels. The simulcast electric field is evaluated over a surface, in time and in frequency. The performance of a 6400 bps pager in a cluttered simulcast environment with transmitter frequency offsets is evaluated through simulation. The system evaluated consists of a pager unit located in a region from which multiple transmitting sites are visible. The modulation format is 4 level FSK. General system design guidelines are discussed.