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Table of Contents:

Definition and Overview

1. Overview of PCS Technology

2. The DCCH Environment

3. The Air Interface: Multilayered Protocol

4. Logical Channels

5. Sleep Mode and Standby Time

6. PCS Messaging

7. Hierarchical Cell Relationships

8. Public, Private, and Residential Systems

9. System Identities

Self-Test

Glossary

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Definition
PCS is a new generation of wireless-phone technology that introduces a range of features and services surpassing those available in analog- and digital-cellular phone systems. PCS provides the user with an all-in-one wireless phone, paging, messaging, and data service having a greatly improved battery-standby time.