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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

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Glossary

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ACC
analog control channel

ARCH
access response channel

AVC
analog voice channel

BCCH
broadcast channel

CNI
calling number identification

DCCH
digital-control channel

DTC
digital-traffic channel

E–BCCH
extended broadcast channel

F–BCCH
fast broadcast channel

FDCCH
forward DCCH

HCS
hierarchical cell structure

MWI
message waiting indicator

OAA/P
over-the-air activation and programming

PBS
personal base station

PC
personal computer

PCH
paging channel

PCS
personal communications services

PSID
private system identity

RACH
random-access channel

RDCCH
reverse DCCH

RF
radio frequency

RSID
residential system identity

SCF
shared channel feedback

SMS
short message service

SMSCH
short message service channel

SPACH
SMS point-to-point messaging, paging, and access response channel

TDMA
time-division multiple access

TIA
Telecommunications Industry Association

WOS
wireless office services