ITU-R - International Telecommunication Union/ITU Radiocommunication Sector
Scope
Introduction In recent times@ cordless telephones which can be connected into the public switched telephone network (PSTN) and have a small service area limited to a few hundred metres@ have gained widespread popularity. To meet the growing demand for these cordless telephones@ it would be advantageous to develop a system using multi-channel access techniques that does not rely on centralized traffic channel selection ------------------------------- and provides efficient frequency utilization. Part A of this Report deals with the general principles of cordless telephone systems --------------------------------- using multi-channel access techniques@ in particular@ with the basic objective and technical characteristics which are important for their operation. The major characteristics of some cordless telephone systems are given in Part B of this Report together with a brief description and other aspects of system operation.