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Compare cordless telephony, paging system and cellular system.
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| Parameters | Cordless Telephony | Paging System | Cellular System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Cordless telephone is telephone with wireless handset that communicates using radio waves with base station | A paging system gives indications like musical alerts, name calling, audio signals to a particular individual whom system wants at telephone. These indications are given to radio receiver carried in the individual’s pocket. | A cellular system is a radio network distributed over areas called cells, each served by at least one transceiver known as base station. |
| Standards | CT2, DECT, PACS, GSM | POCSAG. FLEX, GSC | AMPS, NAMPS, USDC, IS-95 |
| Multiple Access | FDMA, TDMA | Simplex | FDMA, CDMA, TDMA |
| Used For | Short distance | Country to country | Within network |
| Mobile station | Mobile station coverage area is low. Fewer infrastructures are required. Mobile station complexity is moderate and hardware cost is low. | Mobile,station coverage area is high. High infrastructures are required. Mobile,station complexity is low and hardware cost is low. | Mobile station coverage area is high. High infrastructures are required. Mobile station complexity is high and hardware cost is moderate |
| Base station | Mobile station coverage area is low. Fewer infrastructures are required. Mobile station complexity is low and hardware cost is moderate. | Mobile station coverage area is high. High infrastructures are required. Mobile station complexity is high and hardware cost is high. | Mobile station coverage area is high. High infrastructures are required. Mobile station complexity is high and hardware cost is high. |