Systems and Subsystems
James F. DeRose · 1999
The airlink subsystem is defined as the span between the user host's connection point and the subscriber unit. It includes the service provider's message switch/area controller, base stations, and the radio modem. There are at least four current philosophical control approaches: (1) decentralized, (2) partially decentralized, (3) partially centralized, and (4) centralized. Each of these approaches is examined in order, from highly decentralized to highly centralized.