An Architecture for Analysis and Collection of RF Signals Used by Hand- Held Devices in Computer Communications

This is a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA report procured by the Pentagon and made available for public release. It has been reproduced in the best form available to the Pentagon. It is not spiral-bound, but rather assembled with Velobinding in a soft, white linen cover. The Storming Media report number is A117193. The abstract provided by the Pentagon follows: This thesis studies the wireless communications aspects of an lnternet-connected hand-held device It reviews the multipath effects of RF propagation and provides a detailed analysis of the Mobitex network protocols Field experiments were conducted to measure the signal strength of indoor and outdoor reception A framework for using real-time wireless communications analysis equipment for the collection of this RF signal is designed and discussed Expected results from the collection of this signal data are presented.