Integration of Vehicular Navigation and MOBITEX Wireless Packet Data Network

Thomas T. Yang, Kai Yan Yip

Abstract:	Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and differential GPS provide an efficient and economical means of acquiring a vehicle’s position with reasonable accuracy. The challenge, however, is to be able to transfer positioning data, differential GPS correction values, and other information between mobile GPS receivers and a control center. The capabilities inherent in the MOBITEX@ wireless packet data networks provide an ideal solution in meeting this challenge. MOBITEX is a worldwide standard for packet-switched mobile data communication. MOBITBX networks are operating in North America, many countries in western Europe, and Australia. This wide international acceptance makes MOBITEX one of the most qualified mobile data networks for use with land-based positioning and navigation applications. MOBITBX comprises land-based radio base stations and efficient, hierarchical, packet data switching networks. The cellular-like frequency reuse of the base stations and overlapping cells allow seamless roaming to its users. The combination of GPS technology and MOBITEX readily lends itself to vehicular navigation applications because MOBITEX provides unique, real-time solutions for applications such as computer-aided dispatch, fleet tracking, and the Intelligent Vehicles/Highways System (IVHS). This paper discusses the use of MOBITEX wireless wide area data networks in land-based navigation applications, the unique characteristics of MOBITEX wireless communications, and some potential applications that can be developed using the integrated GPS and MOBITEX solution.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 1994 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation January 24 - 26, 1994 Catamaran Resort Hotel San Diego, CA
Pages:	287 - 293
Cite this article:	Yang, Thomas T., Yip, Kai Yan, "Integration of Vehicular Navigation and MOBITEX Wireless Packet Data Network," Proceedings of the 1994 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, San Diego, CA, January 1994, pp. 287-293.
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