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STUDY OF TRANSMISSION TIMES AND MESSAGES CHARACTERIZING THE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM OF THE MIAMI POLICE DEPARTMENT

NCJ Number
28486
Author(s)
R K KEENAN
Date Published
1973
Length
83 pages
Annotation
SAGE CHARACTERISTICS AND TRANSMISSION TIMES FOR FIELD UNIT AND DISPATCHER COMMUNICATIONS.
Abstract
BASED ON CHANNEL OCCUPANCY DATA, A CHANNEL OVERLOAD CRITERION IS DEVELOPED. THE RELATIVE PROPORTIONS OF DISPATCHES RECEIVED ON MOBILE AND PORTABLE RADIOS IS DETERMINED AND THE MEAN AND STANDARD DEVIATION FOR FOR INDIVIDUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND COMMUNICATION EXCHANGE TIMES ARE GIVEN. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)