LMDS (Professional Telecommunications S.) - Softcover

Smith, Clint

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071362541 ISBN 13: 9780071362542

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US, 2000

Synopsis

-- The first-out-of-the-gate reference on LMDS (Local Multipoint Distribution Services), the technology designed to carry voice, data, and video signals in two directions -- and which may soon overtake DSL, cable, as a broadband delivery solution-- Offers wireless telecom managers and engineers a start-to-finish look at LMDS services, network operation and management, and implementation -- plus Network Design Guidelines-- Provides a clear picture of key issues and difficulties that arise in the initial stages of LMDS system design and deployment

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This first-out-of-the-gate technical reference on LMDS (Local Multipoint Distribution Services), written by a leading communications consultant, can take you and your company to the winner's circle. LMDS provides all the technical know-how required to bring this highly competitive broadband system to market, while sidestepping complex math.

Clint Smith's guide helps you make technical decisions and surmount RF, network, and management hurdles that confront those designing and implementing a LMDS or other broadband point to multipoint systems.

The guide covers a multitude of topics ranging from:

-Fundamental technology decisions related to multipoint systems, including Bandwidth on Demand (DBA), TDM, ATM, VoIP, Cable Systems, Wireless LAN, FDD and TDD

-Understanding radio components which are integral to any multipoint system and their relationship to the performance and services offered

-Business considerations involving marketing, services, dual-band strategies, projected user traffic, capital and operating expenses, capital authorization

-RF design guidelines pertaining to a new or existing system, design considerations for TDM, IP and ATM networks relative to the services offered, and how to calculate demand estimation

-Host terminal guidelines relative to demarcation, interface types, customer location qualification, customer survey methods, and installation issues

-Implementation considerations for any point to multipoint system, including land use acquisition, site selection process, base station, host terminal and central office installation, in addition to a base station site checklist

-Technical organization structure establishment, headcount drivers, hiring, smart outsourcing and training

-Performance report (RF and network) related to daily performance monitoring and engineering planning, including upper-management reports

-Spectrum allocation tables

-Glossary

Ideal for telecom engineers and managers wishing to pursue an LMDS or FWPMP strategy, this timely reference puts the tools you need in one thoughtful and convenient source.

About the Author:

Clint Smith, P. E. is vice president of Technical Services for Communications Consulting Services, Inc., and former Director of Engineering at NYNEX Mobile Services. He is also the author of Cellular System Design and Optimization , Practical Cellular and PCS Design, and Wireless Telcom FAQs.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0071362541
• ISBN 13: 9780071362542
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 350