3G Wireless Networks (McGraw-Hill Telecom Professional) - Softcover

Smith, Clint; Collins, Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071363815 ISBN 13: 9780071363815

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2001

Synopsis

This work details day-to-day 3G (third generation) network operation. It explains compatibility problems that service providers experience in making the transition from second generation systems (CDMA 2000, etc) to 2.5 generation systems (WAP, EDGE) and European (WCDMA) versions of the standard. It provides description of network standards (3G equivalents of IS-41 and A-Interface) and covers services supported by CDMA 2000.

About this title

About the Authors

Clint Smith, P.E. (Warwick, NY), is an internationally known technical author whose books and industry trade articles are used extensively in the telecommunications industry.

Daniel Collins played key roles in the development of 2G wireless systems and the introduction of GSM to North America during nearly a decade of work with Ericsson in the United States and the United Kingdom. Now an independent consultant, he specializes in VoIP and 3G wireless network architectures.

From the Back Cover

CLEAR LANGUAGE
GRITTY DETAILS

You don't have to slog through endless standards documents or work through reams of equations to locate the down and dirty technical details that explain how 3G wireless networking actually works. The facts are right here, in 3G Wireless Networks.

This close-up on the inner workings of 3G'wireless that can provide not just voice, but full-featured video, CD-quality sound, fax, email, Web browsing, and more, anywhere in the world'dissects critical issues of compatibility, internetworking, and voice/data convergence. 3G Wireless Networks gives you in-depth explanations of how key standards and protocols intersect and interconnect. Inside, you'll find

- Clear explications of the transformation of wireless from 1G to 2G, 2.5G, 3G, and beyond

- Full dissection of CDMA 2000, covering services, network architecture, air interface, and network protocols

- Detailed explanation of WCDMA and UMTS, including all steps in the evolution to complete multimedia wireless.

- Practical real-world instruction in the design and deployment of 3G networks.

' Overview of competing 3G standards

' Professional details on migration from today's technology to the wireless networks of the future

' Full coverage of CDMA2000 and WCDMA/UMTS interface and compatibility issues

' Lots of useful call flow diagrams revealing how the technologies work

Featuring many examples showing network architectures, internetworking, protocol use and integration, 3G Wireless Networks supplies the answers you need for key networking decisions. It's the book you want if you want to understand 3G.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071363815
• ISBN 13: 9780071363815
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 500