GSM – Switching Services and Protocols - Hardcover

Eberspächer, Jörg; Voegel, Hans–Joerg

 
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Synopsis

Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) is a new standard set by the European Telecommunications Standard Institute. GSM is a cellular system using digital radio access technology for cellular networks and to provide quality radio communication. This book offers detailed insight into this topical area of GSM cellular radio. Featuring numerous illustrations, this work focuses on the fundamentals of the mobile radio system, covering the standards and protocols extensively.

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Review

"...it misses the explanation of why GSM is composed as it is and as a result mostly has value as a reference work." ( IEE Review March, 1999)

From the Back Cover

Since the publication of the first edition the number of GSM subscribers has exploded and it is now deployed in more than 140 countries worldwide. Revised and updated GSM Switching, Services and Protocols now features the abundant new services and applications that GSM can provide. By focusing on the fundamentals of the mobile radio systems, it provides an excellent introductory insight to the whole area of GSM cellular radio.
By providing an easy–to–follow instructive text, this second edition will have insight appeal to telecommunication engineers, researchers, adn developers. The highly graphical approach and numerous illustrations will also make it an indispensable reference for senior undergraduates and postgraduates in electrical and computer engineering.

  • Details the GSM phase 2+ services, including new data and speech services and service platforms, such as AMR, ASCI. CAMEL and EFR
  • Features a brand new chapter on General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
  • Contains a completly revised and expanded chapter ′GSM – The story goes on′
  • Presents new sections on Wireles s Application Protocol (WAP) and the migration to UMTS
  • Includes expaned and updated chapters on Logical Channels and Channel Coding

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ISBN 10:  047149903X ISBN 13:  9780471499039
Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 2001
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