Fully up-to-date coverage of the inner-workings of 3G

This revised and updated edition of 3G Wireless Networks covers the changes taking place within the arena of 3G--the wireless technology that enables voice, full-featured video, CD-quality sound, and Web browsing anywhere in the world. The book covers key standards and protocols and the critical issues of compatibility, internetworking, and voice/data convergence. You will learn how to successfully design and integrate WCDMA/UMTS, CDMA2000, and SCDMA into existing cellular/PCS networks.

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Implement Seamless, Next-Generation Wireless Solutions

Design, manage, and optimize high-performance wireless networks using the in-depth information contained in this comprehensive guide. Fully updated to cover the latest technologies, 3G Wireless Networks, Second Edition lays out the basics of first and second generation wireless components, architecture, and regulations and moves on to explain the steps necessary to successfully build and operate a 3G wireless network. Inside, you'll find detailed information on wireless system design, high-speed voice and data transmission, internetworking protocols, and 4G convergence. Plus, you'll learn how to successfully integrate WCDMA/UMTS (HSDPA), CDMA2000 (1xRTT and EVDO), TD-SCDMA, TD-CDMA, WiFi, and WiMAX into existing wireless, cellular, and PCS networks.

• Discover the various 3G protocols which are defined in the IMT-2000 standard
• Interoperate between wireless 1G, 2G, 2.5G, and 3G platforms and devices
• Understand the air interface, network architecture, and protocols for WCDMA/UMTS (HSDPA), CDMA2000 (1xRTT and EVDO), TD-SCDMA and TD-CDMA
• Deliver high-resolution multimedia content using WCDMA/UMTS (HSDPA) and CDMA2000 (EVDO)
• Support asymmetric traffic and IP streams with TD-SCDMA and TD-CDMA
• Learn the details behind SIP and H.323 VoIP standards
• Integrate WiFi, WiMAX, WiMAN, Bluetooth, and cable systems
•  Create and refine RF, WCDMA, CDMA2000, TD-SCDMA, and TD-CDMA system design plans
• Visualize the various wireless technology call flows for circuit and packet services through numerous diagrams
•  Migrate existing platforms toward an all-IP network

ISBN : 0071210520, Author : Smith, Publisher : McGraw Hill - 2002, Dimensions : , Paperback : pages