1st Edition

Wireless Technology Protocols, Standards, and Techniques

By Michel Daoud Yacoub Copyright 2001
    568 Pages 154 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Vast, complex technologies, countless relevant topics, seemingly limitless documentation of standards and recommendations… In a field as dynamic as wireless technology, how is one to keep up when the very task of deciding which publications to read and which resources belong on your shelf can be daunting?

    Wireless Technology: Protocols, Standards, and Techniques has sorted it out for you. From basic principles to the state of the art, it furnishes clear, concise descriptions of second and third generation wireless technologies. The bestselling author of the Foundations of Mobile Radio Engineering has gathered together the most up-to-date networking standards, techniques, and protocols and incorporated clear, concise treatments of the necessary background material to form the most current and complete wireless reference available.

    However bumpy the road may seem, the migration to a wireless world is inevitable. Whether you are a communications engineer, network analyst or designer, electrical engineer, or computer engineer, keeping up in this rapidly evolving field is imperative. This book will help you stay at the forefront of your field and contribute to making the wireless world a reality.

    PART 1: INTRODUCTION
    WIRELESS NETWORK
    Introduction
    Intelligent Network
    Network Architecture
    Protocol Architecture
    Channel Structure
    Narrowband and Wideband Systems
    Multiple Access
    Summary
    CELLULAR PRINCIPLES
    Introduction
    Cellular Hierarchy
    System Management
    System Performance
    Cellular Reuse Pattern
    Macrocellular Reuse Pattern
    Microcellular Reuse Pattern
    Interference in Narrowband and Wideband Systems
    Interference in Narrowband Macrocellular Systems
    Interference in Narrowband Microcellular Systems
    Interference in Wideband Systems
    Network Capacity
    Summary
    MULTIPLE ACCESS
    Introduction
    Signal Domains
    Duplexing
    Multiple Access Categories
    Scheduled Multiple Access
    Random Multiple Access
    Controlled Multiple Access
    Hybrid Multiple Access
    Summary
    Part II: 2G SYSTEMS
    GSM
    Introduction
    Features and Services
    Architecture
    Multiple Access
    The Logical Channels
    Messages
    Call Management
    Frequency Hopping
    Discontinuous Transmission
    Power Control
    Spectral Efficiency
    Summary
    cdmaONE
    Introduction
    Features and Services
    Architecture
    Multiple Access Structure
    The Logical Channels
    Signaling Format
    Messages, Orders, and Parameters
    Messages and Orders and Logical Channels
    Mobile Station Call Processing
    Base Station Call Processing
    Authentication, Message Encryption, and Voice Privacy
    Authentication
    Message Encryption
    Voice Privacy
    Roaming
    Handoff
    Power Control
    Call Procedures
    EIA/TIA/IS-95B
    Summary
    PART III: WIRELESS DATA
    WIRELESS DATA TECHNOLOGY
    Introduction
    General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
    EIA/TIA/IS-95B
    High Data Rate (HDR)
    Summary
    PART IV: 3G SYSTEMS
    IMT-2000
    Introduction
    Some Definitions
    Frequency Allocation
    Features and Services
    Traffic Classes
    IMT-2000 System and IMT-2000 Family
    Specific Functions
    Network Architecture
    Physical Entities and Functional Entities
    Functional Entities and their Interrelations
    Application of IMT-2000 Family Member Concept
    Toward 3G
    Summary
    UTRA
    Introduction
    Network Architecture
    Protocol Architecture
    Radio Interface Protocol Architecture
    Logical Channels
    Transport channels and Indicators
    Physical Channels and Physical Signals
    Mapping of Channels
    Physical Layer Transmission Chain
    Channel and Frame Structures
    Spreading and Modulation
    Spreading Codes
    UTRA Procedures
    Interference Issues
    Summary
    cdma2000
    Introduction
    Network Architecture
    Radio Interface Protocol Architecture
    Logical Channels
    Physical Channels
    Mapping of Channels
    Achievable Rates
    Forward Link
    Reverse Link
    Forward Physical Channels
    Reverse Physical Channels
    High Rate Packet Data Access
    Summary
    PART V: APPENDICES
    OPEN SYSTEMS INTERCONNECTION
    SIGNALING SYSTEM NUMBER 7
    SPREAD SPECTRUM
    Correlation
    Pseudonoise Sequence
    Walsh Codes
    Orthogonal Variable Spreading Factor Codes
    Rake Receiver
    Processing Gain
    Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
    Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
    POSITIONING OF THE INTERFERERS IN A MICROCELLULAR GRID
    Collinear Type
    Even Noncollinear Type
    Odd Nonprime Noncollinear
    Prime Noncollinear

    Biography

    Yacoub, Michel Daoud