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Encyclopedia of Wireless Telecom | Francis Botto
McGraw-Hill, Paperback, Published May 2002, 512 pages, ISBN 0071390251 | List Price: $59.95
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As 3G implementation begins worldwide, wireless telecommunications
are undergoing a radical upheaval. Terminology is changing and expanding, and
getting more difficult to keep up with. This handy encyclopedia is the perfect
way for service providers, software developers, network managers, and others
to stay abreast of the fast-moving, far-reaching wireless applications industry.
* Features short clear articles for the generalist with extended technical sidebars
for developers
* All technology terms linked to markets and applications
* Covers 2G, 2.5G, and 3G technologies at all tiers--from handsets to carriers
INSTANT EXPERTISE IN WIRELESS TELECOM
Here’s the perfect resource for professionals and
students to gain an up-to-the-minute understanding of the latest wireless breakthroughs
and technologies—along with priceless “real world” insight into their business
applications and implementations.
Covering 2G, 2.5G, and 3G technologies at all tiers,
from handsets to carriers, the Encyclopedia of Wireless Telecommunications
offers a wide range of clear, concise, easy-to-read articles that make sense
of constantly changing terminology and confusing acronyms. The author, an internationally
recognized expert, goes beyond theory and definitions and links technical terms
with markets and applications to address the nuts-and-bolts, dollars-and-cents
issues surrounding wireless. There is no easier, faster, or more convenient
way to keep up with the fast-moving world of wireless telecommunications.
Complete with detailed “how to” sidebars for developers,
this “A-Z” sourcebook includes practical, plain-English articles on:
* Architectures
* Devices and handsets
* Free Space communications technology
* Globalization
* Infrastructure
* LAN technologies
* Local communication technologies (Bluetooth, Piano, IrDA, etc.)
* Principles of radio and light
* Services and products
* Standards and protocols
* and much more
Service providers, software developers, systems architects,
network managers, and sales and marketing personnel will find they can consult
this easy-access reference with confidence when they encounter an unfamiliar
concept or have to get up to speed in a hurry on any wireless topic.
Table of Contents
Preface
NUMERALS
IG (First-Generation) Networks
2G (Second-Generation) Networks
2.5G Networks
3G (Third Generation)
2-Tier
3-Tier
Data Rates and Capacities
Display Technology
Frequencies
Miscvellaneous
Significant Years/Dates
Symbols and Common Syntax
A
Access
Applications
Computers/Software
Miscellaneous
Acronyms
B
Base Station Controller
Billing
Bluetooth
Broker
BSS Protocols
Computers/Software
Miscellaneous
Acronyms
C
cdmaOne
Cdma2000
Charge Mechanisms
Classification of GPRS Handsets
Computers/Software
Miscellaneous
Acronyms
D
D-AMPS
Data
DCT
Digital Multimedia
Discovery (Jini)
Computers/Software
Miscellaneous
Acronyms
E
E-business
EDGE (Enhanced Data Rate for GSM Revolution)
EGPRS (Enhanced General Packet Radio Service)
EVRC (Enhanced Variable-Rate Codec)
Computers/Software
Miscellaneous
Acronyms
F
FDD (Frequency Division Duplexing)
Fiber Channel
Firewall
FMA (FRAMES Multiple Access)
Fraud
Frequency
Frequency Hopping
Computer/Software
Miscellaneous
Acronymns
G
GPRS
GPS (Global Positioning System)
Graphics
GSM
Computers/Software
Miscellaneous
Acronyms
H
Handovers
HSCSD
Computers/Software
Miscellaneous
Acronyms
I
I-Mode
Internet
IP Address
IP Mobile Networks
ISDN
Computers/Software
Miscellaneous
Acronyms
J
Java
JavaBeans
JavaScript
JavaSpaces
Jini
Computers/Software
Miscellaneous
Acronyms
L
Layers
Leasing
Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS)
Location Services
Lookup Services
Computers/Software
Miscellaneous
Acronyms
M
Macromedia Flash Player 4 for Pocket PC
Microwave Radio
Mobile Network
Mobile Satellite Service (MSS)
MPEG
Multimedia Messaging Service
Computers/Software
Miscellaneous
Acronyms
N
Network Design and Deployment
Network Reference Model
Networks
Nonaccess Stratem
Computers/Software
Miscellaneous
Acronyms
O
OFDM
Offset Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying
Open Loop Power Control
Operating Systems
Optic Fiber
OSI (Open System Interconnection)
Computers/Software
Miscellaneous
Acronyms
P
Paging (UTRAN)
PCM
Physical Channel--UMTS
Protocol Stacks
Computers/Software
Miscellaneous
Acronyms
R
Radio
Radio Frequency Spectrum Allocation
Reverse Physical Channels (Cdma2000)
RF Propagation Models
Computers/Software
Miscellaneous
Acronyms
S
Satellite Communications
Security--UTRAN
Sigtran Protocol
SMS (Short Message Service)
SS7
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) Protocol
Computers/Software
Miscellaneous
Acronyms
T
TCP/IP--Transmission Control Protocol
TDMA
Telephone
Towers
Traffic Channels (CDMA)
Computers/Software
Miscellaneous
Acronyms
U
UMTS (Universal Mobile Telephone Service)
UMTS Core Network Architecture
UMTS Network Architecture
UMTS Terrestrial Radio Interface
Computers/Software
Miscellaneous
Acronyms
V
Video
Videoconferencing
Voice over IP (VoIP)
Voice and IP Mobile Networks
Voice Encoding
Computers/Software
Miscellaneous
Acronyms
W
WAP (Wireless Application Protocol)
WAP Gateway
Wideband CDMA (WCDMA)
Wideband CDMA Air Interface
Wireless Markup Language
WLAN (Wireless LAN)
Computers/Software
Miscellaneous
Acronyms
INDEX
Author Biography
FRANCIS BOTTO is a consultant and
researcher in the field of wireless applications and computer/ Internet technologies.
He has authored or co-authored a number of books and has published numerous
articles about computer technology and the Internet.
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