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| Preface | |
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| Overview of Wireless Networks | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Different Generations of Wireless Networks | |
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| Structure of the Book | |
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| Backbone Networks for Wireless Access | |
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| Summary of Important Standards Organizations | |
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| Questions | |
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| Principles of Air-Interface Design | |
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| Characteristics of the Wireless Medium | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Radio Propagation Mechanisms | |
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| Path-Loss Modeling and Signal Coverage | |
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| Effects of Multipath and Doppler | |
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| Channel Measurement and Modeling Techniques | |
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| Simulation of the Radio Channel | |
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| What is dB? | |
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| Wired Media | |
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| Path Loss Models | |
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| Wideband Channel Models | |
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| Questions | |
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| Problems | |
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| Physical Layer Alternatives for Wireless Networks | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Applied Wireless Transmission Techniques | |
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| Short Distance Baseband Transmission | |
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| UWB Pulse Transmission | |
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| Carrier Modulated Transmission | |
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| Traditional Digital Cellular Transmission | |
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| Broadband Modems for Higher Speeds | |
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| Spread Spectrum Transmissions | |
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| High-Speed Modems for Spread Spectrum Technology | |
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| Diversity and Smart Receiving Techniques | |
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| Comparison of Modulation Schemes | |
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| Coding Techniques for Wireless Communications | |
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| A Brief Overview of Software Radio | |
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| Performance of Communication Systems | |
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| Coding and Correlation | |
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| Questions | |
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| Problems | |
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| Wireless Medium Access Alternatives | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Fixed-Assignment Access for Voice-Oriented Networks | |
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| Random Access for Data-Oriented Networks | |
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| Integration of Voice and Data Traffic | |
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| Questions | |
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| Problems | |
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| Principles of Wireless Network Operation | |
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| Network Planning | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Wireless Network Topologies | |
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| Cellular Topology | |
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| Cell Fundamentals | |
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| Signal-to-Interference Ratio Calculation | |
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| Capacity Expansion Techniques | |
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| Network Planning for CDMA Systems | |
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| Questions | |
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| Problems | |
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| Wireless Network Operation | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Mobility Management | |
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| Radio Resources and Power Management | |
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| Security in Wireless Networks | |
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| The Diffie-Hellman (DH) Key Exchange Protocol | |
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| Nonrepudiation and Digital Signatures | |
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| Questions | |
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| Problems | |
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| Wireless Wans | |
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| GSM and TDMA Technology | |
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| Introduction | |
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| What Is GSM? | |
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| Mechanisms to Support a Mobile Environment | |
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| Communications in the Infrastructure | |
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| Questions | |
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| Problems | |
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| CDMA Technology, IS-95, and IMT-2000 | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Reference Architecture for North American Systems | |
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| What Is CDMA? | |
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| IMT-2000 | |
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| Questions | |
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| Problems | |
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| Mobile Data Networks | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Data-Oriented CDPD Network | |
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| GPRS and Higher Data Rates | |
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| Short Messaging Service in GSM | |
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| Mobile Application Protocols | |
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| Questions | |
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| Problems | |
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| Local Broadband And Ad Hoc Networks | |
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| Introduction to Wireless LANs | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Historical Overview of the LAN Industry | |
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| Evolution of the WLAN Industry | |
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| New Interest from Military and Service Providers | |
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| A New Explosion of Market and Technology | |
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| Wireless Home Networking | |
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| Questions | |
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| Problems | |
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| IEEE 802.11 WLANs | |
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| Introduction | |
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| What Is IEEE 802.11? | |
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| The PHY Layer | |
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| MAC Sublayer | |
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| MAC Management Sublayer | |
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| Questions | |
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| Problems | |
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| Wireless ATM and Hiperlan | |
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| Introduction | |
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| What Is Wireless ATM? | |
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| What Is Hiperlan? | |
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| Hiperlan-2 | |
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| Questions | |
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| Problems | |
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| Ad Hoc Networking and WPAN | |
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| Introduction | |
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| What Is IEEE 802.15 WPAN? | |
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| What Is HomeRF? | |
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| What Is Bluetooth? | |
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| Interference between Bluetooth and 802.11 | |
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| Questions | |
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| Problems | |
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| Wireless Geolocation Systems | |
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| Introduction | |
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| What Is Wireless Geolocation? | |
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| Wireless Geolocation System Architecture | |
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| Technologies for Wireless Geolocation | |
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| Geolocation Standards for E-911 Services | |
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| Performance Measures for Geolocation Systems | |
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| Questions | |
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| Problems | |
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| Acronyms and Abbreviations | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Authors | |