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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| About the Authors | |
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| List of Acronyms | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Data Networks versus Cellular Networks | |
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| The History of the Wireless Internet | |
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| The Difference between Wireless and Wired | |
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| The Wireless Internet: Different Models | |
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| A Review of Layered Communications Models | |
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| Wireless Data Networking Technologies at a Glance | |
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| Cellular Networking Technologies at a Glance | |
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| The Wireless Ecosystem | |
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| Wireless Standardization Process | |
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| IEEE | |
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| IETF | |
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| 3GPP | |
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| 3GPP2 | |
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| International Telecommunications Union | |
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| Wi-Fi Alliance | |
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| WiMax Forum | |
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| Bluetooth Special Interest Group | |
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| Summary of The Wireless Ecosystem | |
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| Wireless Personal Area Networks | |
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| Bluetooth | |
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| ZigBee | |
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| Ultra Wideband | |
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| Wireless Local Area Networks | |
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| The Original 802.11 Specification | |
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| IEEE 802.11b | |
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| IEEE 802.11a | |
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| IEEE802.11g | |
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| IEEE 802.11e | |
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| IEEE 802.11n | |
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| IEEE 802.11 Security Models | |
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| Other WLAN Technologies | |
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| Performance of IEEE 802.11 WLAN Technologies | |
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| The Future Direction of IEEE 802.11 | |
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| Additional Reading and Online Resources | |
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| Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks | |
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| Fixed WiMAX Technology Overview | |
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| Usage | |
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| Evolution | |
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| WiMAX Transition to Cellular Technology | |
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| Recommended Additional Reading | |
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| Second-Generation (2G) Cellular Communications | |
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| Historical Perspectives | |
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| Overview of 2G Technologies | |
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| 2G Deployments | |
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| Chapter Overview | |
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| An Introduction to GSM | |
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| GSM Technology Overview | |
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| GSM Physical Layer | |
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| GSM Signaling at the Air Interface | |
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| GPRS Overview | |
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| GSM Security Aspects | |
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| EDGE Enhancements | |
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| GSM Evolution | |
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| GSM Usage | |
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| Further GSM Reading | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Third-Generation (3G) Cellular Communications | |
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| Universal Mobile Telecommunications System/Wideband Code Division Multiple Access | |
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| Mobile WiMAX | |
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| CDMA2000 | |
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| Recommended Additional Reading | |
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| Fourth-Generation (4G) Cellular Communications | |
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| Long-Term Evolution | |
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| LTE-Advanced | |
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| IEEE 802.16M | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Mobile Internetworking | |
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| What Is Meant by Mobile Internetworking? | |
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| Network Layer Considerations | |
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| Transport Layer Considerations | |
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| Key Wireless Technology Trends: A Look at the Future | |
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| MIMO | |
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| Multicarrier Modulation | |
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| Cognitive Radio | |
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| Cross-Layer Radio | |
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| Network Coding | |
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| Building the Wireless Internet: Putting It Ail Together | |
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| Dimensions of Performance | |
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| Concluding Remarks | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |