Wireless Data Demystified

John Vacca007139852X, 9780071398527

Wireless subscribers are up, but revenue per subscriber isn’t and it isn’t going to be unless wireless service providers can provide more than plain-vanilla voice services. The road to successful deployment of data services has been difficult, but it is essential if the industry is going to survive. This book takes you inside the data services that will one way or another transform the wireless industry.John R. Vacca wrote the book on wireless data, literally: His Wireless Broadband Networks Handbook is the field’s standard professional reference. Now, in Wireless Data Demystified, he offers a book anyone can understand without being a certified technical expert. And if you are a technical expert, you will find here the essentials you need, without wading through hundreds of pages of technical detail.

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Table of contents :
TeamLiB……Page 1
Cover……Page 2
Contents……Page 7
FOREWORD……Page 13
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS……Page 14
INTRODUCTION……Page 15
PART 1 Overview of Wireless High-Speed Data Technology……Page 25
CHAPTER 1 Wireless Data Network Fundamentals……Page 27
How Fast Are Wireless Networks?……Page 28
When Do You Need Wireless Data Networking?……Page 29
How Private and Secure Is Wireless Data Networking?……Page 31
Overview of Existing Networks……Page 33
When Will We See 3G?……Page 43
Standards and Coverage in the United States……Page 49
Implications for the Short Term……Page 51
Perspective on Wireless Data Computing……Page 53
The Pros and Cons of Wireless Data……Page 55
Examples of Strong Wireless Value……Page 57
Conclusion……Page 58
References……Page 59
CHAPTER 2 Wireless Data Network Protocols……Page 61
Unified Multiservice Wireless Data Networks: The 5- UP……Page 63
Wireless Data Protocol Bridging……Page 73
Conclusion……Page 87
References……Page 88
CHAPTER 3 Services and Applications over Wireless Data Networks……Page 91
Wireless Communications or Commerce?……Page 95
Reseller Opportunities with Two- Way Satellite Access……Page 102
References……Page 110
CHAPTER 4 Wireless Data Marketing Environment……Page 113
Marketing Wireless Data……Page 115
The Wireless Data Marketing Movement……Page 116
The Mobile Wireless Data Markets……Page 124
Conclusion……Page 129
References……Page 131
CHAPTER 5 Standards for Next-Generation High-Speed Wireless Data Connectivity……Page 133
Wireless Data LANs……Page 134
Fixed Broadband Wireless Data Standard……Page 146
Universal Mobile Telephone Standard (UMTS) and/or International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT-2000)……Page 154
Conclusion……Page 165
References……Page 175
PART 2 Planning and Designing Wireless High-Speed Data Applications……Page 177
CHAPTER 6 Planning and Designing Wireless Data and Satellite Applications……Page 179
Client Devices……Page 180
Planning and Designing a Wireless Data Network……Page 181
Large- Scale Wireless Data LAN Planning and Design……Page 184
Planning and Designing the Interworking of Satellite IP- Based Wireless Data Networks……Page 195
Conclusion……Page 207
References……Page 208
CHAPTER 7 Architecting Wireless Data Mobility Design……Page 209
Synchronization……Page 210
How Do You Choose Which Model for Your Wireless Data Application?……Page 212
Critical Steps in Supporting Mobile Enterprise Computing……Page 213
Multicarrier CDMA Architecture……Page 225
Conclusion……Page 242
References……Page 244
CHAPTER 8 Fixed Wireless Data Network Design……Page 245
Security Concerns……Page 249
Fixed Broadband Wireless Data Radio Systems……Page 251
Conclusion……Page 258
References……Page 259
CHAPTER 9 Wireless Data Access Design……Page 261
Today¡¯s Communications……Page 262
How You Will Communicate in the Next 20 to 30 Years……Page 263
The Future Architecture: A Truly Converged Communications Environment……Page 265
Technologies for Broadband Fixed Access……Page 269
Random Access Wireless Data Networks: Multipacket Reception……Page 275
Mobility for IP……Page 281
IP Mobility in IETF……Page 282
Terminal Independent Mobility for IP ( TIMIP)……Page 286
Conclusion……Page 291
References……Page 292
CHAPTER 10 Designing for IP ( TIMIP) Devices……Page 293
Hybrid Fiber- Radio Backbone Interconnection……Page 295
Network Operation Center……Page 297
Free- Space Optical Wireless Data Access and High- Speed Backbone Reach Extension……Page 298
Implementation and Test Results……Page 300
References……Page 304
CHAPTER 11 Wireless Data Services:The Designing of the Broadband Era……Page 305
Word Spreads……Page 307
Wireless Data Channel Image Communications……Page 308
Wideband Wireless Data Systems:Hardware Multichannel Simulator……Page 316
Conclusion……Page 321
References……Page 322
CHAPTER 12 U. S.- Specific Wireless Data Design……Page 323
Faster Data Transfer Rates……Page 324
Robust Application Support……Page 326
Prioritized Service……Page 327
GPRS System Architecture……Page 330
Mobile Application U. S.- Specific Design Considerations……Page 333
References……Page 342
PART 3 Installing and Deploying Wireless High-Speed Data Networks……Page 343
CHAPTER 13 Deploying Mobile Wireless Data Networks……Page 345
The Wave Is Coming……Page 346
Take a Step Back……Page 347
Budgeting for Hand-Helds: Don’t Underestimate……Page 348
The Reality of Multiple Devices……Page 349
Device Selection……Page 350
Synchronization Overview……Page 352
File Synchronization……Page 354
Data Synchronization Options……Page 356
System Management and Inventory……Page 358
Managing the Mobile Network……Page 359
Security Concerns……Page 361
Conclusion……Page 362
References……Page 363
CHAPTER 14 Implementing Terrestrial Fixed Wireless Data Networks……Page 365
Available Terrestrial Fixed Wireless Data Technologies……Page 366
Wireless Local- Area Networks……Page 371
Upper- Band Technologies……Page 372
Conclusion……Page 375
References……Page 377
CHAPTER 15 Implementing Wireless Data and Mobile Applications……Page 379
Why Synchronization?……Page 380
Comprehensive Selection Criteria……Page 381
One Component of a Complete Wireless Data Mobile Infrastructure……Page 394
Conclusion……Page 395
References……Page 396
CHAPTER 16 Packet-over-SONET/SDH Specification (POS-PHY Level 3):Deploying High-Speed Wireless Data Networking Applications……Page 397
High-Speed Wireless Data Transport Services for Next-Generation SONET/SDH Systems……Page 398
Wireless- Data- over- SONET/ SDH Network Architecture……Page 400
Novel SONET/ SDH Transport Services……Page 412
DoS Transport Node: Architecture and Applications……Page 414
Transparent Generic Framing Procedure……Page 419
Conclusion……Page 431
References……Page 432
CHAPTER 17 Wireless Data Access Implementation Methods……Page 433
Using Antenna Arrays: Lifting the Limits on High-Speed Wireless Data Access……Page 434
WirelessMAN: Air Interface for Broadband Wireless Access……Page 443
Conclusion……Page 457
References……Page 459
PART 4 Configuring Wireless High-Speed Data Networks……Page 461
CHAPTER18 Configuring Wireless Data……Page 463
Reconfigurable Terminals……Page 464
Conclusion……Page 476
References……Page 477
CHAPTER 19 Configuring Broadband Wireless Data Networks……Page 479
Link Adaptation Fundamentals……Page 481
Expanding the Dimensions of Link Adaptation……Page 483
Adaptive Space- Time- Frequency Signaling……Page 485
Performance Evaluation……Page 491
Conclusion……Page 493
References……Page 494
CHAPTER 20 Configuring Wireless Data Mobile Networks……Page 495
Configuring Wireless Data Connectivity to Hand- Helds……Page 496
The Device Wars……Page 498
Choosing the Right Device……Page 499
References……Page 501
CHAPTER 21 Configuring Residential Wireless Data Access Technology……Page 503
Transforming a Home……Page 504
Market Outlook……Page 505
References……Page 509
PART 5 Advanced Wireless High-Speed Data Network Solutions and Future Directions……Page 511
CHAPTER 22 Residential High-Speed Wireless Data Personal Area Networks……Page 513
Alternatives: IEEE 802.11b, e, and g……Page 515
IEEE 802.15.3 High- Rate WDPAN Standard……Page 516
IEEE 802.15.3 Physical Layer Modulation and Coding……Page 518
IEEE 802.15.3 Physical Layer Frame Format……Page 520
Receiver Sensitivity……Page 521
IEEE 802.15.3 Receiver Performance……Page 522
Conclusion……Page 524
References……Page 526
CHAPTER 23 Summary,Recommendations,and Conclusions……Page 527
Summary……Page 528
Recommendations……Page 532
Ad Hoc Networking……Page 545
Network Optimization: Removing Boundaries……Page 547
Conclusions……Page 550
References……Page 551
GLOSSARY……Page 553
INDEX……Page 579
About the Author……Page 594