Book details of 'Mobile Communications'

Title	Mobile Communications
Author(s)	Jochen Schiller, Dr. Jochen Schiller
ISBN	0201398362
Language	English
Published	January 2000
Publisher	Addison-Wesley Pub Co

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Reviewer Rob Slade wrote:
The preface states that this is a text for a course that follows a basic introduction to data communications. Support materials to assist the instructor are available on a Web site. Chapter one is an introduction and history, and it is nice to see the focus on Europe for a change. While the book overall emphasizes the higher, computer science layers of the communications stack, chapter two presents a very good explanation of wireless transmission: antennae, propagation concerns, and access methods, with CDMA [Code Division Multiple Access] being oddly missing. The comparison of media access in chapter three, however, does look at space, time, frequency, and code division. There is an overview of the systems using GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication), DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications), and UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service) in chapter four. The review of satellite communications, in chapter five, deals mostly with orbital dynamics, but does give a quick comparison of new systems as well. Chapter six is a rough examination of the new digital broadcast protocols. LAN protocols include 802.11, HIPERLAN, and Bluetooth in chapter seven. A review of work and specifications for wireless ATM is given in chapter eight. Chapters nine and ten concentrate on wireless levels for TCP/IP, looking first at a mobile network layer, and then a mobile transport layer. Chapter eleven deals with the requirements for support for mobility, and the work needing to be done on file systems, the Web, and the Wireless Application Protocol. The material is very easy to read, and almost simplistic. There are review exercises at the ends of chapters, but these are, unfortunately, the usual reading check, rather than challenging assignments. Overall, though, the book presents a clear picture of the situation for mobile communications, and is particularly suitable for information technology students and workers. copyright Robert M. Slade, 2000
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The rapid growth and convergence of mobile communications has led to a need for new techniques and solutions and a demand for knowledgeable communication professionals who have a firm grasp of the background theory and technologies and who also understand the future trends and possibilities within the field. In this book Jochen Schiller draws on extensive experience to present an essential grounding in mobile communications, explaining current developments in industry and research and providing a detailed technical background to the area. The book covers all of the important aspects of mobile and wireless communications from the Internet to signals, access protocols and cellular systems, all presented in a clear and structured way, with a focus on the crucial area of digital data transfer. The early chapters give a concise overview of mobile communications applications, history and market, and provide a foundation in wireless communication, wireless transmission and Medium Access Control. The book goes on to devote a chapter to each of the 5 different groups of wireless network technologies: telecommunications systems, satellite systems, broadcast systems, wireless LAN and wireless ATM. The final chapters on the network layer and transport layer address problems and provide solutions using well-known Internet protocols such as TCP/IP within a mobile environment, concluding with a focus on WWW and Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). If you are a professional networking engineer or manager wanting to know how mobility will affect applications, security and networks, this book will be an invaluable resource. Mobile Communications will enable you to: recognise and understand the future trends in networking understand design decisions follow through paths of migration from fixed networks towards mixed fixed/mobile networks Features: * easy access to specific topics through self-contained chapters * quick reference and learning tools: summary of each chapter; signposted references to relevant standards, organizations and research work; end of chapter questions for self-testing/study; appendix of acronyms * wide range of examples, applications scenarios and case studies * accompanying web site contains up-to-date developments and links to related mobile and wireless communications sites, figures and PowerPoint(tm) slides * covers digital systems such as CDMA, GSM, and DECT * covers up-to-date technologies in all areas of mobile communications with extensive examples and special features: telecommunications (GSM and UMTS); broadcast (DAB); wireless LANs (IEEE 802.11, HIPERLAN and Bluetooth); wireless ATM (QoS) and Internet Protocols (IP and TCP)