Essential Guide to Wireless Communications Applications, The: From Cellular Systems to WAP and M-Commerce

by Dornan, Andy

• ISBN13: 9780130317162
• ISBN10: 0130317160
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Pearson P T R

Summary

The next-generation wireless and mobile Internet revolution is underway! Now, there's a complete guide to next-generation wireless applications and their business impact -- written specifically for non-technical professionals. Network Magazine editor Andy Dornan reviews all the latest developments, from WAP and Bluetooth to wireless LANs and Internet satellite services, and beyond. The book includes detailed, up-to-date coverage of cellular, PCS, third-generation systems, and their applications -- including real-world guidance on purchasing cell phones and service for business. Dornan takes an in-depth look at WAP-based mobile data services, gateways, and servers, and walks you step-by-step through WAP-enabling your Web site. He reviews the state-of-the-art in mobile commerce, including security, payment systems, and the coming battle between mobile operators and content providers over "who owns the customer." The book includes detailed comparisons of mobile OSes, including Palm, Windows CE, and Symbian's EPOC; an extensive overview of private wireless LANs and Bluetooth Personal Area Networks (PANs); coverage of Internet access via satellite, and more. A follow-up to the best selling Essential Guide to RF and Wireless (ISBN: 0-13-025962-4), which focused on the underlying technologies and infrastructure of next-generation wireless.

Table of Contents

Preface	xv
Acknowledgments	xvii
The Wireless World	1	(12)
Cellphone Generations	3	(2)
1G	3	(1)
2G	4	(1)
2 1/2 G	4	(1)
3G	4	(1)
4G	4	(1)
From the 20s to the 2000s	5	(3)
Timeline	6	(2)
Buying a Cellphone	8	(4)
Posers	9	(1)
Globalization	9	(1)
Radio Active	10	(2)
Summary	12	(1)
Radio Spectrum	13	(30)
Radio 101	14	(9)
Radio and Radiation	16	(2)
Bands	18	(2)
Microwaves	20	(1)
Interference	21	(2)
Analog vs. Digital	23	(4)
AM and FM	27	(4)
Amplitude Modulation	27	(1)
Frequency Modulation	28	(1)
Phase Modulation	29	(1)
Polarization	30	(1)
Spectrum Regulation	31	(4)
ITU	31	(2)
Regional Licenses	33	(1)
Service Specific vs. Open Licenses	34	(1)
Licensing Methods	35	(6)
Beauty Contest	35	(1)
Lottery	36	(1)
Auction	37	(2)
Free-For-All	39	(2)
Summary	41	(2)
Cellular Networks	43	(22)
Cells	45	(4)
Microcells	46	(1)
Handoff	47	(2)
Effect of Frequency	49	(1)
Duplexing	49	(1)
FDD	49	(1)
TDD	50	(1)
Multiplexing	50	(8)
Frequency	51	(3)
Space	54	(1)
Time	54	(1)
Codes	55	(2)
Orthogonality	57	(1)
Voice Coding	58	(5)
Waveform Coding	60	(1)
Vocoding	60	(2)
Hybrid Codecs	62	(1)
Summary	63	(2)
PCS Standards	65	(32)
Cellular Voice and Data	67	(20)
GSM	69	(5)
HSCSD	74	(1)
GPRS	75	(4)
D-AMPS	79	(3)
PDC/JDC	82	(1)
D-AMPS+	83	(1)
cdmaOne	84	(2)
cdmaTwo	86	(1)
Packet Data Systems	87	(4)
Paging	88	(1)
CDPD	89	(1)
Mobitex	90	(1)
DataTAC	90	(1)
MCDN	91	(1)
Private Mobile Radio	92	(3)
TETRA	93	(1)
iDEN	94	(1)
Summary	95	(2)
Third-Generation Standards	97	(24)
IMT-2000	99	(12)
3G Defined	102	(1)
Service Requirements	103	(3)
Spectrum Requirements	106	(4)
Compatibility	110	(1)
W-CDMA	111	(2)
TD-CDMA	111	(1)
UMTS	112	(1)
CDMA 2000	113	(3)
1XMC	114	(1)
3XMC	115	(1)
HDR	115	(1)
1Xtreme	116	(1)
EDGE	116	(3)
Enhanced GPRS	117	(1)
EDGE Compact	118	(1)
Summary	119	(2)
Mobile Data Services	121	(30)
Messaging	122	(6)
SMS	124	(1)
CBS	125	(1)
USSD	126	(1)
Applications of Messaging	126	(1)
The SIM Toolkit	127	(1)
The Wireless Web	128	(9)
HTML	130	(3)
C-HTML	133	(1)
Web Clipping	134	(1)
HDML	134	(1)
XML	135	(1)
MExE	136	(1)
WAP	137	(7)
Protocols	138	(3)
Bearers	141	(2)
Architecture	143	(1)
WWW:MMM	143	(1)
Site Design	144	(5)
C-HTML Sites	144	(2)
WAP Sites	146	(3)
Summary	149	(2)
M-Commerce	151	(24)
M-Business Plans	153	(6)
Comparison Shopping	153	(1)
Banking	154	(2)
Advertising	156	(1)
Location-Specific Services	157	(1)
Streaming Media	158	(1)
Games	159	(1)
Billing	159	(9)
Interconnection	160	(1)
The Accounting Rate System	160	(1)
Mobility	161	(3)
Roaming	164	(1)
Present Pricing Strategies	165	(1)
Future Pricing Strategies	166	(1)
Payment Plans	166	(2)
Security	168	(5)
Encryption	168	(1)
Public Key Cryptography	169	(1)
Wireless Portals	170	(1)
Viruses	171	(1)
Cloning	171	(1)
Theft	172	(1)
Summary	173	(2)
Inside a Mobile Network	175	(22)
The Air Link	177	(2)
MSU	178	(1)
BTS	178	(1)
Voice Infrastructure	179	(4)
BSC	180	(1)
MSC	180	(2)
TSC	182	(1)
GMSC	183	(1)
Data Infrastructure	183	(5)
PCU	184	(1)
SGSN	184	(1)
The GPRS Backbone	185	(1)
GGSN	185	(1)
Optional GPRS Infrastructure	186	(1)
Ricochet WAPs	187	(1)
Server-side Equipment	188	(2)
WAP Gateways and Servers	189	(1)
The Internet	190	(6)
Internet Protocol Version 4	191	(1)
The IP Address Shortage	192	(1)
Mobile IP	193	(1)
Internet Protocol Version 6	194	(2)
Summary	196	(1)
Short-range Wireless Networks	197	(28)
Unlicensed Spectrum	198	(3)
ISM	198	(1)
License-Free Radio	199	(1)
Light	200	(1)
Wireless LANs	201	(8)
Wireless LAN Standards	203	(2)
Access Points	205	(2)
Hubs vs. Switches	207	(1)
BRAN	208	(1)
Cordless Telephony	209	(3)
Telepoint	210	(1)
Standards	210	(1)
Picocells	211	(1)
IrDA	212	(3)
Types of IrDA	213	(1)
Infrared LANs	214	(1)
Bluetooth	215	(8)
Technology	216	(1)
Profiles	217	(4)
Applications	221	(2)
Summary	223	(2)
Phones or Computers?	225	(26)
Future Phones	226	(6)
Wearable Computers	228	(1)
Smartphones	229	(1)
Tablets	229	(1)
Clamshells	230	(1)
Subnotebooks	231	(1)
Mobile OSs	232	(4)
EPOC	233	(1)
Palm OS	233	(1)
Windows CE	234	(1)
Linux	235	(1)
Proprietary or No Operating System	235	(1)
PDA Hardware	236	(9)
Processor	236	(1)
Memory	237	(2)
Interfaces	239	(1)
Power Consumption	240	(3)
Batteries	243	(2)
User Input	245	(4)
Keyboards	245	(1)
Predictive Text Input	246	(1)
Handwriting Recognition	247	(2)
Summary	249	(2)
Fixed Wireless Technology	251	(20)
Wireless Local Loop	252	(10)
Spread Spectrum	254	(1)
MMDS	255	(2)
LMDS	257	(2)
Competing Technologies	259	(3)
Point-to-Point Microwave	262	(5)
Licensed	263	(1)
Unlicensed	264	(1)
Network Architecture	265	(2)
Laser	267	(3)
Optical Networking	267	(1)
Fiberless Optics	268	(1)
Wireless Computers	269	(1)
Summary	270	(1)
Internet in Space	271	(20)
Orbits	273	(5)
GEO	274	(2)
MEO	276	(1)
LEO	277	(1)
Elliptical	278	(1)
VSATs	278	(7)
The VSAT Industry	280	(2)
Traditional VSAT Architecture	282	(1)
Switching in the Sky	283	(1)
One-Way Data Systems	284	(1)
Super VSATs	285	(1)
Mobile Satellite Systems	285	(4)
Mobile Satellite Telephoney	286	(2)
Mobile Satellite Telemetry	288	(1)
Non-Space Networks	288	(1)
Mars Online	289	(1)
Summary	290	(1)
Glossary	291	(10)
Index	301