Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Evolution from 2G over 3G to 4G; 1.1 First Half of the 1990s-Voice-Centric Communication; 1.2 Between 1995 and 2000: The Rise of Mobility and the Internet; 1.3 Between 2000 and 2005: Dot Com Burst, Web 2.0, Mobile Internet; 1.4 Between 2005 and 2010: Global Coverage, Fixed Line VoIP, and Mobile Broadband; 1.5 2010 and Beyond; 1.6 All over IP in Mobile-The Biggest Challenge; 1.7 Summary; Chapter 2 Beyond 3G Network Architectures; 2.1 Overview; 2.2 UMTS, HSPA, and HSPA+; 2.2.1 Introduction; 2.2.2 Network Architecture.

2.2.2.1 The Base Stations2.2.2.2 The Radio Network Controllers; 2.2.2.3 The Mobile Switching Center; 2.2.2.4 The SIM Card; 2.2.2.5 The SMSC; 2.2.2.6 Service Control Points; 2.2.2.7 Billing; 2.2.2.8 The Packet-Switched Core Network; 2.2.2.9 The Serving GPRS Support Node; 2.2.2.10 The Gateway GPRS Support Node; 2.2.2.11 Interworking with GSM; 2.2.3 Air Interface and Radio Network; 2.2.3.1 The CDMA Principle; 2.2.3.2 UMTS Channel Structure; 2.2.3.3 Radio Resource Control States; 2.2.3.4 Mobility Management in the Radio Network for Dedicated Connections.

2.2.3.5 Radio Network Mobility Management in Idle, Cell-FACH, and Cell/URA-PCH State2.2.3.6 Mobility Management in the Packet-Switched Core Network; 2.2.4 HSPA (HSDPA and HSUPA); 2.2.4.1 Shared Channels; 2.2.4.2 Multiple Spreading Codes; 2.2.4.3 Higher Order Modulation; 2.2.4.4 Scheduling, Modulation, and Coding, HARQ; 2.2.4.5 Cell Updates and Handovers; 2.2.4.6 HSUPA; 2.2.5 HSPA+ and other Improvements: Competition for LTE; 2.2.5.1 64QAM Modulation in the Downlink; 2.2.5.2 Dual Carrier Operation in the Downlink; 2.2.5.3 MIMO; 2.2.5.4 16QAM Modulation and Dual-Carrier Operation in the Uplink.

2.2.5.5 Multicarrier and Multiband Operation2.2.5.6 Continuous Packet Connectivity; 2.2.5.7 Enhanced Cell-FACH, Cell/URA PCH States; 2.2.5.8 Radio Network Enhancement: One-Tunnel; 2.2.6 Competition for LTE in 5 MHz; 2.3 LTE; 2.3.1 Introduction; 2.3.2 Network Architecture; 2.3.2.1 Enhanced Base Stations; 2.3.2.2 Core Network to Radio Access Network Interface; 2.3.2.3 Gateway to the Internet; 2.3.2.4 Interface to the User Database; 2.3.2.5 Moving between Radio Technologies; 2.3.2.6 The Packet Call becomes History; 2.3.3 Air Interface and Radio Network; 2.3.3.1 Downlink Data Transmission.

2.3.3.2 Uplink Data Transmission2.3.3.3 Physical Parameters; 2.3.3.4 From Slots to Frames; 2.3.3.5 Reference Symbols, Signals, and Channels; 2.3.3.6 Downlink: Broadcast Channel; 2.3.3.7 Downlink: Paging Channel; 2.3.3.8 Downlink and Uplink: Dedicated Traffic and Control Channels and their Mapping to the Shared Channel; 2.3.3.9 Downlink: Physical Layer Control Channels; 2.3.3.10 Uplink: Physical Layer Control Channels; 2.3.3.11 Dynamic and Persistent Scheduling Grants; 2.3.3.12 MIMO Transmission; 2.3.3.13 LTE Throughput Calculations; 2.3.3.14 Radio Resource Control.

Extensively updated evaluation of current and future network technologies, applications and devices Written in a clear, concise style, this second edition of the successful Beyond 3G: Bringing Networks, Terminals And The Web Together; LTE, WiMAX, IMS, 4G Terminals and the Mobile Web 2.0 is fully updated and expanded to include new sections including VoLTE, the evolution to 4G, mobile internet access, LTE-Advanced, Wi-Fi security and backhaul for wireless networks 3G, 4G and Beyond: Bringing Networks, Devices and the Web Together, 2nd Edition.

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