Protocols for High-Efficiency Wireless Networks

• Main Authors: Andreadis, Alessandro. (Author), Giambene, Giovanni. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2002.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Computer communication systems.; Computers.; Electrical engineering.; Electrical Engineering.; Computer Communication Networks.; The Computing Profession.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

Radio transmissions have opened new frontiers allowing the exchange of information with remote units. From the first applications of telegraphy and radio broadcast, wireless transmissions have obtained a great success with the widespread diffusion of mobile communications. We live in the communicati...

Table of Contents:

• Mobile Communications Systems and Technologies
• Multiple access techniques for wireless systems
• The Global System for Mobile Communications
• 3G mobile systems
• Satellite communications
• Mobile communications beyond 3G
• Scheduling Techniques, Access Schemes and Mobile Internet Protocols for Wireless Communication Systems
• General Concepts on Radio Resource Management
• Traffic models
• RRM in GPRS
• RRM in WCDMA
• RRM in UTRA-TDD
• RRM in wireless microcellular systems
• RRM in LEO-MSSs
• Analytical methods for RRM analysis and final considerations on RRM techniques
• A first solution towards the mobile Internet: the WAP protocol
• The mobile Internet.