Summary:
Excellent reference with expert insight into the
future evolution of mobile communications: 4G
IP for 4G examines the concept of 4G, providing an
in-depth background to the key technologies and developments
shaping the new generation of mobile services, including
Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs), Worldwide
Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), IP
developments (SIP and Media Independent Handover), Internet
Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), and 3G (HSDPA and LTE). The book
addresses these key technological drivers in light of
commercial propositions such as generating extra revenue and
reducing costs, and offers an up-to-date briefing on the
future of mobile communications in the coming years.
Key features:
IP for 4G is an invaluable reference for
professionals in mobile/fixed telecoms and ICT industries,
practicing telecommunications and network engineers, system
designers and developers. Graduate level students studying
MSc and higher-level courses on networking will also find
this book of interest.
Excellent reference with expert insight into the
future evolution of mobile communications: 4G
IP for 4G examines the concept of 4G, providing an
in-depth background to the key technologies and developments
shaping the new generation of mobile services, including
Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs), Worldwide
Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), IP
developments (SIP and Media Independent Handover), Internet
Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), and 3G (HSDPA and LTE). The book
addresses these key technological drivers in light of
commercial propositions such as generating extra revenue and
reducing costs, and offers an up-to-date briefing on the
future of mobile communications in the coming years.
Key features
•Presents and analyses the key technological drivers
of 4G, including WLANs, WiMAX, convergence and IMS •Examines the rationale for IP for 4G by bringing
together technologies, global developments and economic
arguments in one single volume •Describes and puts in context the developments in
the IEEE 802.21 Media Independent Handover group, in
particular the options for network/terminal controlled
handover and the likely mechanisms for seamless handover
– including application adaptation •Written for readability as well as depth –
with access to detailed descriptions of technologies but also
quick overviews •Contains scenario descriptions to motivate the need
for seamless handover and benefits for the user (single
sign-on access to networks, single billing) •Contains hundreds of original diagrams –
carefully drawn to illustrate the complex technology and
quickly provide a summary of the main issues. •Accompanying website supports the book with
additional diagrams, figures and references for further
reading
IP for 4G is an invaluable reference for
professionals in mobile/fixed telecoms and ICT industries,
practicing telecommunications and network engineers, system
designers and developers. Graduate level students studying
MSc and higher-level courses on networking will also find
this book of interest. Dr. Wisely has worked for BT for 20 years in the fields of
networks and mobility research. He pioneered optical wireless
links in the early 1990s constructing a 4 km, 1500nm system
using optical amplifiers. Dave has worked in the field of
mobility for the past 10 years, looking firstly at wireless
ATM and HIPERLAN systems and more latterly into the
combination of cellular mobile and WLAN systems. Dave was one of the pioneers of an all-IP solution for
future developments of 3G. He also acted as technical manger
for the influential EU IST BRAIN/ MIND EU IST project which
did much to push forward with all-IP network concepts. He has contributed over 100 papers to journals and
conferences, published one previous book and contributed
chapters to over a dozen others. Dave was also the co-editor
of the BTTJ special edition of mobility. He is currently in
charge of all convergence research and development at BT and
has responsibility for BT’s twenty-first century
network’s convergence research programme. Dave is
married with two children aged 11 and 8 and lives in rural
Suffolk. His hobbies include: cricket, tram-spotting and
complaining about the transport system in the UK.
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