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The Wireless Mobile Internet: Architectures, Protocols and Services

ISBN: 978-0-470-84468-7

February 2003

482 pages

Description
The wireless mobile Internet is not just an extension of the Internet into the mobile environment - giving users access to Internet services while they are on the move. It is about integrating the Internet and other telecommunications technologies into a single system that delivers all the communications services that human beings require.

The Wireless Mobile Internet - Architectures, Protocols, and Services is the first complete reference on the wireless Internet. It elegantly bridges the literary gap that exists between cellular wireless and computer communications. The author summarises the relevant standards activities (including the current status of wireless IP), provides updates on state-of-the-art technologies and protocols, describes various network models in detail and suggests specific techniques for implementing services.

Key features include:
* A comprehensive description of the core network and access technologies of 2G and 3G cellular systems, as well as related standards.

* A complete overview of all existing wireless Internet initiatives such as HSCSD, CDPD, WAP and i-mode.

* A thorough treatment of all the essential technical requirements of a mobile network: QoS, traffic modelling and management, mobility management, transport protocols and network protocols.

* Coverage of cutting-edge technologies such as cellular, wLAN, and satellite through to wireless IP.

* More than 250 diagrams illustrating key concepts.

* A forward look at the crucial features of future mobile network architectures.
This easy-to-read reference text will prove essential reading for anyone seeking to bridge the gap between the Internet and Telecommunications disciplines, be they practising engineers, industrial or academic researchers or advanced level students.
About the Author
Abbas Jamalipour, University of Sydney, Australia is an assistant professor for the Department of Information Electronics at Nagoya University's Graduate School of Engineering in Japan. He holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Nagoya University. He conducted the design of the digital exchanger and its digital trunk for Iran's telephony system and his name is among those selected for the 15th edition of the Marquis Who's Who in the World.
Features
The book provides state of the art information on 3G wireless networks and beyond, including trends in wireless telecommunications, standardization activities, global network harmonization, and the allIP core network.  It is unique in its emphasis on implementing the mobile Internet rather than just describing the theoretical aspects of the technologies involved. There is an emphasis on practicality and it covers service provision issues such as QoS, location management, traffic management and mobility issues; and how current and future technologies may be integrated (eg. IP, ATM, & satellite).  The author carefully explains how broadband wireless technologies may be integrated with emerging broadband wireless access networks (BWANs) and gives an overall picture of the requirements for implementing the mobile Interent over heterogeneous networks.