Mobile telecommunications : standards, regulation, and applications / Rudi Bekkers and Jan Smits.

By: Bekkers, Rudi .

Contributor(s): Smits, Jan .

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BookSeries: Artech House mobile communications series.Publisher: Boston ; London : Artech House, 1999Description: xx, 467 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0890068062.Subject(s): Wireless communication systems

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DDC classification: 621.382

Contents:

Forms of telecommunication -- The development of mobile communications systems -- Policy and regulations in the European Union -- Structure of radio communications systems -- Techniques in radio communications -- Cellular telephony -- Mobile radio networks -- Packet-switched mobile data communications -- Personal satellite communications -- Cordless telephony -- Paging -- Other related standards -- Development, policy and network implementation in European countries -- Areas of application -- Selection and implementation of a mobile (data) communications system.

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This comprehensive overview brings the reader up-to-date on new technologies for low-speed data, speech and broadband communications, competing standards, adjacent technologies, new generation networks and future developments. It covers all EU countries, Norway, Switzerland, the USA and Japan.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Translation of: Mobiele Telecommunicatie in Nederland en Belgie Regulering, standaarden en toepassingen.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Foreword (p. xv)
Preface (p. xvii)
Introduction (p. xix)
1 Forms of Telecommunication (p. 1)
1.1 Telecommunications, Radio Communications, and Mobile Communications (p. 1)
1.1.1 Telecommunications (p. 2)
1.1.2 Radio Communications (p. 2)
1.1.3 Mobile Communications (p. 5)
1.2 Forms of Use of the Radio Spectrum (p. 6)
1.3 Sources and Receivers: Information-Traffic Patterns (p. 9)
1.4 The Information-Transport Chain (p. 9)
1.5 Summary (p. 13)
Bibliography (p. 14)
2 The Development of Mobile Communications Systems (p. 17)
2.1 Early History of Radio Communications (p. 17)
2.2 Use by Public Services: Mobile Radio Systems (p. 19)
2.3 The Breakthrough: Mobile Telephony (p. 20)
2.3.1 Analog Mobile Telephony in the United States (p. 21)
2.3.2 Analog Mobile Telephony in Europe (p. 28)
2.3.3 Analog Mobile Telephony in the Far East (p. 31)
2.4 The Present Day: Mobile Communications Systems in the 1990s (p. 32)
2.4.1 Developments in the United States: PCS Networks (p. 32)
2.4.2 Developments in Europe: GSM and DCS-1800 (p. 37)
2.4.3 Developments in the Far East (p. 40)
2.5 Third-Generation Mobile Networks: IMT-2000 and UMTS (p. 41)
2.6 Conclusion (p. 45)
Bibliography (p. 46)
3 Policy and Regulations in the European Union (p. 49)
3.1 The Need for Regulation (p. 49)
3.2 International Regulatory Environment: ITU and WTO (p. 51)
3.2.1 International Telecommunication Union (ITU) (p. 51)
3.2.2 World Trade Organization (WTO) (p. 55)
3.3 European Policy and Regulations: Mobile Communications (p. 56)
3.3.1 Introduction (p. 56)
3.3.2 Background to EU's Involvement in Telecommunications (p. 57)
3.3.3 EU Competition Policy (p. 58)
3.3.4 The EU's Telecommunications Liberalization Policy (p. 61)
3.3.5 EU Harmonization Policy (p. 64)
3.4 Frequency Management (p. 72)
3.5 Institutional and Market Structure in EU Member States (p. 74)
3.5.1 Northern Europe (p. 75)
3.5.2 Western Europe (p. 79)
3.5.3 Southern Europe (p. 87)
3.6 Conclusion (p. 90)
Bibliography (p. 91)
4 Structure of Radio Communications Systems (p. 93)
4.1 Components of a Radio Communications System (p. 93)
4.2 Characteristics of the Radio Channel (p. 94)
4.3 The Digital and Analog Debate (p. 98)
4.4 Network Configurations (p. 99)
4.4.1 One-Way Systems (p. 99)
4.4.2 Two-Way Systems (p. 102)
4.5 Cellular Systems (p. 106)
4.5.1 Location Management (p. 109)
4.5.2 Handover (p. 110)
4.5.3 Roaming (p. 110)
4.6 Network Architectures (p. 111)
4.7 Interconnection With Other Networks (p. 114)
4.8 Conclusion (p. 118)
Bibliography (p. 118)
5 Techniques in Radio Communications (p. 121)
5.1 Technical Subsystems for Mobile Transceivers (p. 122)
5.1.1 Transducers (p. 123)
5.1.2 Domain Conversion (p. 124)
5.1.3 Speech Encoding (p. 127)
5.1.4 Channel Coding (p. 129)
5.1.5 Carrier-Wave Modulation (p. 130)
5.1.6 Multiple Access Mechanisms (p. 136)
5.1.7 Antenna and Antenna Multiplexing (p. 139)
5.2 Increasing the Capacity of Cellular Systems (p. 140)
5.3 Conclusion (p. 142)
Bibliography (p. 143)
6 Cellular Telephony (p. 145)
6.1 First-Generation Analog Standards (p. 145)
6.1.1 NMT-450 and NMT-900 (p. 146)
6.1.2 TACS and E-TACS (p. 150)
6.1.3 AMPS and N-AMPS (p. 151)
6.1.4 Other Analog Standards: NTT, C-450, Radiocom 2000, RTMS and MATS-E (p. 153)
6.1.5 Comparison of the Parameters of Analog Cellular Telephony Systems (p. 156)
6.2 Second-Generation Digital Standards (p. 158)
6.2.1 GSM (p. 159)
6.2.2 D-AMPS (IS-54, IS-136, D-AMPS-1900) (p. 198)
6.2.3 CDMA (IS-95) (p. 201)
6.2.4 PDC (p. 206)
6.2.5 Other Digital Standards (p. 208)
6.2.6 Comparing Parameters of Digital Cellular Telephony Systems (p. 209)
6.3 Global Market Shares of Cellular Telephony Systems (p. 211)
Bibliography (p. 212)
7 Mobile Radio Networks (p. 215)
7.1 Public Access Mobile Radio (PAMR) versus Private Mobile Radio (PMR) (p. 216)
7.2 MPT-1327 (p. 217)
7.3 TETRA (p. 223)
7.4 Tetrapol (p. 232)
7.5 Other Radio Communications Standards (p. 234)
7.6 Comparing the Parameters of Radiophone Standards (p. 236)
Bibliography (p. 236)
8 Packet-Switched Mobile Data Communications (p. 239)
8.1 General Features and Areas of Application (p. 240)
8.2 MOBITEX (p. 242)
8.3 DataTAC (p. 249)
8.4 Datatrak (p. 255)
8.5 Other Standards for Packet-Switched Mobile Datacommunications (p. 260)
Bibliography (p. 262)
9 Personal Satellite Communications (p. 263)
9.1 Geostationary Satellite Systems (p. 263)
9.1.1 INMARSAT A, B and M (p. 265)
9.1.2 INMARSAT-C (p. 271)
9.1.3 EUTELTRACS (p. 274)
9.2 Nongeostationary Satellite Systems (p. 277)
9.2.1 Nongeostationary Satellite Systems for Speech and Data (p. 281)
9.2.2 Nongeostationary Satellite Systems for Broadband Services (p. 285)
9.2.3 Nongeostationary Satellite Systems for Low-Speed Data (p. 286)
Bibliography (p. 288)
10 Cordless Telephony (p. 291)
10.1 General Features and Areas of Application (p. 293)
10.2 CT-2 (p. 294)
10.3 DECT (p. 297)
10.4 The Japanese PHS (p. 304)
10.5 PACS (p. 307)
10.6 Overview of Parameters of Standards for Wireless Telephony (p. 308)
Bibliography (p. 309)
11 Paging (p. 311)
11.1 POCSAG (p. 315)
11.2 ERMES (p. 321)
11.2.1 Intermezzo: Two-Way Paging (p. 328)
11.2.2 FLEX, ReFLEX and InFLEXion (p. 330)
11.2.3 pACT (p. 334)
11.2.4 Other Paging Standards: APOC, Nexus, Data-LEO, Inmarsat-P, GSM SMS-Only (p. 334)
11.2.5 Comparison of Paging-System Parameters (p. 335)
Bibliography (p. 338)
12 Other Related Standards (p. 339)
12.1 Telephony for Aviation: TFTS (p. 339)
12.2 Datacasting Networks (p. 341)
12.2.1 Datacasting Via FM Radio (RDS) (p. 342)
12.2.2 Datacasting Via Digital Radio (DAB) (p. 344)
12.2.3 Datacasting Via TV Channels (p. 347)
12.3 The GPS Navigation System (p. 349)
12.4 Satellite Communications for Fixed Connections: VSAT (p. 351)
12.5 Short-Distance Radiocommunications: DSRR (p. 352)
Bibliography (p. 354)
13 Development, Policy and Network Implementation in European Countries (p. 355)
13.1 Northern Europe (p. 357)
13.1.1 Norway (p. 357)
13.1.2 Sweden (p. 358)
13.1.3 Finland (p. 361)
13.1.4 Denmark (p. 362)
13.2 Western Europe (p. 363)
13.2.1 Ireland (p. 363)
13.2.2 United Kingdom (p. 364)
13.2.3 The Netherlands (p. 368)
13.2.4 Belgium (p. 370)
13.2.5 Luxembourg (p. 372)
13.2.6 Germany (p. 373)
13.2.7 France (p. 376)
13.2.8 Switzerland (p. 380)
13.2.9 Austria (p. 382)
13.3 Southern Europe (p. 383)
13.3.1 Portugal (p. 383)
13.3.2 Spain (p. 383)
13.3.3 Italy (p. 385)
13.3.4 Greece (p. 388)
13.4 Overview of Mobile Networks and Licenses in the EU, Norway and Switzerland (p. 389)
Bibliography (p. 391)
14 Areas of Application (p. 393)
14.1 Applications With the Emphasis on Speech Communications (p. 394)
14.2 Applications With the Emphasis on Data Communications: Corporate Processes (p. 394)
14.2.1 Distribution and Courier Services (p. 395)
14.2.2 Service Companies and Sales Organizations (p. 398)
14.2.3 Public Order and Emergency Services and Public Services (p. 400)
14.2.4 Wireless Payment Traffic and Telemetry (p. 402)
14.3 Applications With the Emphasis on Data Communications: Individual Information Interchange (p. 403)
14.3.1 Electronic Mail (e-mail) and Fax (p. 404)
14.3.2 The Mobile Office: Central Diary Management, File Access (p. 405)
14.4 Integration of Speech and Data (p. 406)
14.4.1 Integration of Speech and Data in Business Processes (p. 407)
14.4.2 Integration of Speech and Data in Individual Information Interchange (p. 407)
14.4.3 Future Integration of Speech and Data (p. 408)
14.5 Conclusion (p. 409)
15 Selection and Implementation of a Mobile (Data) Communications System (p. 411)
15.1 Available Applications and Customer-Focused Total Solutions (p. 413)
15.2 Message Character for the Application (p. 413)
15.3 Available Interconnection (p. 414)
15.4 Availability (p. 415)
15.5 Security (p. 416)
15.6 Connection Characteristics (p. 417)
15.7 Network Facilities (p. 418)
15.8 Cost Aspects (p. 418)
15.9 Conclusion and Overview of Decision-Making Criteria for Various Network Types (p. 419)
Appendix A Suggested Readings (p. 423)
Abbreviations and Glossary (p. 425)
About the Authors (p. 447)
Index (p. 449)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Rudi Bekkers is currently working towards his Ph.D. on the success and failures of European standards for mobile communications at Eindhoven University of Technology. He holds a B.Sc. in electrical engineering and an M.Sc. in technology and society.

Dr. Bekkers is the co-author of Mobile Telecommunications: Standards, Regulation, and Applications (Artech House, 1999).

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