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Informationen zum Autor James F. DeRose , a Sloan Fellow, Stanford Business School graduate, and thirty-two-year IBM veteran, is the author of the Wireless Data Handbook , Fourth Edition (Wiley). Klappentext Einer der führenden unabhängigen Berater auf diesem Gebiet diskutiert hier alle Aspekte der drahtlosen Informationsübertragung - ein Thema, das im Zeitalter des Internets, des Iridium-Mobilfunknetzes, der GPS-Systeme und der "intelligenten" Radios ständig an Bedeutung gewinnt. Diese 4. Auflage wurde erweitert und komplett aktualisiert. (09/99) Zusammenfassung This text covers the transmission of digital information over wireless networks, "smart" radios, and Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) systems. This edition has been expanded to take in the development of the Iridium and Globalstar networks. Inhaltsverzeichnis GETTING STARTED. A Short History of Data Radio. Data Network Types. Key Public Network Characteristics. Public Terrestrial Packet Switched Networks. Public Terrestrial Circuit Switched Networks. Public Satellite Networks. Hybrid Networks. BUSINESS 101: PRICE AND QUANTITY FIXATIONS. Fitting Applications to Public Offerings. Subscriber Growth: History and Barriers. Market Opportunity. Airtime Price Projections. BUSINESS 102: OTHER THINGS ARE IMPORTANT TOO. Coverage Versus Capacity. SOME PRIMITIVE TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS. Understanding Airtime Protocols. Estimating Airlink Capacity: Packet Systems. Enabling "Soft" Technologies. PUTTING IT TOGETHER. Device Alternatives. Connectivity. Systems and Subsystems. User Applications. Network Mythologies. Appendices. Index.
