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Everything Engineers Need to Design, Build, and Operate 3G Wireless Networks for Global Voice and Data Communications
The UMTS Air-Interface in RF Engineering shows you how to design, build, and operate the 3G wireless networks that carry most of today's global voice and data communications. The book explains the RF engineering aspects of UMTS, key elements of the 3GPP specifications, and practical operation of UMTS networks.
Written by an internationally renowned expert on wireless systems, this essential engineering tool takes you through UMTS basics and standards ...radio resource and link controls...physical layer...cell reselection... handover...power control...HSDPA...WCDMA RF network planning and optimization...repeaters and tower top amplifiers...inter-system interference ...and more. Filled with 150 detailed illustrations, The UMTS Air-Interface in RF Engineering features:
A complete explanation of UMTS in an RF engineering context
Expert information on key elements of the 3GPP specifications
Numerous applications of theoretical concepts to the day-to-day operation of UMTS networks
Step-by-step guidance on UMTS physical layer procedures
Inside This Cutting-Edge UMTS Engineering Guide
_- Introduction to UMTS - UMTS Fundamentals - UMTS Standards _ Radio Resource Control - Radio Link Control - Medium Access Control - Physical Layer - Cell Reselection - Handover - Power Control - HSDPA - WCDMA RF Network Planning - WCDMA RF Network Optimization - Repeaters and Tower Top Amplifiers - Inter-System Interferences - WCDMA and CDMA 2000
List of contents
Preface Acknowledgments Nomenclature Chapter 1. Introduction to UMTS Chapter 2: UMTS Fundamentals Chapter 3: Overview of 3GPP and UMTS Standards Chapter 4: Radio Resource Control Chapter 5: Radio Link Control Chapter 6: Medium Access Control Chapter 7: Physical Layer Chapter 8: Cell Reselection Chapter 9: Handover Chapter 10: Power Control Chapter 11: HSDPA Overview Chapter 12: WCDMA RF Network Planning Chapter 13: WCDMA RF Network Optimization Chapter 14: Applications of Repeaters and Tower Mounted Amplifiers in WCDMA Networks Chapter 15: Intersystem Interferences Chapter 16: Comparison of WCDMA and CDMA2000 Index
About the author
Dr. Shing-Fong Su is a distinguished member of the technical staff at Lucent Technologies, where he has successfully deployed CDMA wireless systems in North America, Taiwan, and China. He is the author of 70 papers and holds seven U.S. patents.
Summary
Shows how to design, build and operate 3G wireless networks. This practical engineering guide to Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems wireless networks discusses the standards in the context of real-world RF (radio frequency) engineering issues.
