Introduction to Wireless Local Loop,Second Edition: Broadband and Narrowband Systems / Edition 2

by William Webb Ph.D.

Overview

Featuring the hottest new technologies (including LMDS, MVDS, WLAN), updated market forecasts, and the latest regulatory initiatives, this updated edition of the best-selling Introduction to Wireless Local Loop keeps you on the forefront of current and emerging products, services, and issues affecting this field. The second edition includes new chapters on WLL deployment, the current WLL market, and a substantial review of broadband technologies, as well as new sections on prediction of user requirements and the emerging UMTS standard. It is a comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide to the underlying technologies, key selection criteria, and design and deployment processes driving wireless local loop (WLL) systems. It helps technical professionals develop a sound understanding of WLL system design procedures, and provides practical guidance on choosing the best WLL and access technologies. And it remains unique in its clear presentation of both the technical and business issues associated with wireless in the local loop.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781580530712
Publisher:	Artech House, Incorporated
Publication date:	06/01/2000
Series:	Mobile Communications Series
Edition description:	2ND
Pages:	428
Product dimensions:	6.35(w) x 9.36(h) x 1.35(d)

Table of Contents

Preface. Acknowledgments. Part One - Setting the Scene. Introduction. The Converging World of Telephony, Television, and Computers. Access Technologies. Part Two - Why Wireless? Telecommunications Environments World-Wide. The Economics of Wireless Versus Fixed. Wireless Local Loop Markets. Part Three - Technical Information about Wireless. Radio Propagation. Radio Systems. TDMA or CDMA. Part Four - Wireless Radio Technologies. Overview of Technologies. The Cordless Technologies. The Cellular Technologies. The Proprietary Technologies. The Broadband Technologies. Choosing the Right Technology. Looking at a Technology in Detail: CDMAOne. Part Five - Deploying Wireless Local Loop Systems. Getting a License. Choosing a Service Offering. Developing the Business Case. Rolling Out the Network. Case Study. The Future. List of Acronyms and Abbreviations. About the Author. Index.

Editorial Reviews

A reference for business executives new to the area of wireless local loop (WLL<-->a telecommunications technology). Five sections detail the role of WLL among fixed, cable, cellular, and cordless networks; explore its economics relative to fixed networks; provide a short technical background in propagation and access techniques; look at different technologies and means of selecting between them; and explain experiences to date in deploying WLL systems. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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