Roaming in Wireless Networks / Edition 1

by Shahid Siddiqui

Overview

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A cell phone’s roaming feature allows the user to get service when traveling beyond the boundaries of his/her service provider. Wireless service providers make approximately 30% of their operating profit from roaming. But despite being a major source of income, roaming suffers from a number of technological problems in the handoff between networks. Signal strength is wildly variable, calls are frequently dropped, and quality of service is poor. Based upon training courses the author teaches at Agilent and Hewlett-Packard, this is the first book to give communications engineers the know-how to faultlessly design and manage roaming services.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071455053
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	09/28/2005
Series:	McGraw-Hill Communications Engineering Series
Pages:	324
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.07(d)

About the Author

Shahid K. Siddiqui is Principal Consultant working with Agilent Technologies in Malaysia. He has 20 years of experience in diverse areas of telecommunication including research and development, validation, test and measurement, and operations support systems. He works closely with wireless service providers delivering consulting and training. He has developed and taught technical training courses on digital switching, signaling, and wireless communication, and delivered numerous seminars.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Cellular Networks and Roaming

Chapter 2: CCS7 in Wireless Networks

Chapter 3: Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM)

Chapter 4: General Packet Radio Service

Chapter 5: Third Generation Networks

Chapter 6: Roaming in a GSM Network

Chapter 7: Roaming in GPRS and 3G Networks

Chapter 8: Roaming Implementation for Prepaid

Chapter 9: Inter-PLMN Roaming Testing

Chapter 10: Roaming Service Management and Troubleshooting Faults

Chapter 11: Billing and Settlement

Chapter 12: Roaming Value-Added Services

Chapter 13: Roaming -- Current and Future Enhancements
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