Mobile and wireless networks
By: Uyless Black.
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
Subjects: Wireless communication systems.; Mobile communication systems.
Description: Mobile and Wireless Networks is a clear, comprehensive, and up-to-date guide to mobile and wireless networks, authored by Uyless Black, one of the world's leading telecommunications consultants and educators. The book focuses not only on the physical aspects of wireless networks, but also on the data link and network layers.

Mobile and Wireless Networks introduces the basics of wireless and mobile systems, and then takes a detailed look at the international wireless/mobile infrastructure - including AMPS, IS-41, TDMA, CDMA, the GSM standard, and the PCS systems that are rapidly coming to market. There are detailed explanations of both the technical and licensing issues surrounding PCS, including coverage of the recent FCC license auctions.

Black also covers wireless data, including wireless LANs, CDPD, enhanced throughput cellular modems, and other alternatives. Finally, Black considers the issues of security and network management that will help determine the success of failure of wireless networks in the marketplace. Whether you are a telecommunications professional, computer scientist, or electrical engineer, Mobile and Wireless Networks is your ideal reference to the new world of wireless communications.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-340) and index.