From Gsm To Lte-advanced Pro And 5g – 4th Edition (an Introduction To Mobile Networks And Mobile Broadband)

Description

By (author) Sauter Martin

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A revised edition of the text that offers a comparative introduction to global wireless standards, technologies and their applications

The revised and updated fourth edition of From GSM to LTE-Advanced Pro and 5G: An Introduction to Mobile Networks and Mobile Broadband offers an authoritative guide to the technical s of the various wireless technologies currently in use. The author—a noted expert on the topic—explains the rationale behind their differing mechanisms and implementations while exploring the advantages and limitations of each technology.

The fourth edition reflects the significant changes in mobile network technology that have taken place since the third edition was published. The text offers a new chapter on 5G NR that explores its non-standalone and standalone architecture. In the Wi-Fi chapter, additional sections focus on the new WPA3 authentication protocol, the new 802.11ax air interface and protocol extensions like 802.11k and 11v for meshed networks.

This important book:

• Presents the various systems based on the standards, their practical implementation and design assumptions, and their performance and capacity
• Provides an in-depth analysis of each system in practice
• Offers an updated edition of the most current changes to mobile network technology
• Includes questions at the end of each chapter and answers on the accompanying website that make this book ideal for self-study or as course material

Written for students and professionals of wireless technologies, the revised fourth edition of From GSM to LTE-Advanced Pro and 5G provides an in-depth review andof the most current mobile networks and broadband.

Table of contents:

Preface to Fourth Edition xv

1 Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM)
1

1.1 Circuit-Switched Data Transmission 2

1.1.1 Classic Circuit Switching 2

1.1.2 Virtual Circuit Switching over IP 3

1.2 Standards 4

1.3 Transmission Speeds 5

1.4 The Signaling System Number 7 6

1.4.1 The Classic SS-7 Protocol Stack 7

1.4.2 SS-7 Protocols for GSM 10

1.4.3 IP-Based SS-7 Protocol Stack 11

1.5 The GSM Subsystems 12

1.6 The Network Subsystem 12

1.6.1 The Mobile Switching Center (MSC), Server, and Gateway 13

1.6.2 The Visitor Location Register (VLR) 16

1.6.3 The Home Location Register (HLR) 17

1.6.4 The Authentication Center 21

1.6.5 The Short Messaging Service Center (SMSC) 23

1.7 The Base Station Subsystem (BSS) and Voice Processing 24

1.7.1 Frequency Bands 24

1.7.2 The Base Transceiver Station (BTS) 26

1.7.3 The GSM Air Interface 28

1.7.4 The Base Station Controller (BSC) 35

1.7.5 The TRAU for Voice Encoding 39

1.7.6 Channel Coder and Interleaver in the BTS 43

1.7.7 Ciphering in the BTS and Security Aspects 45

1.7.8 Modulation 48

1.7.9 Voice Activity Detection 48

1.8 Mobility Management and Call Control 50

1.8.1 Cell Reselection and Location Area Update 50

1.8.2 The Mobile-Terminated Call 51

1.8.3 Handover Scenarios 54

1.9 The Mobile Device 56

1.10 The SIM Card 58

1.11 The Intelligent Network Subsystem and CAMEL 63

Questions 65

References 66

2 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) and EDGE
69

2.1 Circuit-Switched Data Transmission over GSM 69

2.2 Packet-Switched Data Transmission over GPRS 70

2.3 The GPRS Air Interface 72

2.3.1 GPRS vs. GSM Timeslot Usage on the Air Interface 72

2.3.2 Mixed GSM/GPRS Timeslot Usage in a Base Station 74

2.3.3 Coding Schemes 75

2.3.4 Enhanced Datarates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) 76

2.3.5 Mobile Device Classes 79

2.3.6 Net