Broadband Wireless Communications Business: An Introduction to tthe Costs and Benefits of New Technologies

Description

With the emergence of broadband wireless communication systems, new business opportunities have appeared for operators, content provides, and manufacturers.

Broadband wireless communications technologies promise the freedom of constant access to the Internet at high speeds, without the limitation of connection cables. Broadband Wireless Communications Business provides comprehensive coverage of the present status and future evolution of these technologies, giving vital practical cost and benefit advice on design, construction and implementation. The author focuses on the costs associated with network design and operation, examining resources, maintenance and billing considerations in terms of Quality of Service provisioning. The future of 4G is explained, with enhancing technologies, cellular design topologies and ad-hoc technologies all covered in-depth. This book will enable the reader to make key business decisions: how to evaluate a technology, which to use, how to combine several technologies to reach a target market, how to differentiate from competitors and how to take advantage of future possible enhancements.

Broadband Wireless Communications Business:

• Defines the unique technical features of the new broadband wireless communications systems and explains what these mean for operator and manufacturer businesses.
• Offers a complete guide to all current access technologies, associated standards, and duplex modes.
• Provides advice on key business cost and benefit issues.
• Addresses wireless technology from the point of view of numerous market sectors: public mobile systems, hot spot coverage, personal area networks, and multi-user shared usage of resources, etc.

This text is essential for decision makers and industry key players responsible for the design, development, implementation and management of wireless telecommunications systems.  Researchers specializing in the field of wireless technology and graduate students on telecommunications courses will also find it an excellent guide to the topic. 

 

Table of Contents

List of Figures.

List of Tables.

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

1. Background.

1.1 Fixed-line Data Communications.

1.2 Mobile Communications.

1.3 Wireless Data Communications.

1.4 BroadbandWireless.

1.4.1 Edholm’s Law.

1.5 DuplexModes.

1.6 Voice to Data.

1.6.1 Voice-over internet protocol.

1.7 Traffic Profiles.

1.8 Access Technologies.

1.8.1 Frequency division multiple access.

1.8.2 Time division multiple access.

1.8.3 Code division multiple access.

1.8.4 Channel sense multiple access.

1.9 Telecommunications Operator Business.

1.9.1 From pipe to content provider.

1.9.2 Flat rate.

Further Reading.

2. Wireless Communications.

2.1 Signal Fading.

2.1.1 Why fading?

2.2 Modulation.

2.2.1 Signal constellation.

2.3 Equalisation.

2.3.1 Time domain equalisation.

2.3.2 Frequency domain equalisation.

2.3.3 Code/multi-user domain equalisation.

2.4 Single Carrier andMulti Carrier.

2.4.1 Spread spectrum.

2.4.2 Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing.

2.4.3 Orthogonal frequency-code division multiplexing.

2.4.4 Transmission power fluctuation.

2.5 Diversity Reception.

2.5.1 Diversity combining methods.

2.5.2 Selection combining.

2.5.3 Maximum ratio combining.

2.6 Channel Coding.

2.6.1 Turbo codes.

2.6.2 LDPC codes.

2.6.3 Coding rate.

2.7 From Circuit Switched to Packet Switched.

2.7.1 Shared channels.

2.7.2 Packet scheduling.

2.7.3 Header compression.

2.7.4 Wireless VoIP.

2.7.5 Quality of service.

2.8 System Capacity.

2.8.1 Shannon theorem.

2.8.2 Trunking efficiency.

2.9 Coverage.

2.9.1 Link budget.

2.9.2 Multi-hop.

Further Reading.

3. Enhancing Technologies.

3.1 Frequency Reuse.

3.1.1 Noise limited.

3.1.2 Interference limited.

3.2 Capacity Limit.

3.2.1 Capacity in the presence of interference.

3.3 Signal and Interference.

3.3.1 Downlink.

3.3.2 Uplink.

3.4 Advanced Antennas.

3.4.1 Directional antennas.

3.4.2 Adaptive array antennas.

3.5 Coverage Extension.

3.5.1 Coverage extension using adaptive array antennas.

3.6 Interference Reduction.

3.6.1 Interference cancellation.

3.6.2 Joint detection.

3.6.3 Interference avoidance.

3.7 Hybrid ARQ.

3.7.1 Chase combining.

3.7.2 Incremental redundancy.

3.8 MIMO Antennas.

3.9 Voice Coding.

Further Reading.

4. Cellular Topologies.

4.1 Cell Structure.

4.1.1 Macro-cell.

4.1.2 Micro-cell.

4.1.3 Pico-cell.

4.1.4 Umbrella structure.

4.1.5 Repeaters.

4.1.6 Distributed antenna systems.

4.2 Wireless LAN Cellular Structure.

4.3 Distributed Base Stations.

4.3.1 Uplink distributed base stations.

4.3.2 Downlink distributed base stations.

4.3.3 Public-private multi-hop.

4.4 Mini-cell Structure.

4.5 Handover.

4.6 Ad hoc Networking.

Further Reading.

5. Cost of Spectrum.

5.1 Voice Systems.

5.1.1 FDMA systems.

5.1.2 TDMA systems.

5.1.3 CDMA systems.

5.2 Data Systems.

5.2.1 Peak throughput.

5.2.2 Average throughput.

5.2.3 Minimum throughput.

5.3 Data Throughput Efficiency.

5.3.1 WCDMA HSDPA.

5.3.2 WCDMA uplink.

5.3.3 TD-CDMA HSDPA.

5.3.4 WiMAX.

5.3.5 DoCoMo test system .

5.3.6 Wireless LAN throughput.

5.4 Spectrum Cost.

5.4.1 Cost per subscriber.

Further Reading.

6. Cost of Equipment.

6.1 Base Station Structure.

6.1.1 RF module.

6.1.2 Baseband module.

6.1.3 Transport module.

6.1.4 Control software.

6.1.5 Clock and power supply module.

6.1.6 Device volume.

6.1.7 Repeaters.

6.1.8 Base station supply chain.

6.2 IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN Access Point.

6.3 Network Nodes Costs.

6.3.1 Radio network controller.

6.3.2 SGSN and GGSN.

6.3.3 HLR.

6.3.4 Total costs.

6.4 End-user Equipment.

6.4.1 RF module.

6.4.2 Antennas.

6.4.3 Baseband module.

6.4.4 Control software.

6.4.5 Clock and power supply module.

6.4.6 Peripherals.

6.4.7 Total costs.

6.4.8 Device volume.

Further Reading.

7. Network Design and Operation.

7.1 Network Design and Planning.

7.1.1 Stages in network design.

7.1.2 Technologies for increasing capacity.

7.2 Site Cost.

7.2.1 Rooftops and towers.

7.2.2 Micro/pico base station sites.

7.2.3 Installation.

7.2.4 Tuning.

7.2.5 Maintenance.

7.3 Backbone Fixed Connection.

7.3.1 Physical connections.

7.4 Networking Based on Access Points.

7.4.1 Access points and antennas.

7.4.2 Maintenance.

7.4.3 Fixed network connection.

7.5 Customer Costs.

7.5.1 Customer acquisition.

7.5.2 Customer service and billing.

7.6 Other Operating Costs.

7.6.1 Power consumption.

7.6.2 Spectrum fees.

7.6.3 Human resources.

7.7 Wholesale Operators – Network-less Operators.

Further Reading.

8. Services.

8.1 Revenue Flow.

8.2 Value Chain.

8.2.1 Nonportal content aggregations and creators.

8.2.2 Nonportal application platforms.

8.2.3 Portal content aggregations.

8.2.4 Third party billing.

8.2.5 Portal access.

8.2.6 End-user billing.

8.2.7 IP network access.

8.2.8 Mobile network access.

8.3 Service Classifications.

8.3.1 Mobile internet access.

8.3.2 Mobile intranet/extranet access.

8.3.3 Customised infotainment.

8.3.4 Multimedia messaging service (MMS).

8.3.5 Location-based services.

8.3.6 Rich voice and simple voice.

8.4 Total Revenue Forecast.

8.4.1 Flat rate.

Further Reading.

9. Scenarios.

9.1 Technologies.

9.1.1 WCDMA solution.

9.1.2 TD-CDMA solution.

9.1.3 WiMAX solution.

9.1.4 WLAN solution.

9.2 Market Size.

9.2.1 Japanese market.

9.2.2 Chinese market.

9.3 Services and Revenues.

9.3.1 Simple voice.

9.3.2 Rich voice.

9.3.3 Wireless DSL, urban.

9.3.4 Wireless DSL, rural.

9.3.5 Customised infotainment.

9.3.6 Mobile intranet/extranet.

9.3.7 Multimedia messaging service – consumer.

9.3.8 Multimedia messaging service – machine-to-machine.

9.3.9 Location-based services.

9.4 Service Classification.

9.4.1 Traffic per service.

9.4.2 Subscriber density and offered traffic.

9.4.3 Subscriber numbers.

9.5 Costs.

9.5.1 Cost of spectrum.

9.5.2 Cost of equipment.

9.5.3 Operating costs.

9.6 Cash Flow Scenarios.

9.6.1 Scenarios in Japan.

9.6.2 Scenarios in China.

Further Reading.

Glossary.

Index.

描述

隨著寬頻無線通信系統的出現，運營商、內容提供商和製造商出現了新的商機。

寬頻無線通信技術承諾以高速度連接互聯網，無需連接電纜的限制，從而實現持續訪問的自由。《寬頻無線通信業務》全面介紹了這些技術的現狀和未來發展，並就設計、建設和實施提供了重要的實用成本和效益建議。作者重點關注與網絡設計和運營相關的成本，從服務質量供應的角度考慮資源、維護和計費等因素。書中詳細介紹了4G的未來發展，包括增強技術、蜂窩設計拓撲和自組網技術。本書將使讀者能夠做出關鍵的商業決策：如何評估技術，選擇使用哪種技術，如何結合多種技術以達到目標市場，如何與競爭對手區分開來，以及如何利用未來可能的增強功能。

《寬頻無線通信業務》具有以下特點：
- 定義了新的寬頻無線通信系統的獨特技術特點，並解釋了這些特點對運營商和製造商業務的意義。
- 提供了所有當前接入技術、相關標準和雙工模式的完整指南。
- 就關鍵的商業成本和效益問題提供建議。
- 從多個市場部門的角度討論無線技術：公共移動系統、熱點覆蓋、個人區域網和多用戶共享資源等。

這本書對於負責設計、開發、實施和管理無線電信系統的決策者和行業關鍵人物至關重要。在無線技術領域專攻的研究人員和電信課程的研究生也會發現它是一本優秀的指南。

目錄

- 圖表列表
- 表格列表
- 前言
- 致謝
- 1. 背景
- 1.1 固定線數據通信
- 1.2 移動通信
- 1.3 無線數據通信
- 1.4 寬頻無線
- 1.4.1 埃德霍姆定律
- 1.5 雙工模式
- 1.6 語音到數據
- 1.6.1 網絡語音協議
- 1.7 流量配置文件
- 1.8 接入技術