Introduction to Wireless and Mobile Systems

This is the first Wireless and Mobile Systems text written for Computer Science and Engineering students (as opposed to Electrical Engineering graduate students). The authors explain the general principles of how wireless systems work, how mobility is supported, what is the underlying infrastructure and what interactions are needed among different functional components. Appropriate for undergraduate or graduate courses, the chapter topics focus on qualitative descriptions and the realistic explanations of relationships between wireless systems and performance parameters. Rather than offering a thorough history behind the development of wireless technologies or an exhaustive list of work being carried out, the authors help EE and CSE students learn about this exciting technology and understand how a cell phone starts working as soon as they get out of an airplane.

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION.
History of Cellular Systems. Characteristics of Cellular Systems. Fundamentals o f Cellular Systems. Cellular System Infrastructure. Satellite Systems. Network P rotocols. Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks. Wireless LANs and PANs. Outline of the Boo k. Problems. Bibliography.
2. PROBABILITY, STATISTICS, AND TRAFFIC THEORIES.
Introduction. Basic Probability and Statistics Theories. Traffic Theory. Basic Q ueuing Systems. Summary. Problems. Bibliography.
3. MOBILE RADIO PROPAGATION.
Introduction. Types of Radio Waves. Propagation Mechanisms. Free-Space Propagati on. Land Propagation. Path Loss. Slow Fading. Fast Fading. Doppler Effect. Delay Spread. Intersymbol Interference. Coherence Bandwidth. Cochannel Interference. Summary. Problems. Bibliography.
4. CHANNEL CODING.
Introduction. Linear Block Codes. Cyclic Codes. Convolutional Codes. Interleaver . Turbo Codes. ARQ Techniques. Summary. Problems. Bibliography.
5. THE CELLULAR CONCEPT.
Introduction. Cell Area. Signal Strength and Cell Parameters. Capacity of a Cell . Frequency Reuse. Cochannel Interference. Cell Splitting. Cell Sectoring. Summa ry. Problems. Bibliography.
6. MULTIPLE RADIO ACCESS.
Introduction. Multiple Radio Access Protocols. Contention-Based Protocols.. Summ ary. Problems. Bibliography.
7. MULTIPLE DIVISION TECHNIQUES.
Introduction. Concepts and Models of FDMA, TDMA, and CDMA. Modulation Techniques . Summary. Problems. Bibliography.
8. CHANNEL ALLOCATION.
Introduction. Static versus Dynamic Allocation. Fixed Channel Allocation Schemes . Dynamic Channel Allocation. Other Channel Allocation Schemes. Allocation in Sp ecialized System Structure. Channel Modeling. Modeling for Handoff Calls.
Summary. Problems. Bibliography.
9. MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS.
Introduction. Cellular System Infrastructure. Registration. Handoff Parameters a nd Underlying Support. Roaming Support Using System Backbone. Multicasting. Secu rity and Privacy. Summary. Problems. Bibliography.
10. EXISTING WIRELESS SYSTEMS.
Introduction. AMPS. IS-41. Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM). Person al Communications Services (PCS). IS-95. International Mobile Telecommunications 2000 (IMT-2000). Summary. Problems. Bibliography.
11. SATELLITE SYSTEMS.
Introduction. Types of Satellite Systems. Characteristics of Satellite Systems. Satellite System Infrastructures. Call Setup. Global Positioning System. Summary . Problems. Bibliography.
12. NETWORK PROTOCOLS.
Introduction. OSI Model. TCP/IP Protocol. TCP over Wireless. Internet Protocol V ersion 6 (IPv6). Summary. Problems. Bibliography.
13. AD HOC AND SENSOR NETWORKS.
Introduction. Characteristics of Ad Hoc Networks. Applications. Routing. Table-D riven Routing Protocols. Source-Initiated On-Demand Routing. Hybrid Protocols. F lat Routing in Sensor Networks. Fixed Wireless Sensor Networks. Summary. Problem s. Bibliography.
14. WIRELESS LANS AND PANS.
Introduction. IEEE 802.11. Ricochet. HomeRF. HiperLAN. Bluetooth. Summary. Probl ems. Bibliography.
15. RECENT ADVANCES.
Introduction. Ultra-Wideband Technology. Multimedia Services Requirements. Mobil ity Management for Integrated Systems. Multicast in Wireless Networks. MANET Rou te Maintenance/Repair. Design Issues in Sensor Networks. Bluetooth Networks. Low -Power Design. XML. Threats and Security Issues. Summary. Problems. Bibliography .
Appendix A.
Appendix B.
Acronyms.
Index