IntroductionChapter 1

TerminologiesSignal function having infoAnalog signal continuous signalDigital signal representation of discrete valuesFrequency number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit timeFrequency range A listing of the upper and lower limits of frequency limitsTelegraph long distance transmission of textual messages (wireless)Broadband wide bandwidth of a communication mediumIEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (425k members in 160+ countries)ITU International telecommunication union

Mobile and Wireless CommunicationMarconi invented the wireless telegraph in 1896Communication by encoding alphanumeric characters in analog signalSent telegraphic signals across the Atlantic OceanCommunications satellites launched in 1960sAdvances in wireless technologyRadio, television, mobile telephone, communication satellitesMore recentlySatellite communications, wireless networking, cellular technology

Broadband Wireless TechnologyHigher data rates obtainable with broadband wireless technologyGraphics, video, audioShares same advantages of all wireless services: convenience and reduced costService can be deployed faster than fixed serviceNo cost of cable plantService is mobile, deployed almost anywhere

Limitations and Difficulties of Wireless TechnologiesWireless is convenient and less expensive Limitations and political and technical difficulties inhibit wireless technologiesLack of an industry-wide standardDevice limitationsE.g., small LCD on a mobile telephone can only displaying a few lines of textE.g., browsers of most mobile wireless devices use wireless markup language (WML) instead of HTML

Part One: BackgroundProvides preview and context for rest of bookCovers basic topicsData CommunicationsTCP/IP

Chapter 2: Transmission FundamentalsBasic overview of transmission topicsData communications conceptsIncludes techniques of analog and digital data transmissionChannel capacityTransmission mediaMultiplexing

Chapter 3: Communication NetworksComparison of basic communication network technologiesCircuit switchingPacket switchingFrame relayATM

Chapter 4: Protocols and the TCP/IP Protocol SuiteProtocol architectureOverview of TCP/IPOpen systems interconnection (OSI) reference modelInternetworking

Part Two: Wireless Communication TechnologyUnderlying technology of wireless transmissionEncoding of analog and digital data for wireless transmission

Chapter 5: Antennas and PropagationPrinciples of radio and microwaveAntenna performanceWireless transmission modesFading

Chapter 6: Signal Encoding TechniquesWireless transmissionAnalog and digital dataAnalog and digital signals

Chapter 7: Spread SpectrumFrequency hoppingDirect sequence spread spectrumCode division multiple access (CDMA)

Chapter 8: Coding and Error ControlForward error correction (FEC)Using redundancy for error detectionAutomatic repeat request (ARQ) techniques

Part Three: Wireless NetworkingExamines major types of networksSatellite-based networksCellular networksCordless systemsFixed wireless access schemesUse of mobile IP and Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) to provide Internet and Web access

Chapter 9: Satellite CommunicationsGeostationary satellites (GEOS)Low-earth orbiting satellites (LEOS)Medium-earth orbiting satellites (MEOS)Capacity allocation

Chapter 10: Cellular Wireless NetworksCellular wireless network design issuesFirst generation analog (traditional mobile telephony service)Second generation digital cellular networksTime-division multiple access (TDMA)Code-division multiple access (CDMA)Third generation networksFourth generation networks

Chapter 11: Cordless Systems and Wireless Local LoopCordless systemsWireless local loop (WLL)Sometimes called radio in the loop (RITL) or fixed wireless access (FWA)

Chapter 12: Mobile IP and Wireless Access ProtocolModifications to IP protocol to accommodate wireless access to InternetWireless Application Protocol (WAP)Provides mobile users access to telephony and information services including Internet and WebIncludes wireless phones, pagers and personal digital assistants (PDAs)

Part Four: Wireless Local Area NetworksExamines underlying wireless LAN technologyExamines standardized approaches to local wireless networking

Chapter 13: Wireless LAN TechnologyOverview of LANs and wireless LAN technology and applicationsTransmission techniques of wireless LANsSpread spectrumNarrowband microwaveInfrared

Chapter 14: IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN StandardWireless LAN standards defined by IEEE 802.11 committee

Chapter 15: BluetoothBluetooth is an open specification for wireless communication and networkingPersonal computersMobile phonesOther wireless devices

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