Ebook: Wireless Communications: Future Directions

The past several years have been exciting for wireless communications. The public appetite for new services and equipment continues to grow. The Second Generation systems that have absorbed our attention during recent years will soon be commercial realities. In addition to these standard systems, we see an explosion of technical alternatives for meeting the demand for wireless communications. The debates about competing solutions to the same problem are a sign of the scientific and technical immaturity of our field. Here we have an application in search of technology rather than the reverse. This is a rare event in the information business. Happily, there is a growing awareness that we can act now to prevent the technology shortage from becoming more acute at the end of this decade. By then, market size and user expectations will surpass the capabilities of today's emerging systems. Third Generation Wireless Information Networks will place even greater burdens on technology than their ancestors. To discuss these issues, Rutgers University WINLAB plays host to a series of Workshops on Third Generation Wireless Information Networks. The first one, in 1989, had the flavor of a gathering of committed enthusiasts of an interesting niche of telephony. Presentations and discussions centered on the problems of existing cellular systems and technical alternatives to alleviating them. Although the more distant future was the announced theme of the Workshop, it drew only a fraction of our attention.

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Wireless Communications: Future Directions focuses on the long-term future of wireless communications. Presently, wireless information networks are recognized as key ingredients in the information services of the next century. industry, government, academia, and the financial community all display intense interest in the subject. The contributions presented in this book address the long-term needs of this rapidly advancing field. Beginning with sections on Standards and Systems Issues, WirelessCommunications then presents sections covering Alternative Approaches and New Traffic Approaches. This is followed by a section on Dynamic Channel Allocation. The book concludes with a section on PCN, Multimedia and CDMA. Wireless Communications is an excellent reference for anyone interested in the subject, and may be used as a text for advanced courses on the topic.

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Wireless Communications: Future Directions focuses on the long-term future of wireless communications. Presently, wireless information networks are recognized as key ingredients in the information services of the next century. industry, government, academia, and the financial community all display intense interest in the subject. The contributions presented in this book address the long-term needs of this rapidly advancing field. Beginning with sections on Standards and Systems Issues, WirelessCommunications then presents sections covering Alternative Approaches and New Traffic Approaches. This is followed by a section on Dynamic Channel Allocation. The book concludes with a section on PCN, Multimedia and CDMA. Wireless Communications is an excellent reference for anyone interested in the subject, and may be used as a text for advanced courses on the topic.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Architecture and Access Method Analysis for Integrated Voice-Data Short-Reach Radio Systems....Pages 1-16
Development of a Digital Cellular System Based on the Japanese Standard....Pages 17-28
Pan-European Project for Third Generation Wireless Communications....Pages 29-53
The Use of SS7 and GSM to Support High Density Personal Communications....Pages 55-68
A Microkernel for Mobile Networks....Pages 69-84
Querying locations in wireless environments....Pages 85-108
Design of High-Speed Wireless Links Using Non-Directional Infrared Radiation....Pages 109-126
On the Capacity of Time-Space Switched Cellular Radio Link Systems for Metropolitan Area Networks....Pages 127-141
Network Contention Issues in the Design of Very Large Meteor Scatter Networks for Vehicle Tracking and Communication....Pages 143-156
Teletraffic Models for Urban and Suburban Microcells: Cell Sizes and Handoff Rates....Pages 157-175
Communications Traffic Performance for Cellular Systems with Mixed Platform Types....Pages 177-200
Traffic Analysis of Co-Channel Interference in TDMA Personal Communications Systems: Theoretical Framework....Pages 201-218
Distributed Dynamic Channel Allocation Algorithms for Microcellular Systems....Pages 219-241
Adaptive Channel Allocation in Cellular Networks With Multi-User Platforms....Pages 243-258
Asymptotic Bounds on the Performance of a Class of Dynamic Channel Assignment Algorithms....Pages 259-274
On the Maximum Capacity of Power-Controlled Cellular Networks....Pages 275-288
Multimedia Personal Communication Networks (PCN): System Design Issues....Pages 289-304
Multiple Access Options for Multi-Media Wireless Systems....Pages 305-317
Optimal Code Rates for CDMA Packet Communications with Convolutional Coding....Pages 319-332
Back Matter....Pages 333-339

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Wireless Communications: Future Directions focuses on the long-term future of wireless communications. Presently, wireless information networks are recognized as key ingredients in the information services of the next century. industry, government, academia, and the financial community all display intense interest in the subject. The contributions presented in this book address the long-term needs of this rapidly advancing field. Beginning with sections on Standards and Systems Issues, WirelessCommunications then presents sections covering Alternative Approaches and New Traffic Approaches. This is followed by a section on Dynamic Channel Allocation. The book concludes with a section on PCN, Multimedia and CDMA. Wireless Communications is an excellent reference for anyone interested in the subject, and may be used as a text for advanced courses on the topic.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Architecture and Access Method Analysis for Integrated Voice-Data Short-Reach Radio Systems....Pages 1-16
Development of a Digital Cellular System Based on the Japanese Standard....Pages 17-28
Pan-European Project for Third Generation Wireless Communications....Pages 29-53
The Use of SS7 and GSM to Support High Density Personal Communications....Pages 55-68
A Microkernel for Mobile Networks....Pages 69-84
Querying locations in wireless environments....Pages 85-108
Design of High-Speed Wireless Links Using Non-Directional Infrared Radiation....Pages 109-126
On the Capacity of Time-Space Switched Cellular Radio Link Systems for Metropolitan Area Networks....Pages 127-141
Network Contention Issues in the Design of Very Large Meteor Scatter Networks for Vehicle Tracking and Communication....Pages 143-156
Teletraffic Models for Urban and Suburban Microcells: Cell Sizes and Handoff Rates....Pages 157-175
Communications Traffic Performance for Cellular Systems with Mixed Platform Types....Pages 177-200
Traffic Analysis of Co-Channel Interference in TDMA Personal Communications Systems: Theoretical Framework....Pages 201-218
Distributed Dynamic Channel Allocation Algorithms for Microcellular Systems....Pages 219-241
Adaptive Channel Allocation in Cellular Networks With Multi-User Platforms....Pages 243-258
Asymptotic Bounds on the Performance of a Class of Dynamic Channel Assignment Algorithms....Pages 259-274
On the Maximum Capacity of Power-Controlled Cellular Networks....Pages 275-288
Multimedia Personal Communication Networks (PCN): System Design Issues....Pages 289-304
Multiple Access Options for Multi-Media Wireless Systems....Pages 305-317
Optimal Code Rates for CDMA Packet Communications with Convolutional Coding....Pages 319-332
Back Matter....Pages 333-339
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