Description
This third edition contains around 25% new and reworked material and has been thoroughly updated to encompass recent advances and future trends. It serves as both an introductory textbook for graduate students as well as a reference resource for telecommunications engineers and researchers.
This edition:
- Presents capacity enhancement methods like sectorization, the application of adaptive antennas for Spatial Filtering for Interference Reduction (SFIR) and Space Division Multiple Access (SDMA)
- Provides a detailed introduction to GPRS, HSCSD, and EDGE for packet-switched services and higher data rates
- Features updated coverage on the vastly expanded range of GSM services, including an examination of Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
- Adopts a highly graphical approach with numerous illustrations
About the Author
Joerg Eberspacher is head of the Institute of Communication Networks at the Technische Universitat Munchen (TUM). His current research interests are high-speed and fault-tolerant communication networks: photonic networks, next generation QoS Internet, mobile networks and multimedia services.
Hans-Joerg Voegel is currently product manager for The Fantastic Corporation, where he is responsible for designing and developing new products, solutions and services in the field of broadband and mobile multimedia.
Christian Bettstetter received a Dipl-Ing degree in electrical engineering and information technology from TUM in 1998 and has since held various research posts. His current areas of interest include ad hoc networking, mobile Internet and mobility management.
Christian Hartmann is also affiliated to the Technische Universitat in Munchen. He has extensive experience in the field of telecommunications.
Book Information
ISBN 9780470030707
Author Joerg Eberspacher
Format Hardback
Page Count 344
Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 737g
Dimensions(mm) 252mm * 174mm * 24mm