Introduction to GSM: Physical Channels, Logical Channels, Network Functions, and Operation
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (978 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1932813853 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 112 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He was an editor of the TIA TR45.3 digital cellular standard, and is author of more than 75 articles and several books on telecommunications, including GSM Superphones, Delivering xDSL, and CDMA IS-95 for Cellular and PCS. He is based in Fuquay, North Carolina. About the Author Lawrence Harte is president of APDG, a telecommunications consulting firm.
GSM Intro Good informaitonal book about GSM and it does a good job of bringing everything together. Recommend to anyone at the undergraduate level.
Described are key functional sections of a GSM network components and how they communicate with each other. Explained are the physical and logical radio channel structures of the GSM system along with the basic frame and slot structures. You will learn how each GSM radio channels has 8 time slots per frame and that some of these are used for signaling (control channels) and others are used for user traffic (voice and data). Described are the fundamental capabilities and operation of the GSM radio channel including channel coding, modulation types, speech coding, RF power control, and mobile assisted handover. This book starts with the system components and basic services that the GSM system can provide. You will learn that the key types of GSM devices include single mode and dual mode mobile telephones, wireless PCMCIA cards, embedded radio modules, and external radio modems. You will learn how and why GSM is evolving into 3rd generation broadband systems including GPRS, EDGE, and WCDMA.. This book explains the basic components, technologies used, and operation of GSM systems. You will then discover the different types of available services such as multiple types of voice services, data services, group call, and messaging services
. He is based in Fuquay, North Carolina. Lawrence Harte is president of APDG, a telecommunications consulting firm. He was an editor of the TIA TR45.3 digital cellular standard, and is author of more than 75 articles and several books on telecommunications, including GSM Superphones, Delivering xDSL, and CDMA IS-95 for Cellular and PCS