Cellular Communications Explained

Cellular Communications Explained

by Ian Poole
Released March 2006
Publisher(s): Newnes
ISBN: 9780080456324

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Book description

Among the many books published on 3G and cellular telecommunications, this introduction stands out due to its broad coverage of the subject and straightforward explanations of the principles and applications using a minimum of maths. Writing as an engineer for engineers, Ian Poole provides a systems-level view of the fundamentals that will enhance the understanding of engineers involved working in this fast-paced field. Equally, the book helps students, technicians and equipment manufacturers to gain a working knowledge of the applications and technologies involved in cellular communications equipment and networks.

The book focuses on the latest 2G, 2.5G and 3G technologies, including GSM (with GPRS and EDGE), NA-TDMA, cdmaOne (IS-95), CDMA2000 and UMTS (W-CDMA), with material on developing areas such as HSDPA. The fundamentals of radio propagation, modulation and cellular basics are also covered in a way that will give readers a real grasp of how cellular communications systems and equipment work.

* Explains the principles and applications of cellular communications systems using a minimum of mathematics, providing a firm grounding for engineers, technicians and students.
* Covers current technologies (2G, 2.5G) alongside 3G and other cutting-edge technologies, making this essential reading, not crystal ball gazing!
* Provides coverage of fundamentals and whole systems, as well as equipment provides a wide knowledge base for engineers and technicians working in different parts of the industry: handset designers, network planners, maintenance technicians, technical sales, etc.

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Table of contents (1/2)
  5. Table of contents (2/2)
  6. Preface
  7. Chapter 1 Introduction to cellular telecommunications
    1. Beginnings
    2. Overview of the systems
  8. Chapter 2 Radio waves and propagation
    1. Electric fields
    2. Magnetic fields
    3. Radio waves
      1. Frequency-to-wavelength conversion
      2. Polarization
      3. How radio signals travel
      4. Refraction, reflection and diffraction
    4. Coverage and network planning
  9. Chapter 3 Modulation
    1. Radio carrier
    2. Amplitude modulation
      1. Modulation index
    3. Frequency modulation
      1. Modulation index and deviation ratio
      2. Sidebands
      3. Bandwidth
      4. Improvement in signal-to-noise ratio
      5. Frequency shift keying
    4. Phase modulation
      1. Phase shift keying
      2. Minimum shift keying
    5. Quadrature amplitude modulation
    6. Spread spectrum techniques
    7. Frequency hopping
    8. Direct sequence spread spectrum
    9. Orthogonal frequency division multiplex
    10. Bandwidth and data capacity
    11. Summary
  10. Chapter 4 Cellular basics
    1. Spectrum re-use
    2. Multiple access schemes
    3. Duplex operation
    4. Setting up calls
    5. Receiving and making a call
    6. Handover and handoff
    7. Channel usage
    8. Infrastructure
      1. Base transceiver station
      2. Mobile switching centre
      3. Mobile phone
    9. Voice coding
    10. Digital data structures
  11. Chapter 5 Analogue systems
    1. Today
    2. Basic system
      1. Base station
      2. Mobile switching centres
      3. Mobile equipment
    3. Voice messaging
    4. Signalling methods
    5. Control channels
      1. Forward control channel
      2. Reverse control channel
    6. Call initiation
    7. Paging and incoming call set-up
    8. Handoff
    9. Summary
  12. Chapter 6 GSM
    1. System architecture
      1. Equipment and subscriber identifiers
      2. Air interface
      3. Power levels
      4. Multiple access and channel structure
      5. Vocoders
      6. Operation
    2. General packet radio service
      1. GPRS network structure
      2. Layers
      3. GPRS mobiles
      4. GPRS coding
      5. GPRS physical channel
      6. Channel allocation
      7. GPRS operation
    3. EDGE
      1. Time slots
      2. Data coding and throughput
      3. Operation
  13. Chapter 7 North American TDMA
    1. System overview
    2. RF signal
    3. Channels
    4. Paging
    5. Handoff
    6. Authentication
    7. PDC
  14. Chapter 8 cdmaOne/IS-95
    1. Standards
    2. Spreading codes
    3. Radio signal construction
    4. Channels
      1. Forward link code channels
      2. Reverse channels
    5. Power control
    6. Handoff
    7. Discontinuous reception
    8. Call processing
    9. Vocoders
    10. Advantages of CDMA
  15. Chapter 9 CDMA2000
    1. 1X and 3X
    2. Radio configurations
    3. CDMA2000 1X
      1. Power control
      2. Beam formatting
      3. Channels
      4. Packet data
      5. Handoff
    4. CDMA2000 1xEV-DV
      1. New features
      2. Base station selection
      3. Release D
      4. Broadcast and multicast services
      5. Fast call set-up
      6. Mobile equipment identifier
    5. CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
      1. EV-DO air interface
      2. Forward link
      3. Reverse link
    6. Mobile IP
  16. Chapter 10 UMTS
    1. Capabilities
    2. System architecture overview
      1. User equipment
      2. Radio network sub-system
    3. Protocols
    4. Air interface
    5. Spreading
    6. Synchronization
    7. Power control
    8. Frames, slots and channels
      1. Logical channels
      2. Transport channels
      3. Physical channels
    9. Packet data
    10. Speech coding
    11. Discontinuous reception
    12. Access stratum protocol layers
    13. Handover
      1. Inter-system handover
    14. The evolution of 3G networks
  17. Chapter 11 Position location
    1. Cell ID
    2. TDOA
    3. A-GPS
      1. GPS
      2. Assistance from the base station
      3. A-GPS
  18. Chapter 12 Conformance and interoperability testing
    1. Types of test
    2. Test cases
    3. CDMA system
      1. Summary
  19. Glossary (1/2)
  20. Glossary (2/2)
  21. Index (1/2)
  22. Index (2/2)

Product information

  • Title: Cellular Communications Explained
  • Author(s): Ian Poole
  • Release date: March 2006
  • Publisher(s): Newnes
  • ISBN: 9780080456324