File Name: Digital Signal Processing In Telecommunications
File Submitter: Nanflexal
File Submitted: 4 Jul 2009
File Category: Hardware & Telecommunication


From the Inside Flap
This book is intended to be of use to two broad groups of readers. The first group comprises those who have good familiarity with Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and/or Telecommunications. The second group consists of those who need at least a casual or, perhaps, detailed, knowledge of the applications of DSP in telecommunications. A typical member of the second group is someone who is involved in a design project utilizing DSP but whose area of expertise is a different branch of electrical engineering, such as software, hardware, systems engineering, or application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) design. Included in the second group are students who wish to get a feel for how DSP is applied.

The book is comprised of nine chapters.

The intent of Chapter 1 is to provide the spectrum of readership a preamble that puts the material in the subsequent chapters in perspective.

Chapters 2 and 3 are targeted toward the second group and cover the fundamental concepts of communication theory and digital signal processing.

Readers in the first group could skip directly to Chapter 4 or skim Chapters 2 and 3 to get a feel for the notation used.

Chapters 4 through 9 are reasonably self contained and draw on material from the first three chapters. Those well versed in telecommunications would find the material useful in understanding the concepts of DSP; experts in DSP would find a description of some telecommunications concepts in a familiar jargon.

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File Name: Radio Resource Management Strategies in UMTS
File Submitter: Nanflexal
File Submitted: 4 Jul 2009
File Category: Hardware & Telecommunication


From the Back Cover
The key feature of future mobile communication systems is the ability to deliver wideband and high bit-rate multimedia services alongside the traditional radio services such as voice, messaging and slow rate data. The broad range of services expected to be supported can be divided into different Quality of Service (QoS) classes. However, the provision of such mobile multimedia services under QoS guarantees will not be possible without a utilization of the air interface resources by means of Radio Resource Management (RRM) strategies that ensure the target QoS, the planned coverage area and that offer a high system capacity. Under this framework, the book focuses on the RRM concepts, including the theoretical background that serves as a basis for the description of specific RRM algorithms. The RRM problem for UMTS is presented, and more specifically, for the FDD mode, which is based on a WCDMA scheme. More specifically, the different aspects that are covered include:

• Introduces the mobile communications sector and UMTS, including the evolution towards 4G systems, with an overview of the QoS concept which is key for the definition of RRM strategies a detailed description of the radio interface in UMTS, as the basis for the implementation of RRM strategies
• Provides the fundamental concepts related with the development of RRM strategies in WCDMA networks
• Analyses particular RRM algorithms in a variety of scenarios, trying to identify the key parameters and factors that influence their performance
• Explores the evolution of UMTS towards Beyond 3G systems and the concept of Common RRM in heterogeneous networks with the aid of some algorithm examples

This comprehensive title is essential reading for engineers and managers in radio engineering departments of UMTS network operators and UMTS equipment manufacturers. It will also prove insightful to researchers in the field of 3G and Beyond 3G systems and academics in any of these areas.



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File Name: Mobile Commerce Applications
File Submitter: Nanflexal
File Submitted: 4 Jul 2009
File Category: Mobile


Product Description
Addressing critical architectural issues in constructing m-commerce applications and in applying mobile technologies in different areas, this book includes: methodologies, enabling technologies, models, paradigms, architecture, standards and innovations.

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File Name: RFID Sourcebook
File Submitter: Nanflexal
File Submitted: 4 Jul 2009
File Category: Hardware & Telecommunication


From the Back Cover
The realistic, no-hype guide to RFID evaluation, planning, and deployment

Approaching crucial decisions about Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology? This book will help you make choices that maximize the business value of RFID technology and minimize its risks. IBM's Sandip Lahiri, an experienced RFID solution architect, presents up-to-the-minute insight for evaluating RFID; defining optimal strategies, blueprints, and timetables; and deploying systems that deliver what they promise.

Drawing on his experience, Lahiri offers candid assessments of RFID's potential advantages, its technical capabilities and limitations, and its business process implications. He identifies pitfalls that have tripped up early adopters, and shows how to overcome or work around them. This must-have resource can also act as a reference guide to any nontechnical person who wants to know about the technology.

From building business cases to testing tags, this book shares powerful insights into virtually every issue you're likely to face. Coverage includes

• RFID "reality check": getting beyond the hype and the counterreaction
• Aligning RFID strategy with business strategy
• Assessing applications, both prevalent and emerging
• Identifying opportunities to use RFID beyond supply chain applications
• Choosing between RFID and barcodes
• Realistically assessing potential ROI, one step at a time
• Designing solutions that leverage RFID's advantages while overcoming its performance limitations
• Understanding business flows impacted by a potential RFID deployment
• Defining realistic roadmaps and timelines
• Addressing oft-neglected real-world issues, from tag validation through managing expectations
• Dealing with standards

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File Name: RFID Handbook: Fundamentals and Applications in Contactless Smart Cards and Identification 2nd Edition
File Submitter: Nanflexal
File Submitted: 4 Jul 2009
File Category: Hardware & Telecommunication


Product Description
RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is used in all areas of automatic data capture allowing contactless identification of objects using RF. With applications ranging from secure internet payment systems to industrial automation and access control, RFID technology solutions are receiving much attention in the research and development departments of large corporations. RFID is a major growth are in auto ID, allowing emergency vehicles to safely trip traffic signals, and providing the technology behind contactless smart cards, "autopiloting" cars, and production automation. Fully revised and updated to include all the latest information on industry standards and applications, this new edition provides a standard reference for people working with RFID technology. Expanded sections explain exactly how RFID systems work, and provide up-to-date information on the development of new tags such as the smart label.

• Updated coverage of RFID technologies, including electron data carrier architecture and common algorithms for anticollision
• Details the latest RFID applications, such as the smartlabel, e-commerce and the electronic purse, document tracking and e-ticketing
• Detailed appendix providing up-to-date information on relevant ISO standards and regulations, including descriptions of ISO 14443 for contactless ticketing and ISO 15693 covering the smartlabel

A leading edge reference for this rapidly evolving technology, this text is of interest to practitioners in auto ID and IT designing RFID products and end-users of RFID technology, computer and electronics engineers in security system development and microchip designers, automation, industrial and transport engineers and materials handling specialists. Also a valuable resource for graduate level students in electronics and industrial engineering design.

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File Name: RFID Field Guide: Deploying Radio Frequency Identification Systems
File Submitter: Nanflexal
File Submitted: 4 Jul 2009
File Category: Hardware & Telecommunication


From the Back Cover
The Practical RFID Deployment Guide

Whatever your industry or application, RFID Field Guide is your comprehensive guide to planning, designing, and deploying RFID technology into your business. Two leading RFID experts draw on their extensive experience to cut through the hype associated with RFID technology and present the realities: true costs and benefits, technical and organizational obstacles, and solutions that work.

The authors begin by explaining how RFID works, and identifying mature and emerging RFID applications that can reduce expenses, increase revenue, and drive competitive advantage. Next, they present a complete framework for assessing and deploying RFID: everything from budgeting to team building, standards to security, vendor selection to integration.

Along the way, they answer crucial questions facing every manager responsible for evaluating, planning, or implementing RFID:

• What's hype, and what isn't? What can RFID really do for my business?
• What technical advances are on the horizon? Should I wait, or act now?
• Which evolving standards will impact my RFID planning and deployment?
• What best practices exist for planning, organizing, and delivering on RFID initiatives?
• How do I assess the truecosts and benefits of RFID technologies? How do I mitigate the risks?
• What issues should I consider in choosing RFID vendors?
• How should I respond immediately to mandates and still maintain a coherent long-term RFID strategy?
• How can I manage the security and privacy implications of RFID?
• Will item-level tagging ever be a reality in the retail industry? If so, when?
• What's the future of RFID? And what's my next step, right now?

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File Name: RFID Essentials
File Submitter: Nanflexal
File Submitted: 4 Jul 2009
File Category: Hardware & Telecommunication


Product Description
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is rapidly changing the way businesses track inventory and assets. From Wal-Mart and Tesco to the U.S. Department of Defense, early efforts are already showing benefits, but software, integration, and data processing for RFID still present a challenge. If you are a developer or an architect charged with developing an RFID system, this book is for you. Drawing on extensive experience, Bill Glover and Himanshu Bhatt provide you with essential information on this emerging technology.

With the knowledge you gain in these pages, you will possess the information and understanding you need to start designing, building, or integrating with RFID systems.

In RFID Essentials you will find information on:

• Tags and tag protocols, including the Electronic Product Code (EPC)
• Readers and reader protocols
• RFID middleware
• Security and privacy
• Managing RFID devices
• RFID's impact on your architecture

Bill Glover has been writing software since 1981 and has worked as a programmer, lead developer, or architect on systems of all sizes, from small, automated systems controlling dams and feedmills up to a complete redesign and reimplementation of one of the world's busiest travel web sites. Bill first worked with RFID in 1995, tracking individual cattle using ear tags. He is currently a Senior Java Architect with Sun Microsystems, Inc., and works with Sun's RFID consulting practice and the RFID Test Center.

Himanshu Bhatt heads the U.S. RFID Practice and Software Technology Lab for Sun Microsystems, Inc. Prior to assuming this role, Himanshu was responsible for business development and consulting in emerging areas of technology. Himanshu has over 16 years of experience in the architecture and development of distributed, multitier systems using a host of technologies for Fortune 1000 companies. Himanshu has spoken at industry conferences such as JavaOne and the LoneStar Symposium and has published articles on Java/J2EE technologies.



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File Name: Mobile WiMAX
File Submitter: Nanflexal
File Submitted: 4 Jul 2009
File Category: Hardware & Telecommunication


From the Back Cover
With the wide and rapid deployment of wireless LANs technology, WiMAX is an emerging technology in wireless communication and is one of the hottest subjects in wireless communications.

Mobile WiMAX is based on selected papers and plenary speeches from the 2007 IEEE Mobile WiMAX Symposium, this book provides a comprehensive summary of state-of-the-art mobile WiMAX technology, including MIMO OFDMA physical layer transmission, WiBRO, medium access control, network architecture and relay networks. Multimedia applications and services are also examined and deployment and business models are explored. Following the ITU’s announcement that it has adopted mobile WiMAX as IMT-2000 TDD OFDMA, the sixth version of global 3G standards, this book is one of the first to supply advanced information and trials.

• Summarises the fundamental theory and practice of mobile WiMAX

• Presents topics at introductory level for readers interested in understanding the communication and networking theories

• Progresses to advanced, specialised subjects related to mobile WiMAX

• Contains the latest advances and research from the field and shares knowledge from the key players working in and researching this area

Mobile WiMAX is an essential text for engineers working in telecommunication, wireless multimedia applications and system integration and also for business development professionals and academic researchers in mobile WiMAX, 3G TDD and mobile communications. It will also be of interest to graduate students conducting research and studying mobile WiMAX and next generation wireless communications.

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File Name: IP for 4G
File Submitter: Nanflexal
File Submitted: 4 Jul 2009
File Category: Hardware & Telecommunication


From the Back Cover
Excellent reference with expert insight into the future evolution of mobile communications: 4G

IP for 4G examines the concept of 4G, providing an in-depth background to the key technologies and developments shaping the new generation of mobile services, including Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs), Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), IP developments (SIP and Media Independent Handover), Internet Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), and 3G (HSDPA and LTE). The book addresses these key technological drivers in light of commercial propositions such as generating extra revenue and reducing costs, and offers an up-to-date briefing on the future of mobile communications in the coming years.



Key features



•Presents and analyses the key technological drivers of 4G, including WLANs, WiMAX, convergence and IMS

•Examines the rationale for IP for 4G by bringing together technologies, global developments and economic arguments in one single volume

•Describes and puts in context the developments in the IEEE 802.21 Media Independent Handover group, in particular the options for network/terminal controlled handover and the likely mechanisms for seamless handover – including application adaptation

•Written for readability as well as depth – with access to detailed descriptions of technologies but also quick overviews

•Contains scenario descriptions to motivate the need for seamless handover and benefits for the user (single sign-on access to networks, single billing)

•Contains hundreds of original diagrams – carefully drawn to illustrate the complex technology and quickly provide a summary of the main issues.

•Accompanying website supports the book with additional diagrams, figures and references for further reading

IP for 4G is an invaluable reference for professionals in mobile/fixed telecoms and ICT industries, practicing telecommunications and network engineers, system designers and developers. Graduate level students studying MSc and higher-level courses on networking will also find this book of interest.

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