Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 editionLanguage: English
ISBN: 0071385134
Paperback: 384 pages
Data: April 29, 2002
Format: PDF
Description: As service providers start to build 3G (3rd generation) and UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems) networks, they'll have to begin by implementing W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access)--the new access technology. Here's an explanation of that technology network managers can use to make design, purchasing, and operational decisions. * What providers must know to enable wireless data speeds 40 times the current rate, and the Web and video access customers want * Shows networking professionals how to integrate US, European, and Pacific Rim flavers of 3G (in Europe its called UMTS) for worldwide roaming access * First coverage of IMT-2000 (International Mobile Telecommunications for the Year 2000), proposed physical interfaces for 3G/UMTS integration