Beyond 3G - Bringing Networks, Terminals And The Web

Beyond 3G – Bringing
Networks, Terminals and
the Web Together

Beyond 3G – Bringing Networks, Terminals and the Web Together: LTE, WiMAX, IMS, 4G Devices and the Mobile Web 2.0
Martin Sauter © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. ISBN: 978-0-470-75188-6

Beyond 3G – Bringing
Networks, Terminals
and the Web Together
LTE, WiMAX, IMS, 4G Devices and
the Mobile Web 2.0

Martin Sauter
Nortel,Germany

A John Wiley and Sons, Ltd, Publication

This edition first published 2009
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Sauter, Martin.
Beyond 3G : bringing networks, terminals and the Web together / Martin Sauter.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-470-75188-6 (cloth)
1.Wireless Internet. 2. Smartphones. 3. Mobile computing. I. Title.
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Contents

Preface

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1 Evolution from 2Gover 3G to 4G
1.1 First Half of the 1990s – Voice-centric Communication
1.2 Between 1995 and 2000: the Rise of Mobility and the Internet
1.3 Between 2000 and 2005: Dot Com Burst, Web 2.0, Mobile Internet
1.4 From 2005 to today: Global Coverage, VoIP and Mobile Broadband
1.5 The Future – the Need for Beyond 3G Systems
1.6 All Over IP
1.7 Summary
References

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112 Beyond 3G Network Architectures
2.1 Overview
2.2 UMTS, HSPA and HSPAþ
2.2.1 Introduction
2.2.2 Network Architecture
2.2.3 Air Interface and Radio Network
2.2.4 HSPA (HSDPA and HSUPA)
2.2.5 HSPAþ and other Improvements: Competition for LTE
2.3 LTE
2.3.1 Introduction
2.3.2 Network Architecture
2.3.3 Air Interface and Radio Network
2.3.4 Basic Procedures
2.3.5 Summary and Comparisonwith HSPA
2.3.6 LTE-Advanced
2.4 802.16 WiMAX
2.4.1 Introduction
2.4.2 Network Architecture

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2.4.3 The 802.16d Air Interface and Radio Network
2.4.4 The 802.16e Air Interface and Radio Network
2.4.5 Basic Procedures
2.4.6 Summary and Comparison with HSPA and LTE
2.4.7 802.16m: Complying with...