Chapter 3 Service and Applications Over Wireless Broadband Networks 115 ·What is Required to Support Consumer Wireless Broadband Internet Devices? 118 ·General Applications and Services 119 ·Conclusion 125 ·endnotes 129
Chapter 4 Wireless Broadband Marketing Environment 131 ·Mobile Broadband Wireless Communications 132 ·Fixed Broadband Wireless Access 132 ·Mobile Application Evolvement? 132 ·Advantages of Fixed Wireless Broadband Over Wireless Networks Options 135 ·Market Peneration Development 137 ·Broadband Wireless Access Markets 138 ·Global Markets and Trends for Fixed Wireless Broadband:LMDS, MMDS, and ISM 2000 139 ·Conclusion 143 ·endnotes 146
Chapter 5 Standards for Next-Generation High-Speed Wireless Broadband Connectivity 147 ·HiperLAN2 Standard 148 ·Global 3G(G3G) CDMA Standard 149 ·CDMA Harmonization(G3G) Proposal for Protocol Layers 155 ·Guidelines and Principles 159 ·Conclusion 160 ·endnotes 160
Part 2 PLANNING AND DESIGNING WIRELESS BROADBAND NETWORKS APPLICATIONS 163
Chapter 6 Planning and Designing Wireless Broadband and Satellite Applications 165 ·Data Applications 166 ·Voice Applications 167 ·Video Applications 167 ·Need for Perspective Planning and Design for Wireless Broadband Applications 168 ·The Connectivity/Transmission Factor 180 ·Conclusion 215 ·Endnotes 221
Chapter 7 Local Multipoint Distribution Service(LMDS)Design Technology 223 ·Underlying Technology Overview 227 ·The FCC and Auctions 256 ·LMDS/LMCS Buildout Strategies and Opportunities 262 ·Conclusion 290 ·Endnotes 302
Chapter 11 Wireless Broadband Services:The Designing of the Broadband Era 365 ·Residential Wireless Broadband Access Services Design and the Teleworker:Security Considerations for the IT Manager 366 ·Residential Wireless Broadband Services Design:Digital Subscriber Line and Cable Modem 367 ·Residential Broadband Services and Security 370 ·Scenario 1:The Teleworker Operates Systems That Do Not Fall Under the Purview of the Corporate Desktop Administration 371 ·Scenario 2:The Teleworker's Residence Has Multiple Physical Connections 374 ·Scenario 3:The Teleworker Requires Access to Application Servers and NOS Services That Would Otherwise Be Blocked by a Corporate Firewall 377 ·Universal Precautions 378 ·CLEC Wireless Broadband Services Design 382 ·Conclusion 388 ·Endnotes 391
PART 3 INSTALLING ANDD DEPLOYING WIRELESS BROADBAND NETWORKS 409
Chapter 13 Deploying Wireless Broadband Satellite Networks 411 ·Choosing Between Wireless Broadband and Wireline 412 ·Understanding Geography and Climate 414 ·Choosing Between Private and Carrier 414 ·How to Deploy a Private Connection 415 ·How to Use a Wireless Broadband Carrier 417 ·When to Use Satellites 418 ·When to Use Meteor Burst Wireless Broadband Communications Systems(MBWBCSs) 418 ·When to Use Nongeostationary Earth Orbit Satellites 424 ·Conclusion 427 ·Endnotes 427
Chapter 15 Implementing Broadband Wireless and Satellite Applications 437 ·Home Is Where the Circuit Is 438 ·The Few, The Wired, The Broke 445 ·Play the Waiting Game 453 ·Conclusion 454 ·Endnotes 454
Chapter 17 Wireless Broadband Access Implementation Methods 471 ·The Convergence of Wireless Broadband Mobile and Access Implementation Methods 472 ·Network Architecture 475 ·The Protocol Stack 477 ·Compact Open Core 478 ·Wireless Broadband Networks:Transition to Third Generation 482 ·2G+Systems 484 ·Evolution of IS-95 to Packet-Mode Data:IS-95B 487 ·Third-Generation Wireless Broadband Systems 489 ·Integration with the Internet 497 ·Conclusion 500 ·Endnotes 501
PART 4 CONFIGURING WIRELESS NETWORDS 503
Chapter 18 Configuring Wireless LANs 505 ·Applications for Wireless LANs 508 ·Benefits of WLANs 509 ·How WLANs Work 510 ·WLAN Configurations 511 ·Wireless LAN Technology Options 514 ·WLAN Customer Considerations 516 ·Conclusion 527 ·Endnotes 528
Chapter 19 Configuring Unlicensed-Band Systems to Enhance Wireless Broadband Services in Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Services(MMDS) 529 ·MMS License-Exempt-Band Point-to-Multipoint System 530 ·Architectures for Servicing Shadow Areas in the MMDS Coverage 533 ·Capacity of the Unlicensed-Band System 534 ·Relevant MMDS Frequency and Capacity Planning 539 ·Data Interfaces and Services 539 ·Interference Mitigation 540 ·Case Study:W-DSL in Las Vegas Using License-Exempt Bands 542 ·Conclusion 546 ·Endnotes 547
Chapter 21 Configuring Residential Wireless Broadband Access Technology 581 ·Residential Broadband Services :Digital Subscriber Line and Cable Modem 583 ·Residential Wireless Broadband Services and Security 585 ·Universal Precautions 593 ·Network Antivirus Protection and Content Filtering 596 ·Conclusion 597 ·Endnotes 597
PART 5 MANAGING WIRELESS NETWORKS 599
Chapter 22 Managing Wireless Broadband :Operations Management of LMDS Systems and Their Applications 601 ·The Principle of Operations Management 603 ·LMDS versus Other Access Technologies 607 ·Applications 610 ·Conclusion 612 ·Endnotes 612
Chapter 23 Testing Wireless Broadband Satellite Networks for Onboard Processing of Multimedia Applications and Next-Generation RF Digital Devices 613 ·Testing Wireless Broadband Satellite Networks for Satellite Onboard Processing for Multimedia Applications 614 ·The Capacity Limits of Satellite Channels 617 ·OBP Building Blocks 618 ·Testing Wireless Broadband Satellite Networks for Next-Generation RF Digital Devices 626 ·Conclusion 633 ·Endnotes 634
Chapter 24 Troubleshooting Fixed Wireless Broadband Networks 635 ·Fixed Wireless Broadband Packet Access Using MMDS 637 ·The Experimental Systems Architecture 638 ·Observations and Lessons 644 ·Conclusion 650 ·Endnotes 651
PART 6 ADVANCED WIRELESS NETWORKS AND THE FUTURE 653
Chapter 25 Wireless Broadband Network Applications:Teleservice Model and Adaptive Qos Provisions 655 ·Modeling the Wireless Broadband Application 658 ·Exploiting the Multicomponent Model in Multitier Environments 660 ·Performance Results 664 ·Conclusion 667 ·Endnotes 667
Chapter 26 Residential High-Speed Internet:Wireless Broadband 669 ·Residential High-Speed Internet Access Demand and Wireless Broadband Convergence 671 ·High-Speed Access Technology 672 ·xDSL 673 ·Hybrid Fiber-Coax(HFC)Systems 677 ·Fiber to the Home(FTTH) 677 ·Satellite Systems 678 ·Conclusion 698 ·Endnotes 700
Chapter 27 Wireless Broadband Hybrids:The Next Wave 701 ·Wireless Broadband-Wireline Integration 707 ·Integrating Across Multiple-Access Platforms 708 ·Integration of Wireline and Wireless Broadband Domains 718 ·Facilitating Multiplatform Integration 718 ·Tight Integration of Multiple Delivery Platforms 729 ·Expanding This Data-Carrying Capacity 721 ·Viewing Two Types of Platforms:LMDS and MMDS 723 ·Conclusion 724 ·Endnotes 725