McGuiggan GPRS in Practice

A Companion to the Specifications
1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-0-470-09508-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 394 Seiten, E-Book

Professionals quickly discover that, although the technicalspecifications for GPRS cover all parts of the engineeringfunctions in detail and depth, they are lacking in one importantfeature; the conceptual framework within which the specificationssit - GPRS in Practice fills this gap. By beginning with anexplanation of why GPRS is necessary and describing the coreconcept of GPRS operations, the TBF (Temporary Block Flow), arevision section then covers the GSM Air Interface with its Radio,Physical and Logical channels and this progressively leads to theGPRS logical channels - what they do and how they do it. The bookthen moves on to a brief introduction of the GPRS protocol stackwhich provides a launch pad for a detailed trip into all the layersof this stack, with detailed diagrams and explanations of eachlayer integrated into an overall understanding of how the GPRSservice operates in practice.
* Provides descriptions of why procedures are specifiedand then clearly explains how the specifications work inpractice
* Provides a layered view of the GPRS protocol and deals indetail with each layer separately
* Includes numerous acronyms and abbreviations accompanied bytheir full meaning
An invaluable resource for Mobile network operators, Developmentand deployment engineers and Handset designers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

McGuiggan, Peter

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
1. Introduction.
2. Radio Channels, Physical channels and Logical Channels - theGSM/GPRS Air Interface.
3. Air Interface Frame and Multiframe Structures.
4. The TBF and the MAC Layer.
5. An Introduction to Protocol Layers Data Flow.
6. GPRS Mobile Station Characteristics.
7. Operations in the Physical Layers.
8. RLC/MAC Layer Procedures.
9. LLC Layer Procedures.
10. GMM Layer Procedures.
11. SM Layer Procedures.
12. SNDCP Procedures.
Appendix 1: GMSK and EDGE.
Appendix 2: System Information and Packet SystemInformation.
Appendix 3: Inter-Layer Primitives.
Appendix 4: Mobile Station Uplink Power Control.
Appendix 5: A Possible Problem with UL TBFs When the ApplicationLayer is Using TCP/IP.
Recommended Reading.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Peter McGuiggan has worked in telecommunications for the past forty years. He has held a variety of positions such as development test-engineer for a telecommunications manufacturer, an engineer working on fixed line international telecommunications systems including satellite, microwave and line transmission systems and as a lecturer in radio systems and advanced electronics and an engineering manager. He also worked in Saudia Arabia managing the telecommunications training for the National Guard.Upon the privatisation of UK telecommunications in 1986, he was appointed as the training manager of one of the new telecommunications operating companies and in 1992 he was appointed Training Adviser to the Director of Mobile Communications of a major operating company. He currently works as a Telecommunications Consultant for PMCG Consultancy Ltd in the UK where he has written and presented courses on the GSM Air Interface, The GSM A-bis Interface, Cell Planning, Cell Optimisation using Frequency Hopping, GPRS Operations and UMTS Operations.