Data Over Wireless Networks
Bluetooth, WAP and Wireless LANs
Published on 1. January 2000
Book
Mixed media product
355 pages
978-0-07-212621-1 (ISBN)
Description
This work offers a look at the exciting area of data over wireless networks that is the emerging telecommunications revolution. It discusses the next generation of wireless networking technology and vendor-specific applications such as Cisco and Motorola, and how these and the latest protocols will be implemented. There is also a discussion of how cell-phone users and PDA users are able to transmit and receive e-mail, access their LANs and surf the Web.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
100 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 189 mm
Weight
730 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-212621-1 (9780072126211)
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Content
Welcome to the revolution: overview of the wireless revolution; evolving wireless applications; email and voicemail; LAN access; web surfing; information services; mobile banking, security transactions and e-commerce; vehicle positioning; book preview; chapter-by-chapter overview. Communications basics: powers of ten; frequency; wavelength; the frequency spectrum; bandwidth; power measurements; signal to noise ratio; transmission rate constraints. AMPS: evolution; components; network access; frequency utilization; signalling; date over AMPS; Microcom Networking Protocol. D-AMPS: overview; TDMA; digital radio; Modulation, baud rate; TDM operation; frames. Bluetooth: overview; tecnical details; applications. Wireless LANs: the IEEE 802.11 standard; applications. Future directions: overview of existing equipment; examples of screen displays, data transfer; emerging equipment; where we are headed; equipment constraints.