Understanding Weightless
Technology, Equipment, and Network Deployment for M2M Communications in White Space
1st Edition
Published on 20. May 2012
978-1-139-36936-7 (ISBN)
Description
Essential for getting to grips with the Weightless standard for M2M communications, this definitive guide describes and explains the new standard in an accessible manner. It helps you to understand the Weightless standard by revealing its background and rationale. Designed to make clear the context and the fundamental design decisions for Weightless and to provide a readable overview of the standard, it details principal features and issues of the technology, the business case for deployment, network performance and some important applications. This informative book guides you through the key decisions and requirements involved in designing and deploying a Weightless network. Includes a chapter on applications, explaining the relevance of the standard and its potential. Written by one of the lead designers of Weightless, this is an ideal guide for everyone involved with the standard, from those designing equipment to those making use of the technology.
Reviews / Votes
'This highly readable introduction is extremely valuable. I'm delighted William Webb has taken on this task. [Webb] is well known for his ability to express complex ideas in a clear and concise manner and as lead designer of the Weightless standard is ideally placed to write the definitive guide. This book is essential reading for anyone who is interested in machine communications and the Weightless standard. I thoroughly commend it.' Tim Whitley, Managing Director, Research and Technology, BT Innovate and Design '... Professor Webb's book is an excellent introduction to [Weightless] technology and more widely the applications and business cases. I strongly recommend it to anyone who wants to get involved in this exciting area.' Warren East, CEO, ARMMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cambridge University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
20 Tables, black and white; 30 Line drawings, unspecified
File size
2,85 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-139-36936-7 (9781139369367)
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William Webb
Understanding Weightless
Technology, Equipment, and Network Deployment for M2M Communications in White Space
Book
03/2012
Cambridge University Press
€36.50
Shipment within 15-20 days
Person
William Webb is one of the founding directors of Neul, one of the core design team involved in Weightless and the CEO of the Weightless SIG. Prior to this William was a Director at Ofcom. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the IEEE and the IET, where he is a Vice President and the author of multiple books, papers and patents.
Content
1. The world of machine communications; 2. The need for a new standard; 3. Working in white space spectrum; 4. Weightless in overview; 5. The network; 6. The MAC layer; 7. The physical layer; 8. Further functionality; 9. Network design and capacity; 10. Application support.
