Preface Acknowledgments Author Biographies Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION TO WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS 1.INTRODUCTION 1.1 Technology Evolution 1.2 Techniques in Wireless Communications 1.3 Summary 1.4 References Chapter 2 INTRODUCTION TO WIRELESS SYSTEMS 2.INTRODUCTION 2.1 Genetic Wireless System Architecture 2.2 Traffic Routing in Wireless Networks 2.3 First- and Second-Generation Cellular Radio Network 2.4 Deficiencies of First- and Second-Generation Wireless Systems 2.5 Second-Generation Cellular Networks Offering Wireless Data Services 2.6 Third-Generation Wireless Networks and Wireless LANs 2.7 Transport Choices for Wireless Backhaul Networks 2.8 End-to-End Protocol Stack 2.9 RLC/MAC Functions 2.10 Review Exercises 2.11 References Chapter 3 INTRODUCTION TO TRAFFIC ENGINEERING 3.INTRODUCTION 3.1 QoS Requirements of Internet Applications 3.2 UMTS QoS Classes 3.3 QoS Engineering 3.4 Traffic Modeling 3.5 Review Exercises 3.6 References Chapter 4 OVERVIEW OF CDMA2000/UMTS ARCHITECTURE 4.INTRODUCTION 4.1 Evolution of CDMA2000 Standards 4.2 Overview of CDMA2000 3G lx Network Architecture 4.3 Overview of CDMA2000 l xEV-DO Network Architecture 4.4 Overview of 3GPP Standards Evolution 4.5 Overview of UMTS R99/4 Network Architecture 4.6 Mobility Management 4.7 Review Exercises 4.8 References Chapter 5 AIR INTERFACE PERFORMANCE AND CAPACITY ANALYSIS 5.CAPACITY ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION 5.1 Queuing Analysis in a Wireless Communication System 5.2 Erlang Capacity for Circuit-Switched Services 5.3 Capacity for Packet Switched Services 5.4 Simulation Methodologies for Capacity Evaluation 5.5 Comparison of Analytical Models with Simulations 5.6 Review Exercises 5.7 References Chapter 6 DESIGN AND TRAFFIC ENGINEERING OF A BASE STATION 6.BASE STATION DESIGN 6.1 UMTS Base Station Design 6.2 Capacity Evaluation and Resource Management of l xEV-DO Base Stations 6.3 Review Exercises 6.4 References Chapter 7 RNC AND RADIO ACCESS NETWORKS DESIGN AND TRAFFIC ENGINEERING 7.INTRODUCTION 7.1 RNC Design 7.2 Techniques for Improving OPEX/CAPEX of UMTS RAN 7.3 Review Exercises 7.4 References Chapter 8 CORE NETWORK DESIGN AND TRAFFIC ENGINEERING 8.INTRODUCTION 8.1 Registering and Activating the Circuit/Packet Switched Service 8.2 SGSN 8.3 GGSN 8.4 GPRS/UMTS GTP Tunnel 8.5 Capacity Sizing of SGSN/GGSN 8.6 Overload Control Strategy 8.7 Scheduling/Buffer Strategies 8.8 Distributed/Centralized Core Network Design 8.9 Review Exercises 8.10 References Chapter 9 END-TO-END PERFORMANCE IN 3G NETWORKS 9.INTRODUCTION 9.1 CallSetup Delay for Circuit Switched Service 9.2 End-to-End TCP Throughput in 3G Networks 9.3 Recommendations of TCP Configuration Parameters over 3G Wireless Networks 9.4 Some Proposed Techniques to Improve TCP/IP Performance in 3G Networks 9.5 Review Exercises 9.6 References Chapter 10 OVERVIEW OF WIRELESS LAN 10. INTRODUCTION 10.1 Overview of 802.11 Wireless LAN 10.2 802.11 Physical Layer 10.3 Capacity and Performance of 802.11 System 10.4 802.16 and Future Wireless LAN Technology 10.5 Review Exercises 10.6 References Chapter 11 MAC AND QOS IN 802.11 NETWORKS 11. INTRODUCTION 11.1 802.11 Distributed Coordination Function 11.2 802.11 Point Coordination Function 11.3 Performance Evaluation of 802.11 DCF for Data Users 11.4 Supporting Voice Services in 802.11 b WLANs 11.5 802.1 l e: Quality of Service in Wireless LAN 11.6 Other Related MACs 11.7 Review Exercises 11.8 References Chapter 12 UPCOMING FEATURES FOR 3G NETWORKS 12.INTRODUCTION 12.1 IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) 12.2 Multicast/Broadcast Services 12.3 Push-to-Talk Over Cellular (PoC) 12.4 Review Exercises 12.5 References Appendix INTRODUCTION TO PROBABILITIES AND RANDOM PROCESS A.1 The Basic Concept of probability A.2 Random variable and random process A.3 Common Distributions of Random Variables and Processes A.4 Review Exercises A.5 References Index