Fixed-Mobile Wireless Networks Convergence
Technologies, Solutions, Services

This practical text presenting the fundamentals of individual fixed and mobile wireless technologies is ideal for industry practitioners and students.

Joseph Ghetie (Author)

9780521513562, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 28 August 2008

464 pages
25.4 x 18 x 2.6 cm, 1.05 kg

'I don't believe that there is any other book on the market that does such a good job of bringing together the variety of networks and their advantages, disadvantages, standards, and potential for convergence. … This book is an enjoyable read (for a nerd) of the network technologies we have at our fingertips, how those technologies came to be, and how they are and might integrate together.' IEEE Microwave Magazine

Do you need to understand the solutions that allow multimedia communications between mobile networks and fixed wireless communications? If so, this practical book, presenting the fundamentals of individual fixed and mobile wireless technologies in terms of architectures, standards, management capabilities and quality of service issues, is essential reading. Adopting the term Fixed-Mobile Convergence (FMC), an analysis of the interworking between cellular networks and a variety of wireless technologies, such as WLAN, WiMAX, RFID and UWB, is provided. An in-depth study of the convergent solutions offered by UMA and IMS is also given, together with up-to-date information about products, vendors and current service offerings. You'll also find criteria for analyzing and evaluating fixed-mobile convergent products and services, and numerous diagrams and feature/component tables. This practical text is ideal for engineers and practitioners in the field of telecommunications and wireless communications, as well as graduate students of electrical and computer engineering.

Part I. Wireless Communications: Networking and Management: 1. Wireless communications and networking
2. Network management
3. Service management
Part II. Cellular Mobile Radio Networking and Management: 4. Cellular mobile radio networking
5. Cellular mobile radio networks management and services
Part III. Fixed Wireless Technologies: Networking and Management: 6. Wireless local area networking
7. Wireless personal area networking
8. Wireless metropolitan area networking
9. Wireless near-field sensor networking
Part IV. Fixed Wireless Cellular Mobile Networks Convergence and Integration: 10. Fixed mobile convergence overview
11. Wireless LAN cellular mobile convergence
12. Wireless PAN cellular mobile convergence
13. Wireless MAN cellular mobile convergence
14. Wireless sensor networks cellular mobile convergence
Part V. Fixed wireless cellular mobile convergence: standardized networking solutions
15. UMA-based fixed wireless and cellular mobile networking solutions and products
16. Session initiation protocol
17. IMS-based fixed wireless and cellular mobile networking solutions and protocols
Part VI. Fixed Mobile Convergence Services, Industry Trends, and Implementation Issues: 18. QOS in fixed wireless cellular mobile convergent networks
19. The economics of fixed wireless cellular mobile networks integration
20. Fixed mobile convergence implementation: status, trends, and issues.

Subject Areas: WAP [wireless technology TJKW]