The Wireless Data Handbook

James F. DeRose (Author)

9780471316510, Wiley

Hardback, published 3 November 1999

416 pages
24.6 x 16.2 x 2.6 cm, 0.753 kg

Einer der führenden unabhängigen Berater auf diesem Gebiet diskutiert hier alle Aspekte der drahtlosen Informationsübertragung - ein Thema, das im Zeitalter des Internets, des Iridium-Mobilfunknetzes, der GPS-Systeme und der "intelligenten" Radios ständig an Bedeutung gewinnt. Diese 4. Auflage wurde erweitert und komplett aktualisiert. (09/99)

GETTING STARTED.

A Short History of Data Radio.

Data Network Types.

Key Public Network Characteristics.

Public Terrestrial Packet Switched Networks.

Public Terrestrial Circuit Switched Networks.

Public Satellite Networks.

Hybrid Networks.

BUSINESS 101: PRICE AND QUANTITY FIXATIONS.

Fitting Applications to Public Offerings.

Subscriber Growth: History and Barriers.

Market Opportunity.

Airtime Price Projections.

BUSINESS 102: OTHER THINGS ARE IMPORTANT TOO.

Coverage Versus Capacity.

SOME PRIMITIVE TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS.

Understanding Airtime Protocols.

Estimating Airlink Capacity: Packet Systems.

Enabling "Soft" Technologies.

PUTTING IT TOGETHER.

Device Alternatives.

Connectivity.

Systems and Subsystems.

User Applications.

Network Mythologies.

Appendices.

Index.

Subject Areas: Electronics & communications engineering [TJ]