WCDMA Design Handbook

This practical 2005 handbook provides a comprehensive explanation of the WCDMA air interface of 3rd generation UMTS cellular systems.

Andrew Richardson (Author)

9780521187824, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 3 March 2011

592 pages
24.4 x 17 x 3 cm, 0.93 kg

Review of the hardback: 'This is a good handbook with precise technical information, although some basics of WCDMA are also gathered in the first part.' IEEE Radio Communications

Developed out of a successful professional engineering course, this practical handbook was originally published in 2005, and provides a comprehensive explanation of the Wideband CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) air interface of 3rd generation UMTS cellular systems. The book addresses all aspects of the design of the WCDMA radio interface from the lower layers to the upper layers of the protocol architecture. It considers each of the layers in turn, to build a complete understanding of the design and operation of the WCDMA radio interface including the physical layer, RF and baseband processing, MAC, RLC, PDCP/BMP, Non-Access stratum and RRC. An ideal course book and reference for professional engineers, undergraduate and graduate students.

1. Introduction
2. WCDMA in a nutshell
3. Spreading codes and modulation
4. Physical layer
5. RF aspects
6. Symbol rate processing functions. 7. Chip rate processing functions. 8. Layer 2 - MAC
9. Layer 2 - RLC
10. PDCP and BMC protocols
11. Non access stratum
12. Idle mode functions
13. Layer 3 - RRC
14. Measurements
Index.

Subject Areas: Communications engineering / telecommunications [TJK], Electronics engineering [TJF], Electronics & communications engineering [TJ]