Understanding Cellular Radio

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Greetings to all!

This book covers cellular radio and related systems such as Wireless Local
Loop (WLL), satellite, and cordless. Most readers will be interested
mainly in the cellular aspects and may see the other systems as an unnecessary
addition. However, an understanding of these related systems helps
to explain some of the key aspects of the design of cellular and the changes
likely in cellular systems in the future.

Contents:

Part I Wireless Communications Systems 1

1 Introduction 3
2 Overview of a Cellular System 7
3 Basic Cellular System Design 21

Part II Getting Calls to Moving Subscribers 49

4 Keeping Track of Where the Users Are 51
5 How Calls are Made Between Two Users 57
6 Hand-off 69
7 Network Management, Roaming, and Authentication 73

Part III Transmitting the Signal 85

8 Radio Propagation 87
9 Radio Systems 101
10 TDMA or CDMA 137

Part IV Specific Radio Systems 151

11 Cellular Systems 153
12 Cordless Systems 183
13 Overview of Wireless Local Loop Systems 191
14 WLL Technologies 207

Contents

15 The Future of WLL 217
16 Satellite Systems 225
17 The Future of Cellular 231


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