preface
Foreword
PART 1 OVERVIEW OF WIRELESS BROADBAND NETWORKS TECHNOLOGY 1
Chapter 1 Wireless Broadband Networks Fundamentals 3
·What Are the Driving Forces Behind Broadband 11
·How are Networks and Operators Positioned to Provide Broadband Service? 14
·Can′t Match 16
·Overview of wireless Broadband Networks Activity 19
·Wireless Broadband Fundamentals and Fixed-wireless Broadband System 33
·wireless Broadband Market Demand Projections 46
·Conclusion 47
·endnotes 50
Chapter 2 Wireless Broadband Networks Platforms 53
·Enhanced Copper 55
·Fiberoptic and HFC 61
·Tired-Generation(3G) Cellular 72
·Satellites 86
·ATM and Relay Technologies 102
·Conclusion 110
·endnotes 112
Chapter 3 Service and Applications Over Wireless Broadband Networks 115
·What is Required to Support Consumer Wireless Broadband Internet Devices? 118
·General Applications and Services 119
·Conclusion 125
·endnotes 129
Chapter 4 Wireless Broadband Marketing Environment 131
·Mobile Broadband Wireless Communications 132
·Fixed Broadband Wireless Access 132
·Mobile Application Evolvement? 132
·Advantages of Fixed Wireless Broadband Over Wireless Networks Options 135
·Market Peneration Development 137
·Broadband Wireless Access Markets 138
·Global Markets and Trends for Fixed Wireless Broadband:LMDS, MMDS, and ISM 2000 139
·Conclusion 143
·endnotes 146
Chapter 5 Standards for Next-Generation High-Speed Wireless Broadband Connectivity 147
·HiperLAN2 Standard 148
·Global 3G(G3G) CDMA Standard 149
·CDMA Harmonization(G3G) Proposal for Protocol Layers 155
·Guidelines and Principles 159
·Conclusion 160
·endnotes 160
Part 2 PLANNING AND DESIGNING WIRELESS BROADBAND NETWORKS APPLICATIONS 163
Chapter 6 Planning and Designing Wireless Broadband and Satellite Applications 165
·Data Applications 166
·Voice Applications 167
·Video Applications 167
·Need for Perspective Planning and Design for Wireless Broadband Applications 168
·The Connectivity/Transmission Factor 180
·Conclusion 215
·Endnotes 221
Chapter 7 Local Multipoint Distribution Service(LMDS)Design Technology 223
·Underlying Technology Overview 227
·The FCC and Auctions 256
·LMDS/LMCS Buildout Strategies and Opportunities 262
·Conclusion 290
·Endnotes 302
Chapter 8 Broadband Fixed Wireless Network Design 305
·Underlying Technology 307
·Multipoint Microwave Distribution System(MMDS) 315
·Commercial Opportunities for Everyone 319
·Conclusion 326
·Endnotes 327
Chapter 9 Broadband Wireless Access Design 329
·What Is Broadband Wireless Access? 330
·ATM Broadband Wireless Access Communications System 332
·LMDS:Broadband Wireless Access 336
·Advantages of BWA Technology 339
·Broadband Wireless Access and Time Division Duplexing 342
·Conclusion 344
·Endnotes 345
Chapter 10 Designing Millimeter-Wave Devices 347
·Monolithic Microwave and Millimeter-Wave IC(MMIC) Device Design 349
·MMIC Packaging 352
·Wireless Broadband Cascaded Reactively Terminated Single-Distributed Amplifier Design 356
·Conclusion 363
·Endnotes 364
Chapter 11 Wireless Broadband Services:The Designing of the Broadband Era 365
·Residential Wireless Broadband Access Services Design and the Teleworker:Security Considerations for the IT Manager 366
·Residential Wireless Broadband Services Design:Digital Subscriber Line and Cable Modem 367
·Residential Broadband Services and Security 370
·Scenario 1:The Teleworker Operates Systems That Do Not Fall Under the Purview of the Corporate Desktop Administration 371
·Scenario 2:The Teleworker's Residence Has Multiple Physical Connections 374
·Scenario 3:The Teleworker Requires Access to Application Servers and NOS Services That Would Otherwise Be Blocked by a Corporate Firewall 377
·Universal Precautions 378
·CLEC Wireless Broadband Services Design 382
·Conclusion 388
·Endnotes 391
Chapter 12 U.S.-Specific Wireless Broadband Design 393
·Adapting DOCSIS for U.S.-Specific Wireless Broadband Access Design 394
·Conclusion 407
·Endnotes 407
PART 3 INSTALLING ANDD DEPLOYING WIRELESS BROADBAND NETWORKS 409
Chapter 13 Deploying Wireless Broadband Satellite Networks 411
·Choosing Between Wireless Broadband and Wireline 412
·Understanding Geography and Climate 414
·Choosing Between Private and Carrier 414
·How to Deploy a Private Connection 415
·How to Use a Wireless Broadband Carrier 417
·When to Use Satellites 418
·When to Use Meteor Burst Wireless Broadband Communications Systems(MBWBCSs) 418
·When to Use Nongeostationary Earth Orbit Satellites 424
·Conclusion 427
·Endnotes 427
Chapter 14 Implementing Terrestrial Fixed Wireless Broadband Networks 429
·Implementing Fixed Terrestrial Enterprise Wireless Broadband Networks 430
·DSL Versus Cable 431
·Routing for Security 434
·Conclusion 435
·Endnotes 435
Chapter 15 Implementing Broadband Wireless and Satellite Applications 437
·Home Is Where the Circuit Is 438
·The Few, The Wired, The Broke 445
·Play the Waiting Game 453
·Conclusion 454
·Endnotes 454
Chapter 16 Packet-Over-SONET/SDH Specification(POS_PHY Level3):Deploying High-Speed Wireless Broadband Networking Applications 457
·Multiservice PHY-Link Interface Evolution 460
·POS-PHY Interface Design Requirements 464
·Conclusion 468
·Endnotes 469
Chapter 17 Wireless Broadband Access Implementation Methods 471
·The Convergence of Wireless Broadband Mobile and Access Implementation Methods 472
·Network Architecture 475
·The Protocol Stack 477
·Compact Open Core 478
·Wireless Broadband Networks:Transition to Third Generation 482
·2G+Systems 484
·Evolution of IS-95 to Packet-Mode Data:IS-95B 487
·Third-Generation Wireless Broadband Systems 489
·Integration with the Internet 497
·Conclusion 500
·Endnotes 501
PART 4 CONFIGURING WIRELESS NETWORDS 503
Chapter 18 Configuring Wireless LANs 505
·Applications for Wireless LANs 508
·Benefits of WLANs 509
·How WLANs Work 510
·WLAN Configurations 511
·Wireless LAN Technology Options 514
·WLAN Customer Considerations 516
·Conclusion 527
·Endnotes 528
Chapter 19 Configuring Unlicensed-Band Systems to Enhance Wireless Broadband Services in Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Services(MMDS) 529
·MMS License-Exempt-Band Point-to-Multipoint System 530
·Architectures for Servicing Shadow Areas in the MMDS Coverage 533
·Capacity of the Unlicensed-Band System 534
·Relevant MMDS Frequency and Capacity Planning 539
·Data Interfaces and Services 539
·Interference Mitigation 540
·Case Study:W-DSL in Las Vegas Using License-Exempt Bands 542
·Conclusion 546
·Endnotes 547
Chapter 20 Configuring Wireless Broadband Satellite Networks 549
·Applications 550
·Orbiting Height 553
·Systems 562
·Market Factors 573
·Conclusion 579
·Endnotes 580
Chapter 21 Configuring Residential Wireless Broadband Access Technology 581
·Residential Broadband Services :Digital Subscriber Line and Cable Modem 583
·Residential Wireless Broadband Services and Security 585
·Universal Precautions 593
·Network Antivirus Protection and Content Filtering 596
·Conclusion 597
·Endnotes 597
PART 5 MANAGING WIRELESS NETWORKS 599
Chapter 22 Managing Wireless Broadband :Operations Management of LMDS Systems and Their Applications 601
·The Principle of Operations Management 603
·LMDS versus Other Access Technologies 607
·Applications 610
·Conclusion 612
·Endnotes 612
Chapter 23 Testing Wireless Broadband Satellite Networks for Onboard Processing of Multimedia Applications and Next-Generation RF Digital Devices 613
·Testing Wireless Broadband Satellite Networks for Satellite Onboard Processing for Multimedia Applications 614
·The Capacity Limits of Satellite Channels 617
·OBP Building Blocks 618
·Testing Wireless Broadband Satellite Networks for Next-Generation RF Digital Devices 626
·Conclusion 633
·Endnotes 634
Chapter 24 Troubleshooting Fixed Wireless Broadband Networks 635
·Fixed Wireless Broadband Packet Access Using MMDS 637
·The Experimental Systems Architecture 638
·Observations and Lessons 644
·Conclusion 650
·Endnotes 651
PART 6 ADVANCED WIRELESS NETWORKS AND THE FUTURE 653
Chapter 25 Wireless Broadband Network Applications:Teleservice Model and Adaptive Qos Provisions 655
·Modeling the Wireless Broadband Application 658
·Exploiting the Multicomponent Model in Multitier Environments 660
·Performance Results 664
·Conclusion 667
·Endnotes 667
Chapter 26 Residential High-Speed Internet:Wireless Broadband 669
·Residential High-Speed Internet Access Demand and Wireless Broadband Convergence 671
·High-Speed Access Technology 672
·xDSL 673
·Hybrid Fiber-Coax(HFC)Systems 677
·Fiber to the Home(FTTH) 677
·Satellite Systems 678
·Conclusion 698
·Endnotes 700
Chapter 27 Wireless Broadband Hybrids:The Next Wave 701
·Wireless Broadband-Wireline Integration 707
·Integrating Across Multiple-Access Platforms 708
·Integration of Wireline and Wireless Broadband Domains 718
·Facilitating Multiplatform Integration 718
·Tight Integration of Multiple Delivery Platforms 729
·Expanding This Data-Carrying Capacity 721
·Viewing Two Types of Platforms:LMDS and MMDS 723
·Conclusion 724
·Endnotes 725
Chapter 28 Next-Generation Wireless Broadband Networks 727
·3G Technology 728
·Harmonized 3G Wireless Broadband Standards Development 738
·3G CDMA Technologies 749
·“Smart”Phones and the 3G Evolution 790
·Conclusion 795
·Endnotes 798
Chapter 29 Global Broadband Demand Methodology and Projections 801
·Wireless Broadband Platform Demand Methodology Positioning 802
·Broadband WAP Positioning 816
·Estimating Satellite Internet Services and Equipment Using DVB/MPEG-2 and Multicast Web Caching 838
·World Wireless Broadband Projections 848
·International Wireless Broadband Projections 859
·Conclusion 872
·Endnotes 874
Chapter 30 Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations 877
·The Race for Wireless Wireless Broadband Space 879
·Wireless Broadband Test Equipment Vendor Perspective 882
·The Service Provider Perspective 885
·The Uncertain Future 895
·Endnotes 897
Glossary 899
Index 941