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A Nokia engineer and two Spanish colleagues update their overview of the global system for mobile telecommunications. The second edition includes information on GERAN Rel'5 and Rel'6 functionality, including single antenna interference cancellation; adds a chapter on service performance; expands the QoS chapter to cover end-to-end system aspects; and presents field-trial results for GPRS, AMR, SAIC, and EDGE. Written for GSM operators, vendors, and researchers.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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"This book is a one-stop shop for everything you want to know about GPRS and EDGE systems…would be a valuable reference…" (E-STREAMS, July 2004)
Review
"This book is a one-stop shop for everything you want to know about GPRS and EDGE systems…would be a valuable reference…" (E-STREAMS, July 2004)
Book Description
GSM, GPRS and EDGE Performance - Second Edition provides a complete overview of the entire GSM system. GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) is the digital transmission technique widely adopted in Europe and supported in North America. It features comprehensive descriptions of GSM’s main evolutionary milestones - GPRS, (General Packet Radio Services) is a packet-based wireless communication service that promises data rates from 56 up to 114 Kbps and continuous connection to the Internet for mobile phone and computer users. AMR and EDGE (Enhanced Data GSM Environment), and such developments have now positioned GERAN (GSM/EDGE Radio Access Network) as a full 3G radio standard. The radio network performance and capabilities of GSM, GPRS, AMR and EDGE solutions are studied in-depth by using revealing simulations and field trials.
Cellular operators must now roll out new 3G technologies capable of delivering wireless Internet based multimedia services in a competitive and cost-effective way and this volume, divided into three parts, helps to explain how:
1. Provides an introduction to the complete evolution of GSM towards a radio access network that efficiently supports UMTS services (GERAN).
2. Features a comprehensive study of system performance with simulations and field trials. Covers all the major features such as basic GSM, GPRS, EDGE and AMR and the full capability of the GERAN radio interface for 3G service support is envisaged.
3. Discusses different 3G radio technologies and the position of GERAN within such technologies.
Featuring fully revised and updated chapters throughout, the second edition contains 90 pages of new material and features the following new sections, enabling this reference to remain as a leading text in the area: Expanded material on GPRS Includes IMS architecture (Rel’5) and GERAN (Rel’6) features Presents field trial results for AMR and narrowband Provides EGPRS deployment guidelines Features a new chapter on Service Performance
An invaluable reference for Engineering Professionals, Research and Development Engineers, Business Development Managers, Technical Managers and Technical Specialists working for cellular operators
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"GSM, GPRS and EDGE Performance - Second Edition provides a complete overview of the entire GSM system. GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) is the digital transmission technique widely adopted in Europe and supported in North America. It features comprehensive descriptions of GSM’s main evolutionary milestones - GPRS, (General Packet Radio Services) is a packet-based wireless communication service that promises data rates from 56 up to 114 Kbps and continuous connection to the Internet for mobile phone and computer users. AMR and EDGE (Enhanced Data GSM Environment), and such developments have now positioned GERAN (GSM/EDGE Radio Access Network) as a full 3G radio standard. The radio network performance and capabilities of GSM, GPRS, AMR and EDGE solutions are studied in-depth by using revealing simulations and field trials.
Cellular operators must now roll out new 3G technologies capable of delivering wireless Internet based multimedia services in a competitive and cost-effective way and this volume, divided into three parts, helps to explain how:
1. Provides an introduction to the complete evolution of GSM towards a radio access network that efficiently supports UMTS services (GERAN).
2. Features a comprehensive study of system performance with simulations and field trials. Covers all the major features such as basic GSM, GPRS, EDGE and AMR and the full capability of the GERAN radio interface for 3G service support is envisaged.
3. Discusses different 3G radio technologies and the position of GERAN within such technologies.
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Text provides an overview of the entire GSM system. Presents descriptions of GSM's main evolutionary milestones: GPRS, AMR, and EDGE. Includes updated and expanded information. Previous edition: c2002. DLC: Global system for mobile communications.
From the Publisher
EDGE can be achieved through a very fast and cost effective implementation. The only requirement is to add EDGE-capable transceivers and software. With the continuation of EDGE standardization towards GERAN (GSM/EDGE Radio access network) EDGE will achieve a full alignment with W-CDMA. The goal for EDGE is to boost system capacity, both for real-time and best-effort services, and to become perfectly competitive with other 3G technologies. What emerges with these evolutionary steps from GSM to GPRS, EDGE and W-CDMA is a seamless 3G UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) Multi-Radio network ¡V one that maximizes the investments in GSM and GPRS. It stands to reason that both EDGE and W-CDMA will be mainstream 3G UMTS products from Nordic companies. This book, written by engineers from one of those Nordic companies, is an authoritative treatise on GSM evolution to 3G. The book provides in depth performance analysis of current and future GSM speech and GPRS/EDGE packet data functionality. Furthermore, the concept of a 3G UMTS Multi-Radio network (GSM/EDGE/W-CDMA) is presented in depth as the best solution for wireless operators to evolve their networks towards 3G. Times change, but some things don¡¦t. Nordic companies have been at the forefront of wireless communications for more than a half of a century. They have earned their preeminent position in the industry. I encourage you to listen what this book has to say.
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