3G Handset and Network Design

@Team LiB......Page 1
Cover......Page 2
Table of Contents......Page 9
Acknowledgments......Page 21
A Brief Overview of the Technology......Page 23
How This Book Is Organized......Page 25
The Objective: To Be Objective......Page 27
Before We Start: A Note about Terms......Page 28
Part I - 3G Hardware......Page 29
Setting the Stage......Page 31
Duplex Spacing for Cellular (Wide Area) Networks......Page 35
Multiplexing Standards: Impact on Handset Design......Page 39
Modulation: Impact on Handset Design......Page 43
Future Modulation Schemes......Page 45
TDMA Evolution......Page 47
5 MHz CDMA: IMT2000DS......Page 49
Summary......Page 58
Design Issues for a Multislot Phone......Page 61
Design Issues for a Multiband Phone......Page 65
The Design Brief for a Multislot, Multiband, Multimode Phone......Page 67
Transmitter Architectures: Present Options......Page 75
Summary......Page 84
Getting Started......Page 85
Code Properties......Page 87
Common Channels......Page 92
Code Generation......Page 96
The Receiver......Page 102
IMT2000TC......Page 116
GPS......Page 117
Bluetooth/ IEEE802 Integration......Page 118
Radio Bandwidth Quality/ Frequency Domain Issues......Page 119
Radio Bandwidth Quality/ Time Domain Issues......Page 122
Conformance/ Performance Tests......Page 126
3GPP2 Evolution......Page 128
Summary......Page 137
Impact of Application Hardware on Uplink Offered Traffic......Page 139
The MPEG- 4 Encoder......Page 148
Impact of Hardware Items on Downlink Offered Traffic......Page 150
How User Quality Expectations Increase Over Time......Page 155
Alternative Display Technologies......Page 156
MPEG- 4 Decoders......Page 159
Handset Power Budget......Page 161
Processor Cost and Processor Efficiency......Page 162
Future Battery Technologies......Page 163
Handset Hardware Evolution......Page 164
Adaptive Radio Bandwidth......Page 166
Who Will Own Handset Hardware Value?......Page 167
Summary......Page 168
A Review of Reconfigurability......Page 169
Summary......Page 174
Part II - 3G Handset Software......Page 177
An Overview of Application Layer Software......Page 179
Exploring Memory Access Alternatives......Page 184
Software/ Hardware Commonality with Game Console Platforms......Page 187
The Distribution and Management of Memory......Page 190
Summary......Page 193
An Overview of the Coding Process......Page 195
Applying MPEG Standards......Page 200
The SMS to EMS to MMS Transition......Page 206
Quality Metrics......Page 207
Summary......Page 210
An Overview of Software Component Value......Page 213
MExE Quality of Service Standards......Page 218
Summary......Page 222
The Interrelated Nature of Authentication and Encryption......Page 225
Public Key Infrastructure......Page 228
Where to Implement Security......Page 232
Encryption Theory and Methods......Page 235
Working Examples......Page 238
Summary......Page 248
Java- Based Solutions......Page 249
Developing Microcontroller Architectures......Page 251
Add- in Modules......Page 252
Looking to the Future......Page 253
Summary......Page 255
Part III - 3G Network Hardware......Page 257
Searching for Quality Metrics in an Asynchronous Universe......Page 259
Typical 3G Network Architecture......Page 260
The Impact of the Radio Layer on Network Bandwidth Provisioning......Page 262
The Circuit Switch is Dead— Long Live the Circuit Switch......Page 263
BTS and Node B Form Factors......Page 264
Node B Receiver Transmitter Implementation......Page 274
System Planning......Page 285
The Performance/ Bandwidth Trade-Off in 1G and 2G Cellular Networks......Page 286
Long- Term Objectives in System Planning: Delivering Consistency......Page 301
Summary......Page 307
Approaching a Unified Standard......Page 309
Mobile Network Architectures......Page 311
Session Management, Mobility Management, and Routing......Page 320
Summary......Page 323
A Primer on Antennas......Page 325
Superconductor Devices......Page 341
RF over Fiber: Optical Transport......Page 350
Summary......Page 358
Characterizing Traffic Flow......Page 361
Traditional Call Management in a Wireless Network......Page 371
The Cost of Asymmetry and Asynchronicity......Page 381
Summary......Page 385
The Hierarchical Cell Structure......Page 387
Local Area Connectivity......Page 388
Low- Power Radio and Telemetry Products......Page 395
Broadband Fixed- Access Network Hardware Evolution......Page 396
Satellite Networks......Page 403
Summary......Page 408
Part IV - 3G Network Software......Page 411
The Job of Software......Page 413
Critical Performance Metrics......Page 414
The Evolution of Network Signaling......Page 417
Moving Beyond the Switch......Page 427
Summary......Page 429
An Overview of Circuit Switching......Page 431
Moving Toward a Continuous Duty Cycle......Page 432
Multiple Routing Options......Page 440
Traffic Shaping Protocols: Function and Performance......Page 444
Measuring Protocol Performance......Page 447
ATM: A Case Study......Page 450
The IP QoS Network......Page 455
Mobile Ad Hoc Networks......Page 459
Use of IP in Network Management......Page 466
Software - Defined Networks......Page 470
Summary......Page 472
Managing the Variables......Page 473
Defining and Monitoring Performance......Page 474
Billing and Proof-of-Performance Reporting......Page 476
Toward Simplified Service Level Agreements......Page 480
Specialist SLAs......Page 481
The Evolution of Planning in Specialist Mobile Networks......Page 485
Summary......Page 486
The Evolution of TV Technology......Page 489
The Evolution of Web-Based Media......Page 490
Resolving Multiple Standards......Page 492
Working in an Interactive Medium......Page 493
The Implications for Cellular Network Service......Page 495
The Difference Between Web TV, IPTV, and Digital TV......Page 501
Co-operative Networks......Page 502
Summary......Page 503
A Look at Converging Industries and Services......Page 505
Network Software Security......Page 512
Testing Network Performance......Page 513
Summary......Page 517
Appendix - Resources......Page 523
Index......Page 531