3G Handset and Network Design

@Team LiB......Page 0
Cover......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 20
A Brief Overview of the Technology......Page 22
How This Book Is Organized......Page 24
The Objective: To Be Objective......Page 26
Before We Start: A Note about Terms......Page 27
Part I - 3G Hardware......Page 28
Setting the Stage......Page 30
Duplex Spacing for Cellular (Wide Area) Networks......Page 34
Multiplexing Standards: Impact on Handset Design......Page 38
Modulation: Impact on Handset Design......Page 42
Future Modulation Schemes......Page 44
TDMA Evolution......Page 46
5 MHz CDMA: IMT2000DS......Page 48
Summary......Page 57
Design Issues for a Multislot Phone......Page 60
Design Issues for a Multiband Phone......Page 64
The Design Brief for a Multislot, Multiband, Multimode Phone......Page 66
Transmitter Architectures: Present Options......Page 74
Summary......Page 83
Getting Started......Page 84
Code Properties......Page 86
Common Channels......Page 91
Code Generation......Page 95
The Receiver......Page 101
IMT2000TC......Page 115
GPS......Page 116
Bluetooth/ IEEE802 Integration......Page 117
Radio Bandwidth Quality/ Frequency Domain Issues......Page 118
Radio Bandwidth Quality/ Time Domain Issues......Page 121
Conformance/ Performance Tests......Page 125
3GPP2 Evolution......Page 127
Summary......Page 136
Impact of Application Hardware on Uplink Offered Traffic......Page 138
The MPEG- 4 Encoder......Page 147
Impact of Hardware Items on Downlink Offered Traffic......Page 149
How User Quality Expectations Increase Over Time......Page 154
Alternative Display Technologies......Page 155
MPEG- 4 Decoders......Page 158
Handset Power Budget......Page 160
Processor Cost and Processor Efficiency......Page 161
Future Battery Technologies......Page 162
Handset Hardware Evolution......Page 163
Adaptive Radio Bandwidth......Page 165
Who Will Own Handset Hardware Value?......Page 166
Summary......Page 167
A Review of Reconfigurability......Page 168
Summary......Page 173
Part II - 3G Handset Software......Page 176
An Overview of Application Layer Software......Page 178
Exploring Memory Access Alternatives......Page 183
Software/ Hardware Commonality with Game Console Platforms......Page 186
The Distribution and Management of Memory......Page 189
Summary......Page 192
An Overview of the Coding Process......Page 194
Applying MPEG Standards......Page 199
The SMS to EMS to MMS Transition......Page 205
Quality Metrics......Page 206
Summary......Page 209
An Overview of Software Component Value......Page 212
MExE Quality of Service Standards......Page 217
Summary......Page 221
The Interrelated Nature of Authentication and Encryption......Page 224
Public Key Infrastructure......Page 227
Where to Implement Security......Page 231
Encryption Theory and Methods......Page 234
Working Examples......Page 237
Summary......Page 247
Java- Based Solutions......Page 248
Developing Microcontroller Architectures......Page 250
Add- in Modules......Page 251
Looking to the Future......Page 252
Summary......Page 254
Part III - 3G Network Hardware......Page 256
Searching for Quality Metrics in an Asynchronous Universe......Page 258
Typical 3G Network Architecture......Page 259
The Impact of the Radio Layer on Network Bandwidth Provisioning......Page 261
The Circuit Switch is Dead— Long Live the Circuit Switch......Page 262
BTS and Node B Form Factors......Page 263
Node B Receiver Transmitter Implementation......Page 273
System Planning......Page 284
The Performance/ Bandwidth Trade-Off in 1G and 2G Cellular Networks......Page 285
Long- Term Objectives in System Planning: Delivering Consistency......Page 300
Summary......Page 306
Approaching a Unified Standard......Page 308
Mobile Network Architectures......Page 310
Session Management, Mobility Management, and Routing......Page 319
Summary......Page 322
A Primer on Antennas......Page 324
Superconductor Devices......Page 340
RF over Fiber: Optical Transport......Page 349
Summary......Page 357
Characterizing Traffic Flow......Page 360
Traditional Call Management in a Wireless Network......Page 370
The Cost of Asymmetry and Asynchronicity......Page 380
Summary......Page 384
The Hierarchical Cell Structure......Page 386
Local Area Connectivity......Page 387
Low- Power Radio and Telemetry Products......Page 394
Broadband Fixed- Access Network Hardware Evolution......Page 395
Satellite Networks......Page 402
Summary......Page 407
Part IV - 3G Network Software......Page 410
The Job of Software......Page 412
Critical Performance Metrics......Page 413
The Evolution of Network Signaling......Page 416
Moving Beyond the Switch......Page 426
Summary......Page 428
An Overview of Circuit Switching......Page 430
Moving Toward a Continuous Duty Cycle......Page 431
Multiple Routing Options......Page 439
Traffic Shaping Protocols: Function and Performance......Page 443
Measuring Protocol Performance......Page 446
ATM: A Case Study......Page 449
The IP QoS Network......Page 454
Mobile Ad Hoc Networks......Page 458
Use of IP in Network Management......Page 465
Software - Defined Networks......Page 469
Summary......Page 471
Managing the Variables......Page 472
Defining and Monitoring Performance......Page 473
Billing and Proof-of-Performance Reporting......Page 475
Toward Simplified Service Level Agreements......Page 479
Specialist SLAs......Page 480
The Evolution of Planning in Specialist Mobile Networks......Page 484
Summary......Page 485
The Evolution of TV Technology......Page 488
The Evolution of Web-Based Media......Page 489
Resolving Multiple Standards......Page 491
Working in an Interactive Medium......Page 492
The Implications for Cellular Network Service......Page 494
The Difference Between Web TV, IPTV, and Digital TV......Page 500
Co-operative Networks......Page 501
Summary......Page 502
A Look at Converging Industries and Services......Page 504
Network Software Security......Page 511
Testing Network Performance......Page 512
Summary......Page 516
Appendix - Resources......Page 522
Index......Page 530