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This book is a comprehensive guide to understanding the design of wireless multimedia communications systems. Covering mobile video, voice, and data communications, it provides both professionals and students with an introduction to the problems and solutions of communicating multimedia traffic at high data rates over a radio channel for short distances. Wireless Multimedia Communications begins with an examination of the physical layer of the Open Systems Interface (OSI) stack, modeling the radio channel impairments, including path loss and multipath distortion. The book addresses infrared and satellite wireless channels and the digital modulation approaches used to convey information over these channels. It compares possible approaches to transmitting multimedia traffic, including equalization, multicarrier modulation, and spread spectrum. The book also presents an in-depth discussion of error control, with a look at the emerging and promising field of turbo coding. At the data link layer, the book presents an evaluation of Medium Access Control (MAC) protocols-such as Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), and Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA)-in terms of their performance in carrying multimedia traffic over wireless channels. A number of possible approaches for extending Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) technology to wireless networks is also explored. In addition, this book addresses infrared Local Area Networks (LANs), describing available devices, impairments and their solutions, and the current Infrared Data Association (IrDA) standard. A general overview of international standardization activities includes a description of the IEEE 802.11 standard, the U.S. data-PCS standard, and the European (HIPERLAN) standard.

Table of Contents:
List of Figures XV. List of Tables XXV. Preface XXVII. Acknowledgments XXXI 1. Introduction to Wireless Multimedia Communications. Overview. Definitions and Terms. Multimedia Traffic. Centralized and Decentralized Wireless Networks. Wireless Voice Networks. AMPS. GSM. Digital Cellular. Personal Communications Systems (or Services) (PCSs). Personal Communications Networks (PCNs). Digital European Cordless Telephony (DECT). Personal Handyphone System (PHS). The Future. Wireless Data Networks. Wide Area Networks (WANs). Local Area Networks (LANs). Satellite Wireless Communications. Book Outline. References. 2. Radio Channel Modeling. Introduction. Noise. Path Loss-Large-Scale Variations of the Average Signal. Multipath. Reflection, Diffraction, and Scattering. Impulse Responses. Time-Varying. Coherence Bandwidth. Fading. Receiver Power and Delay Spread. Doppler. Cochannel and Adjacent Channel Interference. Measuring Impulse Responses. RF Propagation in Human-Made Structures. Tabulated Radio Measurements. Propagation Between Floors. LOS versus NLOS. Outdoor Effects. Reuse Patterns. Cell Sizes. Conclusions. References. 3. Digital Modulation and Detection. Introduction. Phase Shift Keying (PSK). Binary PSK (BPSK). Quadrature PSK (QPSK). Multilevel PSK (M-PSK). Frequency Shift Keying (FSK). Binary FSK (BFSK). Multilevel FSK (M-FSK). Multicarrier Modulation (MCM). Conclusions. References. 4. Fading Mitigation Through Diversity. Spatial Diversity. Microscopic Diversity. Macroscopic Diversity. Directional Antennas. Frequency Diversity. Time Diversity. Polarization Diversity. Various Antenna Designs. Conclusions. References. 5. Intersymbol Interference (ISI) Mitigation. Equalization. Linear Transversal Equalizer (LTE). Decision Feedback Equalizer (DFE). Maximum Likelihood Sequence Estimators (MLSE). Adaptation Criteria and Algorithms. Multicarrier Modulation (MCM). Multilevel Modulation. Directional Antennas. Spread Spectrum. Direct Sequence. Frequency Hopping. Conclusions. References. 6. Error Control-Richard D. Wesel. Retransmission for Erasures. The Binary Erasure Channel. Automatic Repeat Request (ARQ). Codes for Binary Errors. The Binary Symmetric Channel. Block Codes. Convolutional Codes. Codes for Additive White Gaussian Noise Channels. AWGN Channel Capacity. Sphere Packing. Trellis Codes. Concatenated Coding. Codes for Fading Channels. Capacity Considerations for Fading Channels. Fading Channel Trellis Codes. Interleaving and Trellis Codes. Turbo Codes for Fading Channels. Overall Error Control System Design. Conclusions. References. 7. Medium-Access Control (MAC) Protocols. Radio Effects. Multimedia MACs. Distributed versus Centralized MACs. Mostly Centralized-Reservation Systems. Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA). Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA). Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA). Polling. Modifications of Centralized Schemes to Allow Multimedia Traffic. Mostly Distributed-Contention Systems. Aloha. Reservation Aloha. Packet Reservation Multiple Access (PRMA). Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA). Request-To-Send-Clear-To-Send (RTS-CTS). The Comb Approach. The Urn Protocol. Token Ring. Etiquette. Network Issues: Forwarding, Multihopping, Routing. Conclusions. References. 8. Wireless ATM. What Is ATM? ATM Virtual Channels and Paths. Cell Header Fields. ATM Services. Traffic Control. ATM Adaptation Layers (AAL). LAN to ATM Transition. Mobile Wireless ATM. ATM Packet Size. High BER Environment. Data Rates. QoS Guarantees. Mobility. Access Points as MAC Controllers. Access Point Communicating with ATM Switch. Network Management. ATM in Radio Standards. ATM Standardization Bodies. Conclusions. References. 9. Infrared (IR) Communications. Infrared (IR) versus Radio Frequencies (RF). Optoelectronic Devices. Transmitters. Receivers. Diffuse versus Directed Transmission Systems. Propagation Measurements and Simulations. Channel Impairments. Speeds of IR Devices. Multipath. Ambient Light. Modulation Techniques. Analog Modulation Schemes. Spread Spectrum. Pulse-Modulation Schemes. Digital Modulation Schemes. Multicarrier Modulation. Pulse-Code Modulation (PCM). Prototypes and Products. Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocols. Infrared Data Association (IrDA) Standard. IrDA Serial Infrared Physical-Layer Link (IrDA-SIR). IrDA Infrared-Link-Access Protocol (IrLAP). IrDA Infrared Link Management Protocol (IrLMP). IrLMP Multiplexer (LM-MUX). IrLMP Information Access Service (LM-IAS). IrDA Transport Protocol (Tiny TP). IrDA High-Speed Extensions. IrDA-Compliant Products. Conclusions. References. 10. Spectrum and Standards. Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) Bands. IEEE 802.11's Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol. IEEE 802.11's Physical Layer. High Performance Radio LAN (HIPERLAN). ETSI HIPERLAN's Medium-Access Control MAC Protocol. ETSI HIPERLAN's Physical Layer. Data-PCS. Millimeter Wave Bands. Wide-Area Data Networks. Conclusions. References. Glossary. Index.

About the Author :
Ellen Kayata Wesel is a Senior Scientist at Hughes Communications, Inc. where she designs next-generation systems that enable high data rate, mulitmedia traffic over wireless channels. Previously, she worked in Apple Computer's research laboratories, where she specialized in the design of wireless LANs. Dr. Wesel has taught short courses on wireless communications at UCSC Extension and at UCLA Extension. 0201633949AB04062001


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780201633948
  • Publisher: Pearson Education Limited
  • Publisher Imprint: Addison Wesley
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 29 mm
  • Weight: 732 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0201633949
  • Publisher Date: 20 Jan 1998
  • Binding: Hardback
  • No of Pages: 336
  • Sub Title: Networking, Video, Voice, and Data
  • Width: 242 mm


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