Driven by the demand for high-data-rate, millimeter wave technologies with broad bandwidth are being explored in high-speed wireless communications. These technologies include gigabit wireless personal area networks (WPAN), high-speed wireless local area networks (WLAN), and high-speed wireless metropolitan area networks (WMAN). As a result of this
It may interest readers of The Young Wireless Operator series to know that most of the happenings in these books are based upon actual occurrences. Years ago, as a reporter, the author wrote for the New York Sun the stories of the auction of bled wool, the cotton-lined cabin, the mystery of the wheat sacks, and other accounts of the work of the United States Secret Service, that appear in this present volume. Although some of the characters in the book are of course fictitious, others, like Sheridan of the Secret Service, are real characters who actually did the things they are portrayed as doing. Of course, names have been changed. The practice of keeping notebooks and clippings that had to do with work the writer was engaged in, has made all this material available for present use and brought it once more freshly to mind. The descriptions of parts of New York and her wonderful waterways are written from intimate, personal knowledge of the places described. In effect, therefore, The Young Wireless Operator—With the U. S. Secret Service is a true story.
Wireless networking's most apparent benefit is its portability. Users of wireless networks may simply join preexisting networks and then move freely between them. A mobile phone user may cover great distances while talking on the phone due to the interconnected network of cell towers. Mobile phone service was quite costly in its early stages. It was only affordable for highly mobile individuals like sales managers and key executive decision-makers who needed to be accessed instantly from wherever. Information in wireless networks may be sent between nodes without the need for a direct wired connection. Radio waves are commonly referred to as "radio carriers" due to their common use in this context. It is possible to precisely retrieve the sent data by superimposing it on the radio signal. The radio signal-occupies more than one frequency once data is superimposed (modulated) onto radio carrier, and this is because the frequency or somehow bit rate of modulating information adds to carrier. When radio waves are broadcast on distinct frequencies, several radio carriers may coexist in the same area without interfering with one another. In order to pick up signals, a radio receiver focuses on a certain frequency while ignoring all others. iv After receiving a modulated signal, it must be demodulated before data can be read from it.
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This introductory volume provides a systematic overview of WiMAX technology, demystifing the technology and providing technical advice on various system trade-offs. Much of the material is based on the practical experiences of the authors in building new systems. Coverage includes the IEEE 802.16 standard, a tutorial on implementation and tips on controlling cost of WiMAX network ownership. This is a must read book for professionals involved in broadband fixed wireless access.
This book presents the state of the art in the field of mobile and wireless networks, and anticipates the arrival of new standards and architectures. It focuses on wireless networks, starting with small personal area networks and progressing onto the very large cells of wireless regional area networks, via local area networks dominated by WiFi technology, and finally metropolitan networks. After a description of the existing 2G and 3G standards, with LTE being the latest release, LTE-A is addressed, which is the first 4G release, and a first indication of 5G is provided as seen through the standardizing bodies. 4G technology is described in detail along with the different LTE extensions related to the massive arrival of femtocells, the increase to a 1 Gbps capacity, and relay techniques. 5G is also discussed in order to show what can be expected in the near future. The Internet of Things is explained in a specific chapter due to its omnipresence in the literature, ad hoc and mesh networks form another important chapter as they have made a comeback after a long period of near hibernation, and the final chapter discusses a particularly recent topic: Mobile-Edge Computing (MEC) servers.
