Broadband Fixed Wireless Networks (Standards & protocols) [Paperback]

Neil P. Reid (Conductor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 29, 2001 | ISBN-10: 007213366X | ISBN-13: 978-0072133660 | Edition: 1st

The author, Reid is a recognized expert and a well-known industry guru. According to forecasts by International Data Corporation, revenues from fixed wireless services to businesses will grow from $300 million in FY 1999 to about $5 billion in 2003. The growing trend is that the fixed wireless broadband allows carriers to reach customers without having to dig up any streets or pay local phone companies to borrow their wires. The book provides complete vendor coverage - including top players Cisco, Lucent and Nortel - who will help readers identify the solutions they should consider.

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Successfully implement fixed IP wireless solutions with this definitive guide

Learn to deploy and implement fixed wireless networks with help from one of the industry's leading authorities and wireless solutions engineer, Neil Reid. This practical resource contains a wealth of information on everything from networking fundamentals to security issues and FCC standards. You'll learn about business and market strategies, and how fixed wireless compares with other broadband solutions -- including fiber. Offering a mix of basic and in-depth technical information, this reference offers step-by-step details for using fixed IP wireless with virtual private networks (VPNs) and wireless LANs. Also included is a comprehensive reference of leading products and vendors, allowing you to choose the right solution to best meet your needs.

Important topics include:
*Common terms and acronyms for broadband fixed wireless technologies
*IP vs. ATM vs. Frame Relay
*Resolving co-channel interference
*Service provider offerings
*Common deployment scenarios
*Modulation schemes
*WLAN and IP wireless open standards comparison
*FCC and licensing issues
*Understand network and broadband fixed wireless fundamentals
*Learn the primary uses for fixed wireless -- including toll bypass -- and how to differentiate between other broadband methodologies
*Get descriptions of the more than eighteen types of wireless technologies
*Find out about the key winning strategies for IP wireless service providers
*Know how to successfully deploy a fixed wireless system
*Select the right modulation scheme to meet your specific requirements
*Secure data over wireless links and learn about core network security systems
*Gain insight into actual deployments through case studies

About the Author

Neil Reid (Dallas, TX) is a Consulting Solutions Engineer at Cisco Systems has over 20 years experience in communications technology. He is well recognized as an authority in the field and has offered customer seminars for AT&T, Sprint and other leading telecommunication providers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 412 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies; 1st edition (October 29, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 007213366X
• ISBN-13: 978-0072133660
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #783,593 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Neil Reid
Principle
Neil Reid & Associates
www.nrawireless.com

Mr. Reid has been in high technology since the early 1980s' and has been in the licensed and unlicensed wireless technology industry since the early 1990's.

He is an internationally invited consultant and speaker to industry and academia on mobility subjects ranging from value propositions and success metrics for executives and graduate business schools, to complex RF propagation and project sequencing for engineers.

He has published three books on wireless technology through McGraw-Hill of New York, the second of which became a best seller, the third released in June of 2010 entitled "The Why of Wireless".

He was at Cisco Systems from 1999 to 2011 where his responsibilities ranged from top ranked wireless engineer to senior manager of business development for wireless. He founded the advanced Systems Engineering Virtual Team for mobility at Cisco in 1999, and co-wrote numerous wireless engineering certification courses for Cisco training partners including the original CCIE, CCNP, and CCNP certifications. The CCxx type certification has long been considered the world standard for network engineers.

He is the originator of detailed mobility sales analytics and smart sales targeting for a number of Cisco's top performing partners. This analytics methodology expanded to include unified communications, data center and security practices.

These analytics, along with a comprehensive tactical and strategic implementation, are now the standard practice with some of Cisco's top partners.

Mr. Reid is also the originator of Optimal Project Sequencing (OPS) which is a methodology for IT project management. This methodology was developed by him while he was assigned to recover a number of the world's most complex and largest wireless deployments. OPS is now in use by numerous Cisco partners and customers around the world and is featured in his third book published world wide by McGraw-Hill of New York.

He has successfully developed not only the network architectures, but also highly complex engagement sequences for some of the largest WLAN's in the world in the nuclear power generation industry, heavy manufacturing, healthcare, education, and retail industries.

One of Mr. Reid's specialties and consulting deliverable is recovering complex projects from near failure to long term and sustainable positive outcomes for major WLAN resellers, end customers users.

Mr. Reid enjoyed nearly thirteen wonderful years at Cisco, and he elected to take a generous early retirement package in 2011.

The fire and passion for mobility and the IT industry remains with him, and in response to numerous requests from world class Cisco partners during the receipt of the retirement package, he has launched Neil Reid & Associates to continue and extend those outstanding and profitable relationships.

Mr. Reid's focal points with major wireless resellers include revenue expansion for mobility (802.11), Unified Communications, Security, and Data Center practices. How mobility leverages those practices, and monetizing cloud services are some of the most important and relevant industry subjects today.

Prior to arriving at Cisco in 1999, Neil was a co-founder of a wireless startup company that designed proprietary wireless systems for the auto-rental, military, and healthcare industries. He has also built astrophysics payloads for NASA at UC Berkeley's Space Astrophysics Group, and was one of the early adopters of computational fluid dynamics for aerodynamics use on IndyCar, NHRA, Formula 1, and hydrodynamics for an America's Cup team.

His current responsibilities with major Cisco partners include practice expansion, economic cycle resilience, and resolving complex engagement issues with major mobility customers. When not at work, Neil enjoys time with his family, Hemi Challenger, and in pursuit of the perfect BBQ'd steak.