Data Over Wireless Networks: Bluetooth, WAP, and Wireless LANs [Paperback]

Gilbert Held (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072126213 | ISBN-13: 978-0072126211 | Publication Date: November 13, 2000 | Edition: 1st

This work offers a look at the exciting area of data over wireless networks that is the emerging telecommunications revolution. It discusses the next generation of wireless networking technology and vendor-specific applications such as Cisco and Motorola, and how these and the latest protocols will be implemented. There is also a discussion of how cell-phone users and PDA users are able to transmit and receive e-mail, access their LANs and surf the Web.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Many pundits believe that the real "volks-Internet" won't be Internet via TV, but rather the Internet presented on mobile phones and other handheld computing devices. Furthermore, Cisco Systems and other networking powerhouses are beginning to sell products for wireless office networks at prices not too far removed from those of wired products. Data Over Wireless Networks is a newcomer's guide to wireless telecommunications technologies, with an emphasis on wireless local area networks (LANs) not usually found in books that also cover telephony. The information is up-to-date and comprehensive for engineers, managers, and investors wanting an honest understanding of wireless data communications technologies and their capabilities.

Each chapter explains underlying conditions (e.g., protocols, physical phenomena, market conditions, regulatory requirements, or a combination of these) of the technology under discussion. You learn how protocols fit into the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model, and flow charts and packet diagrams illustrate communications activity. The discussion gets readers oriented and enables them to search for deeper, more specialized material (though less technically oriented readers will probably find the packet diagrams intimidating). For further coverage of wireless communications technologies (among others) and their implications for businesses and consumers, read Steven Shepard's top-notch Telecommunications Convergence. --David Wall

Topics covered: Technologies for communicating data over the airwaves, including Analog Mobile Phone System (AMPS), Digital Advanced Mobile Phone System (D-AMPS), Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Bluetooth, and wireless local area networks (LANs) based on the IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN specification.

From the Back Cover

Develop state-of-the-art wireless applications using this detailed guide

Transmit data over wireless networks and develop cutting-edge applications with this hands-on reference. This in-depth guide fully explains how wireless technology works and introduces the next generation of applications that allow for the transmission of data across wireless networks - in a manner that's both fast and secure.

Covering the importance of wireless LANs as well as vendor-specific applications from several industry leaders, this book examines the breakthroughs and developments as new industry standards and protocols emerge in the wireless industry.

Use it and you'll learn how to:

• Implement the latest protocols including WAP and Bluetooth
• Find out about current and emerging wireless messaging technology
• Understand underlying technologies associated with different types of wireless transmission methods
• Learn details on wireless home networking
• Master wireless LAN applications and 802.11
• Get information about frequency allocation and channel utilization
• Discover the advantages and disadvantages of TDMA
• Preview the future direction of wireless technology and related equipment

Coverage Includes:

• Overview of wireless technology
• Evolving applications - LAN, e-mail, voicemail, e-commerce, and more
• Analog AMPS
• TDMA and DCMA
• PCS versus digital cellular
• Wireless application protocols (WAP)
• Equipment overviews - including screen displays

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Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill; 1st edition (November 13, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072126213
• ISBN-13: 978-0072126211
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,478,264 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars a waste of money and time, August 10, 2001

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Ralph Langner (Hamburg, Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Data Over Wireless Networks: Bluetooth, WAP, and Wireless LANs (Paperback)

According to its subtitle, this book covers Bluetooth, WAP and wireless LANs. In reality, each of these topics is contained in one short chapter. The last chapter (on wireless LANs) begins with the sentence "No book titled Data over Wireless Networks would be complete without considering wireless local-area networks..." -- absolutely true! But why does the author then go to great lengths describing voice-related mobile phone technologies (AMPS, D-AMPS, GSM, CDMA are all covered in separate chapters)? Another 2 chapters describe local multipoint distribution service and multichannel multipoint distribution service, topics that I cannot relate to the subject of the book. If you expect, like me, the book having some kind of software focus (remember, DATA over wireless networks), you don't get your money's worth. The back cover states: "Transmit data over wireless networks and develop cutting-edge applications with this hands-on reference. ... you will learn how to implement the latest protocols including WAP and Bluetooth." Well, not with this book! I know that it's hard to earn money as an author. Mr. Held seemingly wants to escape misery by publishing as many books on "hot" topics as his word processor is capable of (allegedly he has published 40+ books on computers and data communication). -- There are many good books on wireless communication, but this one is one of the worst I've come across.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just the right stuff for novice technology enthusiasts, January 9, 2001

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Suresh (Sunnyvale, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Data Over Wireless Networks: Bluetooth, WAP, and Wireless LANs (Paperback)

This book is well written and interesting, provided you have some very basic knowledge about telecommunications and the jargon used. This book is good for you if you wanted one book which can describe all those wireless communications stuff and the latest emerging technologies in the field. For experts in the field this may not be so useful but if you are a novice to this field this book is a very safe bet.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Covers just the right material., December 10, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Data Over Wireless Networks: Bluetooth, WAP, and Wireless LANs (Paperback)

As the author states in his well-written preface "wireless communications" is the revolution that we've all been waiting for. The question for me as a network administrator for a medium size company was; How could I take advantage of the wireless revolution in my own enterprise network?

The author gives a convincing and well written discussion of the basics of wireless communication and an in-depth look at wireless LANs, WAP and covers just enough material on bluetooth as an emerging standard.

I have long appreciated Gil Held's clearly written articles in Network Magazine and I recommend this book.