Introduction to EVDO: Physical Channels, Logical Channels, Network, and Operation [Paperback]

Lawrence Harte (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2004

This book explains how the 1x Evolution (1XEV) data only (EVDO) system modifies (optimizes) the 1.25 MHz IS-95 radio channel structure to provide high-speed data services (up to 2.4 Mbps) to wireless customers. The EVDO system allows cellular service providers carriers to use one of more IS-95 CDMA radio channels (with changes) to provide broadband high-speed data services to their customers. The EVDO is an "always-on" system that allows users to browse the Internet without complicated dialup connections.

You will learn that the key types of EVDO devices include external radio modems, wireless PCMCIA cards, embedded radio modules, and mobile telephones. External radio modems allow the customer to simply plug in their EVDO device to their USB or Ethernet data port to their desktop or laptop computer. EVDO PCMCIA cards can be added to most laptop computers or embedded radio modules allow devices such as PDAs and Laptops to integrate high-speed wireless without adding PCMCIA cards. Some CDMA mobile telephones include both IS-95 CDMA (voice and low speed data) and EVDO (high-speed packet data) capability.

Because the needs of voice and data communication are different, the airlink design of the IS-95 and EVDO radio channel structures are different. 1xEV devices can have single mode (only EVDO) or dual mode (both IS-95 voice and EVDO data) capability. You will discover how single mode devices can only access the high-speed data rate (HDR) services on the EVDO radio channel and dual mode devices can access either the EVDO HDR channel or the IS-95 voice and medium-rate data traffic channels.

This book provides the basic technical components and operation of EVDO technology. You will learn the physical radio channel structures of the 1xEV system along with the basic frame and slot structures. Described are the logical channels and their functions. Explained are the key EVDO network components and how they communicate with each other.

Explained is the fundamental capabilities and operation of the EVDO radio channel including asymmetric data rates, adaptive modulation (QPSK, 8-PSK, or 16-QAM), and the use of a single control channel with multiple capabilities. You will discover how a scheduling algorithm can be used to fairly allocate the necessary data rates for EVDO users is provided. Described are the 64 coded channels and how up to 60 of them are available to provide data services to active users and how many other users (possibly 600 per channel) can be added who have a 10% usage activity factor.

To make the EVDO data channels transparent with the IS-95 CDMA voice channels, handoffs can occur between IS-95 CDMA radio channels and EVDO radio channels. Some of the most important topics featured in this book are:

· How EVDO provides wireless Broadband data services
· The fundamental components and operation of EVDO systems
· Differences between EVDO data and IS-95 traffic/voice channels
· The types of EVDO products and their uses
· How EVDO services are setup using manual or over the air programming
· The EVDO radio channel structure
· The different types of physical and logical channels
· EVDO network components
· Network connections
· How EVDO technology continues to evolve

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About the Author

Mr. Harte is the president of Althos, an expert information provider covering the communications industry. He has over 29 years of technology analysis, development, implementation, and business management experience. Mr. Harte has worked for leading companies including Ericsson/General Electric, Audiovox/Toshiba and Westinghouse and consulted for hundreds of other companies. Mr. Harte continually researches, analyzes, and tests new communication technologies, applications, and services. He has authored over 50 books on telecommunications technologies on topics including Wireless Mobile, Data Communications, VoIP, Broadband, Prepaid Services, and Communications Billing. Mr. Harte’s holds many degrees and certificates include an Executive MBA from Wake Forest University (1995) and a BSET from the University of the State of New York, (1990). Mr. Harte can be contacted at [e-mail].

Product Details

• Paperback: 84 pages
• Publisher: Atlhos (July 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 193281308X
• ISBN-13: 978-1932813081
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #743,802 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mr. Harte is the managing director of Althos, an expert information provider that covers the communication industry. Mr. Harte has worked for leading communications technology companies since 1985 including Ericsson/General Electric, Audiovox/Toshiba and Westinghouse. Lawrence holds degrees of Executive MBA from Wake Forest University (1995) and a BSET from the University of the State of New York, (1990). Mr. Harte has instructed at and received numerous certificates from many non-university courses including IPTV, Internet Marketing, 3G wireless, billing systems, cryptograph, microwave measurement and calibration, radar, nuclear power, Dale Carnegie, 360 leadership, and public speaking.

Mr. Harte has appeared on television as an industry expert and has been referenced in over 75 telecommunications related articles in industry magazines. He has been a speaker and moderator at numerous industry seminars and trade shows. His magazine publications include Popular Science, Wireless Week, RCR, Cellular Business, Cellular Marketing and others. Between 1993-1995, Mr. Harte wrote a monthly column in Cellular Marketing called "Techniques." The monthly Techniques column explained the business related issues behind key technology innovations that were developing in the telecommunications industry.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Just not worth it, March 20, 2007

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JJL - See all my reviews

This review is from: Introduction to EVDO: Physical Channels, Logical Channels, Network, and Operation (Paperback)

Concur with the prior reviewers...Using this as an example, Harte has no business referring to himself as an author. Admittedly, I had low expectations for a technical text under 100 pages; but it failed to even meet my low expectations. It would have been more valuable and had more substance if it just listed every CDMA2000-related specification and synopsized its purpose.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Buy, February 27, 2006

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Michael Parker "mike" (Silicon Valley, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Introduction to EVDO: Physical Channels, Logical Channels, Network, and Operation (Paperback)

Very disappointed. I purchased Introduction to GSM, Introduction to GPRS and EDGE, Introductin to EVDO all by Lawrence Harte.

All three were very superficial, with most of the material in each publication being used in the others. This is not serious publication - you can get as much information just searching the web. Save your money for serious texts.

I do not recommend any publications by this author.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Bad EVDO Intro, February 20, 2006

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C. LAU "telecom17" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Introduction to EVDO: Physical Channels, Logical Channels, Network, and Operation (Paperback)

This book is soooo bad. It has so many flaws, it doesnt explain anything, it show some ideas of EVDO, but never puts together the concepts. You just better find an EVDO Tutorial over the web rather than buying this book. Lawrence Harte, the author of the book, should be ashamed for publishing such an unprofessional book.