Developed out of a successful professional engineering course, this practical handbook provides a comprehensive explanation of the Wideband CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) air interface of third generation UMTS cellular systems. The book addresses all aspects of the design of the WCDMA radio interface from the lower layers (RF and baseband processing) to the upper layers of the protocol architecture (non-access stratum and RRC layers). This is an ideal course book and reference for students and professional engineers.
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“As with many UMTS-related books, this text focuses on the operation of the air interface. However, the subject is addressed with the appropriate level of detail in order to be an excellent companion, particularly to those working in component and system design. It presents an organized and clear examination of the topic, certainly more approachable than the related specifications...through sharing his experience in this area, the author presents a valuable and comprehensive treatment of the subject.”
Jeffrey Bannister, IEE Communications Engineer
"The WCDMA Design Handbook provides a detailed overview of the architecture and operation of the wideband code-division multiple access (WCDMA) interface...The book is directed to a professional readership. Providing deeply detailed information, it seems to be a good technical handbook...The WCDMA Design Handbook should be recommended especially to people interested in protocols and signaling."
IEEE Communications Magazine
"This is a good handbook with precise technical information, although some basics of WCDMA are also gathered in the first part." - Radio Communications Book Review, Michal Wagrowski
Jeffrey Bannister, IEE Communications Engineer
"The WCDMA Design Handbook provides a detailed overview of the architecture and operation of the wideband code-division multiple access (WCDMA) interface...The book is directed to a professional readership. Providing deeply detailed information, it seems to be a good technical handbook...The WCDMA Design Handbook should be recommended especially to people interested in protocols and signaling."
IEEE Communications Magazine
"This is a good handbook with precise technical information, although some basics of WCDMA are also gathered in the first part." - Radio Communications Book Review, Michal Wagrowski
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Developed out of a successful professional engineering course, this practical handbook provides a comprehensive explanation of the Wideband CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) air interface of 3rd generation UMTS cellular systems. The book addresses all aspects of the design of the WCDMA radio interface from the lower layers (RF and baseband processing) to the upper layers of the protocol architecture (non-access stratum and RRC layers). An ideal course book and reference for professional engineers, undergraduate and graduate students.
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Prior to the review, i would like to mention that i have over 6 years of experience in Wireless core network Product validation in GSM/UMTS; also i had read another book "UMTS" by "Javier Sanchez" & "Mamadou Thioune". Therefore i had a fair handle on the architecture and aspects of UMTS access, but my understanding was lacking a solid grounding.I picked up this book and started reading, and it was like all the missing pieces were found, and my understanding stood on a more solid ground. To give a few examples,the coverage of the following things in the second chapte,were pivotal in plugging the gaps in my understanding. - how to differtiate a UE in uplink as well as downlink - principles of WCDMA physical layer - channelization & scrambling codes,soft handover,use of compressed mode & power management. These are known by any person who has a "more than casual" study of the UMTS access, but they were clearly marked as differtiators. - Radio and data connections - UMTS security architecture etc What clinches the deal for me is Chapter 3 with its clear explanations of single user spreading code use, multi-user spreading code use(to mention a few) with clear diagrammatic illustrations. The author has distilled years of experience in this book; any user who is suffciently experieced in wireless networks can pick this book up and glide across from beginning to end This book caters to R99 UMTS networks;the only thing i wish this book had was the coverage of newer technologies - HSDPA, HSUPA and LTE.
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virtual active set, access slot set, rate processing functions, rate processing stages, symbol level combining, cycle length coefficient, entity state diagram, substate machine, channelisation code, location update status, idle mode procedures, receiver performance tests, measurement control message, radio frame equalisation, chip level combining, physical control information, service request procedure, specific transport channel, initial random access, cell reselection procedure, cell selection procedure, measurement reporting criteria, scrambling code number, short message control, direct transfer message Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Inactive Inactive, Mux Opt, Primitive Direction Parameters Comment, Context Response, Description General, Facility Used, Name Purpose, Non Access Stratum, Random Access Transmision Access Slot, Transport Format Combining Figure, Comment Likely, Element Comment Protocol, Null Switch, Primitive Direct Parameters Comment, Tail Conv, Using Figure New!
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virtual active set, access slot set, rate processing functions, rate processing stages, symbol level combining, cycle length coefficient, entity state diagram, substate machine, channelisation code, location update status, idle mode procedures, receiver performance tests, measurement control message, radio frame equalisation, chip level combining, physical control information, service request procedure, specific transport channel, initial random access, cell reselection procedure, cell selection procedure, measurement reporting criteria, scrambling code number, short message control, direct transfer message Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Inactive Inactive, Mux Opt, Primitive Direction Parameters Comment, Context Response, Description General, Facility Used, Name Purpose, Non Access Stratum, Random Access Transmision Access Slot, Transport Format Combining Figure, Comment Likely, Element Comment Protocol, Null Switch, Primitive Direct Parameters Comment, Tail Conv, Using Figure New!
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- Communications Receivers by Ulrich L. Rohde in Back Matter
- The Mobile Radio Propagation Channel, 2nd Edition by J. D. Parsons in Back Matter
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