3G Wireless with 802.16 and 802.11: WiMAX and WiFi (McGraw-Hill Professional Engineering) [Hardcover]

Clint Smith (Author), John Meyer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 24, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0071440828 | ISBN-13: 978-0071440820 | Edition: 1

The integration of 802.11 (Wi-Fi) and 802.16 (Wi-Max) into wireless networks is a major new potential revenue stream for service providers. This rigorous tutorial shows communications engineers how to re-engineer existing networks to integrate the new standards.

Contents: Introduction * Radio Engineering * Network Engineering * Digital Wireless Systems * 802.11 * 802.16 * 802.20 * Convergence Wireless Mobility (20041001)

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Perhaps the fastest changing technology area is wireless communications. The old analog cell phone systems got us started with the idea of being able to talk anywhere. And if we could talk, we could send data. And if this worked, then the newer digital networks had to be designed from the ground up with a mixture of voice and data. Now we are reaching to the point where wireless may become a serious competitor to land lines for data communications. Already we see wireless networks in Starbucks and McDonalds, hidden below the surface are ATM machines, gas pumps, cash registers and more. The new IEEE 802.16 is bringing standardization to wireless broadband access, just as DSL and cable modem broadband.

This book is a snapshot of the technology of wireless data communications technology as it exists today. It is intended for the person who is thinking about or planning on the installation of a wireless data network. Part of the McGraw-Hill Professional Engineering series, it is a description of the technology itself. It is not a cookbook of the buy one of these and plug it into one of those types. It goes into the details of how the technology works. It describes all of the new buzz words. It is an introduction to Wi-Fi and WiMAX, but is not aimed at the total beginner or the shall we say technologically challenged. (Books-On-Line )

From the Back Cover

Mobility with WiMAX and Wi-Fi

This rigorous tutorial provides the technical guidance needed to design and integrate Wi-Fi and Wi-MAX into existing 2.5 and 3G wireless systems. 3G Wireless with 802.16 and 802.11 makes manageable the in-demand design and re-engineering tasks involved in adding Internet and broadband capabilities to existing wireless phone networks. Look inside for the engineering specifics you need to:

• Design and integrate 802.16 into RF systems
• Configure Wi-Fi for fixed wireless delivery
• Integrate Wi-Fi into mobile wireless systems
• Integrate WiMax and Wi-Fi into a mobile wireless system
• Learn 802.20 design parameters

Written by hands-on communications engineers, this remarkable guide clearly shows you how to approach the many issues confronting designer/integrators, including:

• An Introduction—from Wireless Mobility Concept to Fixed Wireless (LMDS, MMDS), and 802.X
• Radio Engineering, from Generic Radio Systems to Bi-Dimensional Amplifiers
• Network Engineering, from Basic Switching to the Backhaul
• Digital Wireless Systems, from Enhancements over Analog to 2.5G/3G
• 2.5G/3G Integration with Wi-Fi and WiMax
• 802.11, from Hotspots to VPNs, SOHO, and More
• 802.16, from RF Design Considerations to Integration with 802.11/Mobility
• 802.20 and Integration with 802.11 and 2.5G/3G
• Convergence Wireless Mobility, Including Various User Devices, Smart Switches
• 4G

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 234 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (August 24, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071440828
• ISBN-13: 978-0071440820
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,868,688 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not a text for Professionals, too shallow and dated, July 16, 2005

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A. Westwood "Engineering, Literature and Jazz" (Hollis, NH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 3G Wireless with 802.16 and 802.11: WiMAX and WiFi (McGraw-Hill Professional Engineering) (Hardcover)

I concurr with the previous 1-star review - I was expecting serious technical insights on the important (forward-looking) issue of WiFi/WiMAX Fixed-Mobile-Convergence. Instead, even though this text is dated 2005, it portrays 802.20 in the same light as 802.16, even though 802.20 is nearly irrelevant.
I would put this book in the same league as the paperback series from "Sams" and other survey texts costing around $50..........
Fairly useful, but hardly worth $99.00, and certainly not published in a "Professional Engineering" series.
I gave it 2 stars for clear and concise presentation, if you are in technical marketing or sales, this would be an excellent book.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not good, February 25, 2005

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J. Ortizvillajos (Boca Raton) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 3G Wireless with 802.16 and 802.11: WiMAX and WiFi (McGraw-Hill Professional Engineering) (Hardcover)

This book is not worth the price. I read the first 2 chapters and only skimmed the rest before deciding to return it. Even though it's a recent book, it covers in part technology that's 20 years old, so the title is misleading. On the new technology, it only skims the surface, not really going into details as any book on 802.x would for half the price. As far as how 802.x and 3G cellular networks and devices (UMTS, IMS) are going to co-exist and converge, it's silent. A real disapointment

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Introduction, Not for the Technologically Challenged, October 12, 2004

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John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 3G Wireless with 802.16 and 802.11: WiMAX and WiFi (McGraw-Hill Professional Engineering) (Hardcover)

Perhaps the fastest changing technology area is wireless communications. The old analog cell phone systems got us started with the idea of being able to talk anywhere. And if we could talk, we could send data. And if this worked, then the newer digital networks had to be designed from the ground up with a mixture of voice and data. Now we are reaching to the point where wireless may become a serious competitor to land lines for data communications. Already we see wireless networks in Starbucks and McDonalds, hidden below the surface are ATM machines, gas pumps, cash registers and more. The new IEEE 802.16 is bringing standardization to wireless broadband access, just as DSL and cable modem broadband.

This book is a snapshot of the technology of wireless data communications technology as it exists today. It is intended for the person who is thinking about or planning on the installation of a wireless data network. Part of the McGraw-Hill Professional Engineering series, it is a description of the technology itself. It is not a cookbook of the buy one of these and plug it into one of those types. It goes into the details of how the technology works. It describes all of the new buzz words. It is an introduction to Wi-Fi and WiMAX, but is not aimed at the total beginner or the shall we say technologically challenged.