3G Mobile Networks

Description:

This is a detailed deconstruction and explanation of the UMTS 3G mobile communications protocol and the networks that run it. Written for engineers and wireless networking professionals, it details the 3GPP standards, UMTS architecture, the procedures for running UMTS across a wireless network, IP in UMTS networks, and network deployment. More comprehensive than any other book available, this is also the most up to date treatment of UMTS engineering.

Table of Contents:

FOREWORD
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Part I - Introduction and Background
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Principles of WCDMA
Part II - UMTS Network Architecture and Protocols
Chapter 3: UMTS Network Architecture
Chapter 4: User Equipment
Chapter 5: Access Network
Chapter 6: Core Network
Part III - Procedures in UMTS Network
Chapter 7: Radio Resource Control Procedures
Chapter 8: UTRAN Signaling Procedures
Chapter 9: Mobility Management
Chapter 10: Call Handling
Chapter 11: Session Management
Chapter 12: Supplementary Services
Chapter 13: Value-added Services
Chapter 14: Security Management
Part IV - IP Initiatives in UMTS Network
Chapter 15: IP-Based Signaling Transport
Chapter 16: IP Multimedia Subsystem
APPENDIX A: DEPLOYMENT OF 3G NETWORKS
APPENDIX B: FOURTH GENERATION (4G) MOBILE NETWORKS
REFERENCES
ABBREVIATIONS
INDEX