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UMTS: It's Origins, Architecture & the Standard
The Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) is the key third generation (3G) mobile communications technology. The UMTS standard consists of roughly 300 specification documents, so this book fulfills the real need for a good, current introduction to the area, based on the requirements laid out in the standard.With full and up-to-date coverage
of the standard, the book looks at the topic from the point of view of systems, and covers both the architecture and the techniques employed in the UMTS network. The introductory chapters cover the origins of UMTS and its relation to the other third generation technologies, while later chapters are more technical and describe different aspects of the standard, such as: architecture, structure of the radio interface, protocols used, importance of the GSM inheritance.This book will be indispensable to developers, designers, project managers and other telecommunications professionals who need an easy-to-read overview of this important new technology and a comprehensive guide to the main points of the standard. It will also be useful for those attending courses on modern digital communications and 3G systems.
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The Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) is the key 3rd generation (3G) mobile communications technology. There is a real need for a good, up-to-date introduction to the area. This book has been translated from the 2nd edition of a successful French publication, and includes full coverage of the new standard. It looks at the topic from a systems point of view and covers both the architecture and the techniques employed in the UMTS network. The introductory chapters cover the origins of UMTS and its relation to the other 3rd generation technologies. The later chapters describe different aspects such as the architecture, the structure of the radio interface, the protocols used and the importance of the GSM inheritance. The book will interest telecomms professionals who need an easy-to-read overview of this important new technology and a comprehensible guide to the main points of the standard, and those on advanced undergraduate level courses, postgraduate courses and professional short courses.
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