This cutting-edge volume collects the actual presentation material from leading expert Gunnar Heine's course on the latest UMTS, EGPRS and GSM updates, add-ons and enhancements resulting from the 3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project) Releases 99, 4, and 5. Featuring full-color sides illustrating the critical details associated with these releases, the volume thoroughly analyzes the evolution of today's groundbreaking mobile communication technologies. You find the current details on key technologies such as DTM, HSDPA, SDP, and SIP, and discover important changes within the radio access and core networks. From a review of critical Rel. 99 features, to UTRAN and GERAN changes with Releases 4 and 5, this forwarding-looking volume serves as an excellent alternative to classroom training, delivering the hands-on knowledge you need for your work in the field. What's more, this unique resource includes an extensive glossary, offering concise definitions of important acronyms related to the topics presented.
Reviewing Important Rel. 99 Features - Major Architectural changes with Release 99. Major New Features with Release 99. Other Important New Features with Release 99, to UTRAN and GERAN changes with Releases 4 and 5; Detailed Consideration of Selected Rel. 99 Features -Introduction to the Dual Transfer Mode (DTM). Details of the Shared Use Operation Mode. Details of the Single Slot Operation Mode. Details of the Multislot Operation Mode. DTM Specific Conflicts of CS and PS Operation. Details of BSS-Based Paging Coordination. New Message Types with DTM. Handover Scenarios in UMTS. Hard Handover UTRA-FDD-> GSM. Hard Handover GSM-> UTRA-FDD.; Changes in the Core Network with Rel. 4 and 5 - Major Changes with Release 4 and 5 in the Core Network. Access and Core Network Architecture with Release 4. The New Circuit-Switched CN Architecture with Release 4. Implementation Options. Architecture of the IMS. Access and Core Network Architecture with Release 5. The New Network Elements of the IMS. Summary: Important Architectural Changes with Release 5. The Service Perspective of this Evolution. Threats and Opportunities for Mobile Network Operators.; UTRAN and GERAN Changes with Rel. 4 - New Features/UTRAN and GERAN/Release 4.; UTRAN and GERAN Changes with Rel. 5 - New Features/UTRAN and GERAN/Release 5.; Detailed Consideration of Selected Rel. 4 and 5 Features - HSDPAIntroduction. HSDPA Characteristics. Important Changes with HSDPA. New Channels with HSDPA. The UMTS Protocol Stack. HSDPA Control and User Plane Extensions. HSDPA Operation Principle. HSDPA Timing Relations. DCH/HS-DSCH Comparison. Advantages and Disadvantages of HSDPA. Future Enhancements of HSDPA. Preview of HSUPA - E-DCH. New Protocols in the Radio Network with Release 5. The Real Time Transport Protocol (RTP and RTCP). The Session Description Protocol (SDP). The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). SIP-Message Format. SIP-Message Contents. Advanced SIP Operation.
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Gunnar Heine
Gunnar Heine is President and CEO of INACON GmbH, and has conducted extensive research in 3GPP standardization. He holds an M.S. in communication technology from the University of Wilhelmshaven. He is the author of, GSM Networks: Protocols, Terminology and Implementation, GPRS A-Z, and GPRS Signaling and Protocol Analysis Vloumes 1 and 2, and GPRS: Gateway to Third Generation Mobile Networks (Artech House, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003). He is also the coauthor of EDGE from A-Z (Artech House, 2001).
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Charles Walker