Description
A cost-effective alternative to classroom instruction, this unique UMTS system design course helps you quickly master the skills you need for your work in the field. Available as CD-ROM series, the course is divided in to three convenient three-hour segments (one CD per segment): Part 1: Access Technology and Air Interface helps you gain a thorough understanding of the UMTS architecture. You explore all aspects of CDMA and WCDMA transmission technologies and learn the data and signaling processes on the UMTS air interface.
Table Of Contents
Part 1: Access Technology and Air Interface The UMTS Architecture - The Way to UMTS. The IMT 2000 Family. UMTS Network Architecture. UTRAN Architecture. Major changes from GSM to UMTS. UMTS Bearer Concept and User Equipment.; Understanding WCDMA - Comparison of Access Techniques. Properties of Spread Spectrum Systems. Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DS-SS). The Data Transmission Path. ; The UMTS Air Interface - UTRA Radio Interface Architecture. Logical and Transport Channels. Physical Layer Data Handling. Physical Channels in UTRAN. Spreading and Modulation.
Author
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Gert Bostelmann
Gert Bostelmann is senior technical trainer at Inacon GmbH. He received his Ph.D. in electrical communications from the Technical University of Braunschweig and Hannover, Germany. Dr Bostelmann is the author of UMTS Design Details and System Engineering (Artech House, 2002) and the CD-ROM set UMTS in 3 x 3 Hours (Artech House, 2003). He also holds 5 patents.