3G, 4G and Beyond

Extensively updated evaluation of current and future network technologies, applications and devices This book follows on from its successful predecessor with an introduction to next generation network technologies, mobile devices, voice and multimedia services and the mobile web 2.0. Giving a sound technical introduction to 3GPP wireless systems, this book explains the decisions taken during standardization of the most popular wireless network standards today, LTE, LTE-Advanced and HSPA+. It discusses how these elements strongly influence each other and how network capabilities, available bandwidth, mobile device capabilities and new application concepts will shape the way we communicate in the future. This Second Edition presents a comprehensive and broad-reaching examination of a fast-moving technology which will be a welcome update for researchers and professionals alike. Key features: Fully updated and expanded to include new sections including VoLTE, the evolution to 4G, mobile Internet access, LTE-Advanced, Wi-Fi security and backhaul for wireless networks Describes the successful commercialization of Web 2.0 services such as Facebook, and the emergence of app stores, tablets and smartphones Examines the evolution of mobile devices and operating systems, including ARM and x86 architecture and their application to voice-optimized and multimedia devices

Extensively updated evaluation of current and future networktechnologies, applications and devicesThis book follows on from its successful predecessor with anintroduction to next generation network technologies, mobiledevices, voice and multimedia services and the mobile web2.0. Giving a sound technical introduction to 3GPP wirelesssystems, this book explains the decisions taken duringstandardization of the most popular wireless network standardstoday, LTE, LTE-Advanced and HSPA+. It discusses how theseelements strongly influence each other and how networkcapabilities, available bandwidth, mobile device capabilities andnew application concepts will shape the way we communicate in thefuture. This Second Edition presents a comprehensive andbroad-reaching examination of a fast-moving technology which willbe a welcome update for researchers and professionalsalike.Key features:* Fully updated and expanded to include new sections includingVoLTE, the evolution to 4G, mobile Internet access, LTE-AdvancedWi-Fi security and backhaul for wireless networks* Describes the successful commercialization of Web 2.0 servicessuch as Facebook, and the emergence of app stores, tablets andsmartphones* Examines the evolution of mobile devices and operating systemsincluding ARM and x86 architecture and their application tovoice-optimized and multimedia devices

Preface xi1 Evolution from 2G over 3G to 4G 11.1 First Half of the 1990s--Voice-Centric Communication11.2 Between 1995 and 2000: The Rise of Mobility and the Internet11.3 Between 2000 and 2005: Dot Com Burst, Web 2.0, MobileInternet 21.4 Between 2005 and 2010: Global Coverage, Fixed Line VoIP, andMobile Broadband 41.5 2010 and Beyond 51.6 All over IP in Mobile--The Biggest Challenge 61.7 Summary 62 Beyond 3G Network Architectures 92.1 Overview 92.2 UMTS, HSPA, and HSPA+ 102.3 LTE 432.4 802.11 Wi-Fi 743 Network Capacity and Usage Scenarios 953.1 Usage in Developed Markets and Emerging Economies 953.2 How to Control Mobile Usage 963.3 Measuring Mobile Usage from a Financial Point of View 993.4 Cell Capacity in Downlink 1003.5 Current and Future Frequency Bands for Cellular Wireless1053.6 Cell Capacity in Uplink 1063.7 Per-User Throughput in Downlink 1093.8 Per-User Throughput in Uplink 1143.9 Traffic Estimation Per User 1163.10 Overall Wireless Network Capacity 1173.11 Network Capacity for Train Routes, Highways, and RemoteAreas 1243.12 When will GSM be Switched Off? 1253.13 Cellular Network VoIP Capacity 1273.14 Wi-Fi VoIP Capacity 1303.15 Wi-Fi and Interference 1323.16 Wi-Fi Capacity in Combination with DSL, Cable, and Fiber1343.17 Backhaul for Wireless Networks 1383.18 A Hybrid Cellular/Wi-Fi Network Today and in the Future1434 Voice over Wireless 1494.1 Circuit-Switched Mobile Voice Telephony 1504.2 Packet-Switched Voice Telephony 1534.3 SIP Telephony over Fixed and Wireless Networks 1574.4 Voice and Related Applications over IMS 1694.5 Voice over DSL and Cable with Femtocells 2234.6 Unlicensed Mobile Access and Generic Access Network 2284.7 Network Operator Deployed Voice over IP Alternatives 2314.8 Over-the-Top (OTT) Voice over IP Alternatives 2364.9 Which Voice Technology will Reign in the Future? 2375 Evolution of Mobile Devices and Operating Systems2415.1 Introduction 2415.2 The System Architecture for Voice-Optimized Devices 2465.3 The System Architecture for Multimedia Devices 2485.4 Mobile Graphics Acceleration 2535.5 Hardware Evolution 2565.6 Multimode, Multifrequency Terminals 2735.7 Wireless Notebook Connectivity 2765.8 Impact of Hardware Evolution on Future Data Traffic 2775.9 Power Consumption and User Interface as the Dividing Line inMobile Device Evolution 2795.10 Feature Phone Operating Systems 2805.11 Smartphone Operating Systems 2825.12 Operating System Tasks 2886 Mobile Web 2.0, Apps, and Owners 2976.1 Overview 2976.2 (Mobile) Web 1.0--How Everything Started 2986.3 Web 2.0--Empowering the User 2996.4 Web 2.0 from the User's Point of View 2996.5 The Ideas behind Web 2.0 3066.6 Discovering the Fabrics of Web 2.0 3106.7 Mobile Web 2.0--Evolution and Revolution of Web 2.03216.8 (Mobile) Web 2.0 and Privacy and Security Considerations3346.9 Mobile Apps 3406.10 Android App Programing Introduction 3426.11 Impact of Mobile Apps on Networks and Power Consumption3496.12 Mobile Apps Security and Privacy Considerations 3516.13 Summary 3547 Conclusion 357Index 361