The wireless data handbook / James F. DeRose.
1999
621.39.B6250F D437
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621.39.B6250F D437
Title
The wireless data handbook / James F. DeRose.
Language
English
Author
DeRose, James F
Edition
4th ed.
Imprint
New York : Wiley, c1999.
Description
xxi, 388 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Summary
[Publisher description] This new edition of a highly successful book is completely updated and revised to reflect the latest developments involving the transmission of digital information over wireless networks. Written by an industry expert with over 32 years in the field, the Wireless Data Handbook offers a broad, unbiased treatment-unencumbered by various corporate interests-covering both the technical and business aspects of wireless technologies
Note
"A Wiley-Interscience publication."
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
GETTING STARTED.
A Short History of Data Radio.
Data Network Types.
Key Public Network Characteristics.
Public Terrestrial Packet Switched Networks.
Public Terrestrial Circuit Switched Networks.
Public Satellite Networks.
Hybrid Networks.
BUSINESS 101: PRICE AND QUANTITY FIXATIONS.
Fitting Applications to Public Offerings.
Subscriber Growth: History and Barriers.
Market Opportunity.
Airtime Price Projections.
BUSINESS 102: OTHER THINGS ARE IMPORTANT TOO.
Coverage Versus Capacity.
SOME PRIMITIVE TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS.
Understanding Airtime Protocols.
Estimating Airlink Capacity: Packet Systems.
Enabling "Soft" Technologies.
PUTTING IT TOGETHER.
Device Alternatives.
Connectivity.
Systems and Subsystems.
User Applications.
Network Mythologies.
Appendices.
Index.
A Short History of Data Radio.
Data Network Types.
Key Public Network Characteristics.
Public Terrestrial Packet Switched Networks.
Public Terrestrial Circuit Switched Networks.
Public Satellite Networks.
Hybrid Networks.
BUSINESS 101: PRICE AND QUANTITY FIXATIONS.
Fitting Applications to Public Offerings.
Subscriber Growth: History and Barriers.
Market Opportunity.
Airtime Price Projections.
BUSINESS 102: OTHER THINGS ARE IMPORTANT TOO.
Coverage Versus Capacity.
SOME PRIMITIVE TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS.
Understanding Airtime Protocols.
Estimating Airlink Capacity: Packet Systems.
Enabling "Soft" Technologies.
PUTTING IT TOGETHER.
Device Alternatives.
Connectivity.
Systems and Subsystems.
User Applications.
Network Mythologies.
Appendices.
Index.
ISBN
0471316512
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