1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Copyright Page
4. Preface to Fourth Edition
5. 1 Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM)
1. 1.1 Circuit‐Switched Data Transmission
2. 1.2 Standards
3. 1.3 Transmission Speeds
4. 1.4 The Signaling System Number 7
5. 1.5 The GSM Subsystems
6. 1.6 The Network Subsystem
7. 1.7 The Base Station Subsystem (BSS) and Voice Processing
8. 1.8 Mobility Management and Call Control
9. 1.9 The Mobile Device
10. 1.10 The SIM Card
11. 1.11 The Intelligent Network Subsystem and CAMEL
12. Questions
13. References
6. 2 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) and EDGE
1. 2.1 Circuit‐Switched Data Transmission over GSM
2. 2.2 Packet‐Switched Data Transmission over GPRS
3. 2.3 The GPRS Air Interface
4. 2.4 The GPRS State Model
5. 2.5 GPRS Network Elements
6. 2.6 GPRS Radio Resource Management
7. 2.7 GPRS Interfaces
8. 2.8 GPRS Mobility Management and Session Management (GMM/SM)
9. Questions
10. References
7. 3 Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) and High‐Speed Packet
Access (HSPA)
1. 3.1 Overview
2. 3.2 Important New Concepts of UMTS
3. 3.3 Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
4. 3.4 UMTS Channel Structure on the Air Interface
5. 3.5 The UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN)
6. 3.6 Core Network Mobility Management
7. 3.7 Radio Network Mobility Management
8. 3.8 UMTS CS and PS Call Establishment
9. 3.9 UMTS Security
10. 3.10 High‐Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) and HSPA+
11. 3.11 High‐Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA)
12. 3.12 Radio and Core Network Enhancements: CPC
, 13. 3.13 Radio Resource State Management
14. 3.14 Automated Emergency Calls (eCall) from Vehicles
15. Questions
16. References
8. 4 Long Term Evolution (LTE) and LTE‐Advanced Pro
1. 4.1 Introduction and Overview
2. 4.2 Network Architecture and Interfaces
3. 4.3 FDD Air Interface and Radio Network
4. 4.4 TD‐LTE Air Interface
5. 4.5 Scheduling
6. 4.6 Basic Procedures
7. 4.7 Mobility Management and Power Optimization
8. 4.8 LTE Security Architecture
9. 4.9 Interconnection with UMTS and GSM
10. 4.10 Carrier Aggregation
11. 4.11 Network Planning Aspects
12. 4.12 CS‐Fallback for Voice and SMS Services with LTE
13. 4.13 Network Sharing – MOCN and MORAN
14. 4.14 From Dipoles to Active Antennas and Gigabit Backhaul
15. 4.15 IPv6 in Mobile Networks
16. 4.16 Network Function Virtualization
17. 4.17 Machine Type Communication and the Internet of Things
18. Questions
19. References
9. 5 VoLTE, VoWifi, and Mission Critical Communication
1. 5.1 Overview
2. 5.2 The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
3. 5.3 The IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and VoLTE
4. 5.4 VoLTE Roaming
5. 5.5 Voice over WiFi (VoWifi)
6. 5.6 VoLTE Compared to Fixed‐Line IMS in Practice
7. 5.7 Mission Critical Communication (MCC)
8. Questions
9. References
10. 6 5G New Radio (NR) and the 5G Core
1. 6.1 Introduction and Overview
2. 6.2 5G NR Non‐Standalone (NSA) Architecture
3. 6.3 5G TDD Air Interface
4. 6.4 5G FDD Air Interface
5. 6.5 EN‐DC Bearers and Scheduling
6. 6.6 Basic Procedures and Mobility Management in Non‐Standalone Mode
7. 6.7 Network Planning and Deployment Aspects
8. 6.8 5G NR Standalone (SA) Architecture and Basic Procedures
9. 6.9 The 5G Air Interface in Standalone Operation
10. 6.10 Future 5G Functionalities
11. Questions
, 12. References
11. 7 Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)
1. 7.1 Wireless LAN Overview
2. 7.2 Transmission Speeds and Standards
3. 7.3 WLAN Configurations: From Ad Hoc to Wireless Bridging
4. 7.4 Management Operations
5. 7.5 The MAC Layer
6. 7.6 The Physical Layer and MAC Extensions
7. 7.7 Wireless LAN Security
8. 7.8 IEEE 802.11e and WMM – Quality of Service
9. Questions
10. References
12. 8 Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy
1. 8.1 Overview and Applications
2. 8.2 Physical Properties
3. 8.3 Piconets and the Master/Slave Concept
4. 8.4 The Bluetooth Protocol Stack
5. 8.5 Bluetooth Security
6. 8.6 Bluetooth Profiles
7. 8.7 Bluetooth Low Energy
8. Questions
9. References
13. Index
14. End User License Agreement
List of Tables
1. Chapter 1
1. Table 1.1 STM transmission speeds and number of DS0s.
2. Table 1.2 Mobile country codes.
3. Table 1.3 Basic services of a GSM network.
4. Table 1.4 Supplementary services of a GSM network.
5. Table 1.5 GSM frequency bands.
6. Table 1.6 GSM power levels and corresponding power output.
7. Table 1.7 SIM card properties.
8. Table 1.8 Examples for APDU commands.
9. Table 1.9 Some fields of the response APDU for a SELECT command.
2. Chapter 2
1. Table 2.1 Selected GPRS multislot classes from 3GPP (3rd Generation
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2. Table 2.2 GPRS coding schemes.
3. Table 2.3 EDGE modulation and coding schemes (MCS).
4. Table 2.4 Re‐segmentation of EDGE blocks using a different MCS.
3. Chapter 3
1. Table 3.1 Spreading factors and datarates.