Description

This authoritative resource offers you complete, state-of-the-art coverage of wireless broadband access networks. The book provides you with a thorough introduction to wireless access and local networks, covers broadband mobile wireless access systems, and details mobile and broadband wireless local area networks. This forward-looking reference focuses on cutting-edge mobile WiMax, WiFi, and WiBro technologies, including in-depth design and implementation guidance.
Collecting the most recent experience and knowledge of design and field engineers from leading organizations like Samsung Electronics, Korea Telecom (KT) Corporation and Philips Electronics, the book introduces the network technologies adopted by Mobile WiMAX for the implementation of IP-based broadband mobile wireless access. Moreover, it covers the Wi-Fi technologies that have steadily evolved over the past decade, establishing a firm foundation for IP-based wireless local network access.

Table of Contents

Preface. Acknowledgements. Preliminaries.

Part I Mobile WiMAX: Broadband Wireless Access Networks

Introduction to Mobile WiMAX Networks.

Network Initialization and Maintenance.

OFDMA PHY Framework.

MAC Framework.

Bandwidth Management and QoS. Mobility Support.

Security Control. Multiple Antenna Technology. WiBro: The First Mobile WiMAX System.

Part II WiFi: Wireless Local Area Networks

Introduction to WiFi Networks.

PHY Protocols.

Baseline MAC Protocol.

QoS Provisioning.

Security Mechanisms.

Mobility Support.

Spectrum and Power Management.

Ongoing Evolution of WiFi.

About the Authors

Byeong Gi Lee is a professor in the School of Electrical Engineering at Seoul National University, Korea. Dr. Lee is the co-author of Integrated Broadband Networks: TCP/IP, ATM, SDH/SONET, and WDM/Optics and Broadband Telecommunications Technology, Second Edition (Artech House, 2001, 1997). He received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Sunghyun Choi is an associate professor in the School of Electrical Engineering at Seoul National University, Korea. He is the author of over 90 technical papers and numerous book chapters. Holder of patents in the US, Europe, and Korea, Dr. Choi received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.