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| 1 The Mobile Telecommunications Market |
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1.1.1 An Introduction to Telecommunications |
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The Telecommunications World |
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The Evolution of Telecommunications |
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Introduction to Telecommunications Networks |
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Fixed Communication Networks |
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Mobile Communication Networks |
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Defining Areas of the Network |
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1.1.3 Services and the User Perspective |
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Access to Network Services |
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The Changing Nature of Services |
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Telecommunications Services |
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Network and Product Branding |
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1.2.1 Segmenting the Market |
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Operators in the Telecommunications Market |
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Radio Access, Core Networks, and Supporting Systems |
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Handset Complexity and Features |
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Examples of Mobile Devices |
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1.3 Current Mobile Technologies and Markets |
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1.3.1 Current Mobile Technologies |
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Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) Technologies |
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1.3.2 Global Mobile Markets |
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1.3.3 World Market Forecasts |
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Subscription and Penetration Forecasts |
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General Trends in Telecommunications |
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Influential Factors in the Evolution of Mobile Services |
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Future Mobile Service Needs |
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Technology for the Future |
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1.4 Standards and Regulations |
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1.4.1 Standards and Standards Bodies |
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International Telecommunication Union (ITU) |
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European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) |
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Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) |
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Third Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2) |
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The European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administration (CEPT) |
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The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) |
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The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) |
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The CDMA Development Group |
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The Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB) |
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Telecommunication Technology Committee (TTC) |
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Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA) |
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1.4.2 Telecommunications Regulations |
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The Need for Telecom Regulation |
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Benefits of Regulation to the Consumer |
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Objectives of National Regulatory Authorities |
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Case Study of a National Regulator: Ofcom |
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Data Protection and User Privacy |
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| 2 Technology Principles: The Basics of Telecommunications |
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2.1.1 The Basics of Telecommunications |
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Telecommunications: A Definition |
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2.1.2 Explaining the Principles |
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Services and Applications |
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2.2.1 Representing Information |
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Characteristics of a Waveform |
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Propagation, Attenuation, and Noise |
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Example Modulation Scheme: Analog Frequency Modulation |
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2.2.3 Channels: Organizing the Information |
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2.2.4 Example Transmission Systems: Implementing the Concepts |
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Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) |
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Analog and Digital Subscriber Loop |
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2.3 Radio and Cellular Systems |
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2.3.2 The Cellular Concept: Mobile Network Basics |
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2.3.3 GSM, GPRS, and EDGE |
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3 Mobile Network Infrastructure and Supporting Systems |
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Architecture and Procedures in the GSM Family of Technologies |
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3.1.2 The User Equipment and Radio Access Network |
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The GSM Radio Network Elements (BSS) |
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3.1.3 Circuit-Switched and Packet-Switched Core Networks |
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Core Network Requirements |
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The Packet-Switched Domain |
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Signaling and Control in the Core Network |
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3.1.4 Section Review Questions |
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3.2 Mobile Network Procedures |
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3.2.1 Example GSM Procedures |
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Calls from Mobile Networks |
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3.2.3 Example: GPRS Procedures |
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3.2.4 Procedure Sequences |
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Radio Resource Procedures for GSM, GPRS, and EDGE |
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3.2.6 Section 2 Review Questions |
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3.3.1 Service Platforms — General |
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3.3.2 Messaging Platforms |
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3.3.3 Accessing the Internet |
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Methods for Accessing the Internet |
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3.3.4 Intelligent Networks and CAMEL |
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Introduction to Intelligent Networks (INs) |
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CAMEL (Customized Applications for Mobile Networks Enhanced Logic) |
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3.3.5 Operational and Business Support Systems (OSS and BSS) and Billing |
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Operational Support System (OSS) |
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3.3.6 Section 3 Review Questions |
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| 4 Handset, Services, Media, and Content Distribution |
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4.1 Introduction to Handset Technologies |
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4.1.2 Handset and Standards Bodies |
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4.1.3 Types of Handset and the Market |
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4.1.4 Section Review Questions |
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4.2 Handset Components and Architecture |
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4.2.1 Basic Handset Functions and Processing |
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4.2.2 Memory Storage and Requirements |
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4.2.3 Display Technologies |
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4.2.4 Handset Sound Capabilities |
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4.2.5 Image and Video Capabilities |
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4.2.7 Section 2 Review Questions |
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4.3 Mobile Operating Systems |
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4.3.1 Introduction to Mobile OS |
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4.3.2 Example Mobile Operating Systems |
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4.3.3 Section 3 Review Questions |
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4.4 Services and Security |
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4.4.1 Mobile Handset Services |
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4.4.2 Security Issues for Mobile Handsets |
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Security Issues for Mobile Handsets |
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4.4.3 Section 4 Review Questions |
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| Index |
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