GSM/EDGE Evolution and Performance

• Main Authors: Saily, Mikko, Riddington, Eddie, Seacute;bire, Guillaume
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Newark Wiley 2010; John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated; Wiley-Blackwell
• Edition: 1. Aufl.
• Subjects: Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies; Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems; Computing and Processing; Global system for mobile communications; Technik; Wissen Nachrichtentechnik
• ISBN: 9780470746851; 0470746858; 1119972973; 9781119972976; 9780470669624; 9780470669617; 0470669624; 0470669616
• DOI: 10.1002/9780470669624

With over four billion subscribers Worldwide, GSM/EDGE is by far the World's most successful communications technology of all time. Ubiquitous, deployed in every country of the World, except in Japan and South Korea, GSM/EDGE is the result of a continued evolution that has spanned over two decades.A leading team of experts from Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks and Instituto Nokia de Tecnologia, guide you from the history of GSM standardization to the cutting-edge techniques in the latest 3GPP releases. Covering 3GPP Release 7 and Release 8, and addressing their motivation and detailing their concepts, this book also offers insights into further steps in evolution from Release 9 and beyond.GSM/EDGE: Evolution and Performanceallows you to keep apace with all of the new developments that have occurred in 3GPP on the GSM standard since the introduction of EDGE:Covers all the key aspects of GSM/EDGE Evolution from Release 7 until Release 9 in a systematic manner.Features performance evaluations derived from leading-edge simulation tools and field trials.Addresses network optimization techniques and environmental aspects.Written by leading experts in the field of GSM/EDGE evolution and standardisation.Contributors from Nokia, NSN, Helsinki University of Technology and Instituto Nokia de Tecnologia.