Wireless Broadband Networks Handbook

Deploy and design wireless broadband networks step-by-step.

Learn to take advantage of the speed and efficiency of wireless broadband networks using this hands-on guide. Covering all of the latest protocols in wireless communication--including LMDS, MMDS and Wireless Local Loop (WLL) technologies--this book offers complete instructions for installing, configuring, and troubleshooting wireless networks. You'll get up-to-date information on 3G wireless systems and the migration path of this new protocol plus solid advice for wireless equipment vendors and service providers. From a technology overview to current connectivity standards--and a preview of the next wave of emerging broadband technology, this book contains everything you need to understand and reap the benefits of this exploding industry.

Includes coverage of:

*Wireless broadband fundamentals
*Standards for next generation high-speed connectivity
*Planning and designing wireless and satellite applications
*Configuring residential wireless broadband access technology
*Troubleshooting fixed wireless broadband networks
*Testing broadband satellite networks

Contents

Part I: Overview of Wireless Broadband Networks Technology.

Chapter 1: Wireless Broadband Networks Fundamentals.

Chapter 2: Wireless Broadband Networks Platforms.

Chapter 3: Services and Applications Over Wireless Broadband Networks.

Chapter 4: Wireless Broadband Marketing Environment.

Chapter 5: Standards for Next Generation High-Speed Wireless Broadband Connectivity.

Chapter 6: Planning and Designing Wireless Broadband and Satellite Applications.

Chapter 7: Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS) Design Technology.

Chapter 8: Broadband Fixed Wireless Network Design.

Chapter 9: Broadband Wireless Access Design.

Chapter 10: Designing Millimeter Wave Design.

Chapter 11: Wireless Broadband Services: The Designing of the Broadband Era.

Chapter 12: U.S. Specific Wireless Broadband Design.

Part III: Installing and Deploying Wireless Broadband Networks.

Chapter 13: Deploying Wireless Broadband Satellite Networks.

Chapter 14: Implementing Terrestrial Fixed Wireless Broadband Networks.

Chapter 15: Implementing Broadband Wireless and Satellite Applications.

Chapter 16: Packet-Over-SONET/SDH Specification (POS-PHY Level 3): Deploying High-Speed Wireless Broadband Networking Applications.

Chapter 17: Wireless Broadband Access Implementation Methods.

Part IV: Configuring Wireless Broadband Networks.

Chapter 18: Configuring Wireless LAN: Microcells and Roaming.

Chapter 19: Configuring Unlicensed Band Systems to Enhance Wireless Broadband Services in Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Services.

Chapter 20: Configuring Wireless Broadband Satellite Networks.

Chapter 21: Configuring Residential Wireless Broadband Access Technology.

Chapter 22: Managing Wireless Broadband: LMDS, MMDS and Broadband Wireless Local Loop (WLL).

Chapter 23: Testing Wireless Broadband Satellite Networks.

Chapter 24: Troubleshooting Fixed Wireless Broadband Networks.

Part V: Managing Wireless Broadband Networks.

Chapter 25: Wireless Broadband Network Applications: The Teleservice Model and Adaptive QoS Provisions.

Chapter 26: Residential High-Speed Internet: Wireless Broadband.

Chapter 27: The Next Wave: Wireless Broadband/Wireless Hybrids.

Chapter 28: Next Generation Wireless Broadband Networks.

Chapter 29: Global Broadband Demand Methodology and Projections.

Chapter 30: Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations.

Part VII: Appendices.