WIRELESS DATA DEMYSTIFIED THE McGRAW-HILL DEMYSTIFIED SERIES 3G Wireless Demystified 802.11 Demystified Bluetooth Demystified CEBus Demystified Computer Telephony Demystified Cryptography Demystified DVD Demystified GPRS Demystified MPEG-4 Demystified SIP Demystified SONET/SDH Demystified Streaming Media Demystified Video Compression Demystified Videoconferencing Demystified Wireless Data Demystified Wireless LANs Demystified Wireless Messaging Demystified Wireless Data Demystified John R. Vacca McGraw-Hill New York • Chicago • San Francisco • Lisbon London • Madrid • Mexico City • Milan • New Delhi San Juan • Seoul • Singapore Sydney • Toronto Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-HIll Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. 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CONTENTS Foreword xi Acknowledgments xii Introduction xiii Part 1 OVERVIEW OF WIRELESS HIGH-SPEED DATA TECHNOLOGY Chapter 1 Wireless Data Network Fundamentals 3 Wireless Data Networks Defined 4 How Fast Are Wireless Networks? 4 What Is WiFi? 5 When Do You Need Wireless Data Networking? 5 How Private and Secure Is Wireless Data Networking? 7 Overview of Existing Networks 9 When Will We See 3G? 19 Standards and Coverage in the United States 25 Coverage in Europe 27 Implications for the Short Term 27 Perspective on Wireless Data Computing 29 The Pros and Cons of Wireless Data 31 Examples of Strong Wireless Value 33 Conclusion 34 References 35 Chapter 2 Wireless Data Network Protocols 37 Unified Multiservice Wireless Data Networks: The 5-UP 39 Wireless Data Protocol Bridging 49 Conclusion 63 References 64 Chapter 3 Services and Applications over Wireless Data Networks 67 Wireless Communications or Commerce? 71 Reseller Opportunities with Two-Way Satellite Access 78 Conclusion 86 References 86 Chapter 4 Wireless Data Marketing Environment 89 Marketing Wireless Data 91 Copyright 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Click Here for Terms of Use. v vi Contents The Wireless Data Marketing Movement 92 The Mobile Wireless Data Markets 100 Conclusion 105 References 107 Chapter 5 Standards for Next-Generation High-Speed Wireless Data Connectivity 109 Wireless Data LANs 110 Fixed Broadband Wireless Data Standard 122 Universal Mobile Telephone Standard (UMTS) and/or International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT-2000) 130 Conclusion 141 References 151 Part 2 PLANNING AND DESIGNING WIRELESS HIGH-SPEED DATA APPLICATIONS Chapter 6 Planning and Designing Wireless Data and Satellite Applications 155 Access Points 156 Client Devices 156 Planning and Designing a Wireless Data Network 157 Large-Scale Wireless Data LAN Planning and Design 160 Planning and Designing the Interworking of Satellite IP-Based Wireless Data Networks 171 Conclusion 183 References 184 Chapter 7 Architecting Wireless Data Mobility Design 185 Real-Time Access 186 Synchronization 186 How Do You Choose Which Model for Your Wireless Data Application? 188 Synchronization as Default Option 189 Critical Steps in Supporting Mobile Enterprise Computing 189 Multicarrier CDMA Architecture 201 Conclusion 218 References 220 Chapter 8 Fixed Wireless Data Network Design 221 Security Concerns 225 Fixed Broadband Wireless Data Radio Systems 227 Contents vii Conclusion 234 References 235 Chapter 9 Wireless Data Access Design 237 Today’s Communications 238 How You Will Communicate in the Next 20 to 30 Years 239 The Future Architecture: A Truly Converged Communications Environment 241 Technologies for Broadband Fixed Access 245 Random Access Wireless Data Networks: Multipacket Reception 251 Mobility for IP 257 IP Mobility in IETF 258 Terminal Independent Mobility for IP (TIMIP) 262 Conclusion 267 References 268 Chapter 10 Designing Millimeter-Wave Devices 269 System Description 271 Short-Range Micro/Picocell Architecture 271 Hybrid Fiber-Radio Backbone Interconnection 271 Network Operation Center 273 Portable Broadband Wireless Data Bridge and Access Node 274 Free-Space Optical Wireless Data Access and High-Speed Backbone Reach Extension 274 Implementation and Test Results 276 Conclusion 280 References 280 Chapter 11 Wireless Data Services: The Designing of the Broadband Era 281 Word Spreads 283 Wireless Data Channel Image Communications 284 Wideband Wireless Data Systems: Hardware Multichannel Simulator 292 Conclusion 297 References 298 Chapter 12 U.S.-Specific Wireless Data Design 299 Faster Data Transfer Rates 300 Always-on Connectivity 302 Robust Application Support 302 Dynamic IP Addressing 303 viii Contents Prioritized Service 303 GPRS System Architecture 306 Mobile Application U.S.-Specific Design Considerations 309 Conclusion 318 References 318 Part 3 INSTALLING AND DEPLOYING WIRELESS HIGH- SPEED DATA NETWORKS Chapter 13 Deploying Mobile Wireless Data Networks 321 Getting a Handle on Hand-Helds 322 Getting a Plan in Place 322 The Wave Is Coming 322 Take a Step Back 323 Budgeting for Hand-Helds: Don’t Underestimate 324 Take Inventory 325 The Reality of Multiple Devices 325 Device Selection 326 The Importance of Training 328 Synchronization Overview 328 More Tips for Application Selection 330 File Synchronization 330 Data Synchronization Options 332 System Management and Inventory 334 Managing the Mobile Network 335 Communications Options 337 Security Concerns 337 Conclusion 338 References 339 Chapter 14 Implementing Terrestrial Fixed Wireless Data Networks 341 Available Terrestrial Fixed Wireless Data Technologies 342 Wireless Local-Area Networks 347 Upper-Band Technologies 348 Conclusion 351 References 353 Chapter 15 Implementing Wireless Data and Mobile Applications 355 Why Synchronization? 356 Comprehensive Selection Criteria 357 One Component of a Complete Wireless Data Mobile Infrastructure 370 Contents ix Conclusion 371 References 372 Chapter 16 Packet-over-SONET/SDH Specification (POS-PHY Level 3): Deploying High-Speed Wireless Data Networking Applications 373 High-Speed Wireless Data Transport Services for Next-Generation SONET/SDH Systems 374 Wireless-Data-over-SONET/SDH Network Architecture 376 Novel SONET/SDH Transport Services 388 DoS Transport Node: Architecture and Applications 390 Transparent Generic Framing Procedure 395 Conclusion 407 References 408 Chapter 17 Wireless Data Access Implementation Methods 409 Using Antenna Arrays: Lifting the Limits on High-Speed Wireless Data Access 410 WirelessMAN: Air Interface for Broadband Wireless Access 419 Conclusion 433 References 435 Part 4 CONFIGURING WIRELESS HIGH-SPEED DATA