Highly regarded as the book on the air interface of 3Gcellular systems WCDMA for UMTS has again been fully revisedand updated. The third edition now covers the key features of 3GPPRelease 6 ensuring it remains the leading principal resource inthis constantly progressing area.
By providing a deep understanding of the WCDMA air interface,the practical approach of this third edition will continue toappeal to operators, network and terminal manufacturers, serviceproviders, university students and frequency regulators.
* Explains the key parts of the 3GPP/WCDMA standard
* Presents network dimensioning, coverage and capacity ofWCDMA
* Introduces TDD and discusses its differences from FDD
Key third edition updates include:
* Covers the main 3GPP Release 6 updates
* Further enhances High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA)chapter with a number of new simulation results
* Explains High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) studyitem
* Introduces the new services including their performanceanalysis : Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC), streaming, See What ISee (SWIS) and multiplayer games
* Presents a number of new WCDMA field measurement results:capacity, end-to-end performance and handovers
* Includes completely updated antenna beamforming and multiuserdetection sections featuring new simulation results
* Introduces TD-SCDMA and compares it to Release TDD
Harri Holma
Drahtlose Kommunikation Electrical & Electronics Engineering Elektrotechnik u. Elektronik Mobile & Wireless Communications Mobile Telekommunikation Nachrichtentechnik UMTS WCDMA