An examination and comparison of the four digital technologies which the author feels will dominate the marketplace for second generation mobile and wireless networks: CDMA, GSM, TDMA, and PCS Satellite. Covers first generation networks, architectural and implementation challenges, interfaces, signaling systems, frequencies and frequency mapping, the standards for all four of the technologies in North America, high performance vocoders, Wireless Local Loop deployment. Also includes previews of third generation mobile systems. Intended primarily for communications engineers, network managers, and others responsible for implementing wireless technology. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
UYLESS BLACK is a widely respected consultant and lecturer on computer networks and data communications. He is author of several books for Prentice Hall PTR, including Residential Broadband Networking, Advanced Internet Technologies, and the three-volume ATM Resource Library.