A comprehensive guide to building wireless and mobile networks and services. Based on advanced wireless and mobile network architectures, Personal Communication Services (PCS) offers the enterprise freedom of communication through mobility. This book gives network engineers and managers a window on the world of wireless and mobile networks, from the enabling technologies and protocols to creating and managing mobile services. Lin and Chlamtac use a unique sustained example approach to teach you how PCS concepts apply to real network operation. For example, they use location update to illustrate concepts in chapters on network signaling,
- Mobility management for different systems
- Wireless Application Protocol Network signaling for IS-41-based systems, PACS, and GSM
- Roaming procedures and international roaming
- Operational management
- VoIP service for mobile networks
- Mobile number portability
- GPRS
- Third generation (3G) mobile systems
- Wireless enterprise networks
- Wireless Local Loop
- And much more
Table of Contents:
Preface xvii
Acknowledgements xxiii
1 Introduction 1
1.1 PCS Architecture 3
1.2 Cellular Telephony 6
1.3 Cordless Telephony and Low-Tier PCS 9
1.4 Third-Generation Wireless Systems 12
1.5 Summary 13
1.6 Review Questions 14
2 Mobility Management 15
2.1 Handoff 17
2.2 Roaming Management 21
2.3 Roaming Management under SS7 23
2.4 Roaming Management for CT2 29
2.5 Summary 33
2.6 Review Questions 33
3. Handoff Management: Detection and Assignment 37
3.1 Handoff Detection 38
3.2 Strategies for Handoff Detection 43
3.3 Channel Assignment 47
3.4 Summary 54
3.5 Review Questions 54
4 Handoff Management: Radio Link Transfer 57
4.1 Link Transfer Types 58
4.2 Hard Handoff 59
4.3 Soft Handoff 67
4.4 Summary 71
4.5 Review Questions 71
5 IS-41 Network Signaling 73
5.1 Signaling system No. 7 74
5.2 Interconnection and Message Routing 76
5.3 Mobility Management Using TCAP 78
5.4 PCN/PSTN Call Control Using ISUP 82
5.5 Summary 88
5.6 Review Questions 89
6. Intersystem Handoff and Authentication in IS-41 91
6.1 IS-41 Intersystem Handoff 91
6.2 IS-41 Authentication 101
6.3 Summary 113
6.4 Review Questions 113
7 PACS Network Signaling 115
7.1 PACS Network Elements 118
7.2 PACS Network Interfaces 121
7.3 AIN/ISDN Interworking 123
7.4 Registration 126
7.5 Call Origination 127
7.6 Call Termination 129
7.7 Intersystem Handoff 131
7.8 Feature Interactions 135
7.9 Summary 136
7.10 Review Questions 137
8. Cellular Digital Packet Data 139
8.1 CDPD Architecture 140
8.2 CDPD Air Interface 142
8.3 Radio Resource Allocation 144
8.4 Roaming Management 146
8.5 Summary 148
8.6 Review Questions 149
9. GSM System Overview 151
9.1 GSM Architecture 152
9.2 Location Tracking and Call Setup 161
9.3 Security 164
9.4 Data Services 165
9.5 Unstructured Supplementary Service Data 169
9.6 Summary 171
9.7 Review Questions 171
10. GSM Network Signaling 173
10.1 GSM MAP Service Framework 176
10.2 The MAP Protocol Machine 179
10.3 The MAP Dialogue 180
10.4 Examples of MAP Service Primitives 183
10.5 Summary 188
10.6 Review Questions 189
11. GSM Mobility Management 191
11.1 GSM Location Update 193
11.2 Mobility Databases 200
11.3 Failure Restoration 201
11.4 VLR Identification Algorithm 205
11.5 VLR Overflow Control 209
11.6 Summary 215
11.7 Review Questions 215
12. GSM Short Message Service 219
12.1 SMS Architecture 220
12.2 SMS Protocol Hierarchy 222
12.3 Mobile-Originated Messaging 226
12.4 Mobile-Terminated Messaging 231
12.5 The DTE-DCD Interface 234
12.6 Summary 236
13. International Roaming for GSM 239
13.1 International GSM Call Setup 240
13.2 Reducing the International Call Delivery Cost 242
13.3 Summary 249
13.4 Review Questions 249
14. GSM Operations, Administration, and Maintenance 251
14.1 Call-Recording Functions 255
14.2 Performance Measurement and Management 258
14.3 Subscriber and Service Data Management 261
14.4 Summary 262
14.5 Review Questions 263
15. Mobile Number Portability 265
15.1 Fixed-Network Number Portability 267
15.2 Number Portability for Mobile Networks 274
15.3 Mobile Number Portability Mechanisms 275
15.4 Implementations Costs for Mobile Number Portability 282
15.5 Summary 284
15.6 Review Questions 285
16. VoIP Service for Mobile Networks 287
16.1 GSM on the Net 288
16.2 The iGSM Wireless VoIP Solution 290
16.3 iGSM Procedures and Message Flows 293
16.4 Implementation Issues 300
16.5 Summary 305
16.6 Review Questions 307
17. Mobile Prepaid Phone Services 309
17.1 Mobile Prepaid Services 311
17.2 Wireless Intelligent Network Approach 312
17.3 Service Node Approach 316
17.4 Hot Billing Approach 318
17.5 Handset-Based Approach 322
17.6 Comparison of the Prepaid Solutions 326
17.7 Summary 330
17.8 Review Questions 331
18. General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
18.1 GPRS Functional Groups 336
18.2 GPRS Architecture 338
18.3 GPRS Network Nodes 342
18.4 GPRS Interfaces 348
18.5 GPRS Procedures 362
18.6 GPRS Billing 370
18.7 Evolving from GSM to GPRS 373
18.8 Summary 375
18.9 Review Questions 376
19. Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) 379
19.1 WAP Model 380
19.2 WAP Gateway 382
19.3 WAP Protocols 383
19.4 WAP UAProf and Caching 387
19.5 Wireless Bearers for WAP 389
19.6 WAP Developer Toolkits 391
19.7 Mobile Station Application Execution Environment 393
19.8 Summary 394
19.9 Review Questions 394
20. Heterogeneous PCS 397
20.1 Types of PCS System Integration 398
20.2 Tier Handoff 400
20.3 Registration for SRSN/DRSN 401
20.4 DRDN Registration 402
20.5 Call Delivery 406
20.6 User Identities and HPCS MSs 408
20.7 Summary 410
20.8 Review Questions 412
21. Third-Generation Mobile Services 413
21.1 Paradigm Shifts in Third-Generation Systems 414
21.2 W-CDMA and cdma2000 416
21.3 Improvements on Core Network 418
21.4 Quality of Service in 3G 422
21.5 Wireless Operating System for 3G Handset 424
21.6 Third-Generation Systems and Field Trials 427
21.7 Other Trial Systems 433
21.8 Impact on Manufacture and Operator Technologies 436
21.9 Summary 439
21.10 Review Questions 439
22. Paging Systems 441
22.1 Paging Network Architecture 442
22.2 User Access Interface 446
22.3 Intersystem Interface 450
22.4 Air Interface 450
22.5 Summary 454
22.6 Review Questions 455
23. Wireless Local Loop 457
23.1 Wireless Local Loop Architecture 458
23.2 Deployment Issues 462
23.3 TR-45 Service Description 463
23.4 Wireless Local Loop Technologies 464
23.5 Examples of WLL Product 467
23.6 WLL OAM Management Functions 474
23.7 Summary 478
23.8 Review Questions 479
24. Wireless Enterprise Networks 481
24.1 Enterprise Telephony 481
24.2 Enterprise Location System 485
24.3 Bluetooth 488
24.4 Enterprise PCS: Office Level 491
24.5 Enterprise PCS: Enterprise Level 495
24.6 Summary 497
24.7 Review Questions 498
References 501
Index 519
