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Small Cell Networks

Author : Holger Claussen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119307597
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (193 download)

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Download or read book Small Cell Networks written by Holger Claussen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-11-06 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first and only up-to-date guide offering complete coverage of HetNets—written by top researchers and engineers in the field Small Cell Networks: Deployment, Management, and Optimization addresses key problems of the cellular network evolution towards HetNets. It focuses on the latest developments in heterogeneous and small cell networks, as well as their deployment, operation, and maintenance. It also covers the full spectrum of the topic, from academic, research, and business to the practice of HetNets in a coherent manner. Additionally, it provides complete and practical guidelines to vendors and operators interested in deploying small cells. The first comprehensive book written by well-known researchers and engineers from Nokia Bell Labs, Small Cell Networks begins with an introduction to the subject—offering chapters on capacity scaling and key requirements of future networks. It then moves on to sections on coverage and capacity optimization, and interference management. From there, the book covers mobility management, energy efficiency, and small cell deployment, ending with a section devoted to future trends and applications. The book also contains: The latest review of research outcomes on HetNets based on both theoretical analyses and network simulations Over 200 sources from 3GPP, the Small Cell Forum, journals and conference proceedings, and all prominent topics in HetNet An overview of indoor coverage techniques such as metrocells, picocells and femtocells, and their deployment and optimization Real case studies as well as innovative research results based on both simulation and measurements Detailed information on simulating heterogeneous networks as used in the examples throughout the book Given the importance of HetNets for future wireless communications, Small Cell Networks: Deployment, Management, and Optimization is sure to help decision makers as they consider the migration of services to HetNets. It will also appeal to anyone involved in information and communication technology.

Green Mobile Networks

Author : Nirwan Ansari
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119125103
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Green Mobile Networks written by Nirwan Ansari and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Green communications is a very hot topic. As mobile networks evolve in terms of higher rates/throughput, a consequent impact on operating costs is due to (aggregate) network energy consumption. As such, design on 4G networks and beyond have increasingly started to focus on `energy efficiency’ or so-called ‘green’ networks. Many techniques and solutions have been proposed to enhance the energy efficiency of mobile networks, yet no book has provided an in-depth analysis of the energy consumption issues in mobile networks nor has detailed theories, tools and solutions for solving the energy efficiency problems. This book presents the techniques and solutions for enhancing energy efficiency of future mobile networks, and consists of three major parts. The first part presents a general description of mobile network evolution in terms of both capacity and energy efficiency. The second part discusses the advanced techniques to green mobile networks. The third part discusses the solutions that enhance mobile network energy efficiency as well as provides future directions. Whilst the reader is expected to have basic knowledge of wireless communications, the authors present a brief introduction of the evolution of mobile networks, providing the knowledge base for understanding the content of the book. In addition, complicated network problems are illustrated using simple examples. This will help the reader understand the concept and intuition of various techniques and solutions. Incorporates the latest research results from both academia and industry, providing an up-to-date overview of existing technologies and solutions on making mobile networks greener Consists of three sections with a gradually increasing technical depth on green mobile networks, providing the reader with a systematic view of the research area, and helping those with different technical backgrounds to better understand the content Covers existing enabling technologies for green mobile networking, including an innovative discussion of state-of-the-art solutions and algorithms

Enabling 6G Mobile Networks

Author : Jonathan Rodriguez
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030746488
Total Pages : 594 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Enabling 6G Mobile Networks written by Jonathan Rodriguez and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-11-05 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tackles the 6G odyssey, providing a concerted technology roadmap towards the 6G vision focused on the interoperability between the wireless and optical domain, including the benefits that are introduced through virtualization and software defined radio. The authors aim to be at the forefront of beyond 5G technologies by reflecting the integrated works of several major European collaborative projects (H2020-ETN-SECRET, 5GSTEPFWD, and SPOTLIGHT). The book is structured so as to provide insights towards the 6G horizon, reporting on the most recent developments on the international 6G research effort. The authors address a variety of telecom stakeholders, which includes practicing engineers on the field developing commercial solutions for 5G and beyond products; postgraduate researchers that require a basis on which to build their research by highlighting the current challenges on radio, optical and cloud-based networking for ultra-dense networks, including novel approaches; and project managers that could use the principles and applications for shaping new research proposals on this highly dynamic field.

Cellular Networks: Design and Operation - A Real World Perspective

Author : Paul Bedell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781478732082
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Cellular Networks: Design and Operation - A Real World Perspective written by Paul Bedell and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-27 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suitable as both a professional trade reference and textbook for anyone interested in cellular technology, Cellular Networks: Design and Operation A Real World Perspective is the author s continuation of the invaluable Wireless Crash Course series originally published by McGraw-Hill, written by author and telecom expert Paul Bedell. Cellular Networks includes comprehensive information about the design and operation of cellular networks. The information included in this book is relevant to anyone: ? Teaching cellular technology classes or studying the industry Working at companies that manufacture end user devices like cell phones and tablets; such as Apple, Samsung, Blackberry, Kyocera, LG and others ? Working in the mobile application environment ? Employed by law firms that specialize in telecom and wireless ? Working for cellular carriers such as AT&T, Verizon, US Cellular, Sprint, T-Mobile, Cricket Wireless and others Working for equipment makers such as Alcatel Lucent, Ericsson, Fujitsu, Nokia Siemens, Commscope, Mobile Access, TE Written in an easily digestible style, Bedell s Cellular Networks avoids confusing and unnecessary technical details, conveying to readers well-researched, real-world data the average person will understand and will want to read! Instead of being bombarded with theoretical jargon, readers will get a clear picture of how cellular networks are designed, how they work, what equipment and components are vital to their operation, and how these components work together to create cellular network service. The book is a must-have primer for anyone and everyone who needs or wants a solid foundation in cellular technology.

Fundamentals of 5G Mobile Networks

Author : Jonathan Rodriguez
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118867521
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (188 download)

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Download or read book Fundamentals of 5G Mobile Networks written by Jonathan Rodriguez and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-06-22 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fundamentals of 5G Mobile Networks provides an overview of the key features of the 5th Generation (5G) mobile networks, discussing the motivation for 5G and the main challenges in developing this new technology. This book provides an insight into the key areas of research that will define this new system technology paving the path towards future research and development. The book is multi-disciplinary in nature, and aims to cover a whole host of intertwined subjects that will predominantly influence the 5G landscape, including the future Internet, cloud computing, small cells and self-organizing networks (SONs), cooperative communications, dynamic spectrum management and cognitive radio, Broadcast-Broadband convergence , 5G security challenge, and green RF. This book aims to be the first of its kind towards painting a holistic perspective on 5G Mobile, allowing 5G stakeholders to capture key technology trends on different layering domains and to identify potential inter-disciplinary design aspects that need to be solved in order to deliver a 5G Mobile system that operates seamlessly.

Software Defined Mobile Networks (SDMN)

Author : Madhusanka Liyanage
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 111890026X
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (189 download)

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Download or read book Software Defined Mobile Networks (SDMN) written by Madhusanka Liyanage and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-06-17 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the concept of a Software Defined Mobile Network (SDMN), which will impact the network architecture of current LTE (3GPP) networks. SDN will also open up new opportunities for traffic, resource and mobility management, as well as impose new challenges on network security. Therefore, the book addresses the main affected areas such as traffic, resource and mobility management, virtualized traffics transportation, network management, network security and techno economic concepts. Moreover, a complete introduction to SDN and SDMN concepts. Furthermore, the reader will be introduced to cutting-edge knowledge in areas such as network virtualization, as well as SDN concepts relevant to next generation mobile networks. Finally, by the end of the book the reader will be familiar with the feasibility and opportunities of SDMN concepts, and will be able to evaluate the limits of performance and scalability of these new technologies while applying them to mobile broadb and networks.

Information Networking. Networking Technologies for Broadband and Mobile Networks

Author : Hyun-Kook Kahng
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540230343
Total Pages : 1061 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Information Networking. Networking Technologies for Broadband and Mobile Networks written by Hyun-Kook Kahng and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2004-08-31 with total page 1061 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post proceedings of the International Conference on Information Networking, ICOIN 2004, held in Busan, Korea, in February 2004. The 104 revised full papers presented were carefully selected during two rounds of reviewing and revision. The papers are organized in topical sections on mobile Internet and ubiquitous computing; QoS, measurement and performance analysis; high-speed network technologies; next generation Internet architecture; security; and Internet applications.

Mobile Networks

Author : Jesús Hamilton Ortiz
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 9535105930
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (351 download)

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Download or read book Mobile Networks written by Jesús Hamilton Ortiz and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2012-05-09 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The growth in the use of mobile networks has come mainly with the third generation systems and voice traffic. With the current third generation and the arrival of the 4G, the number of mobile users in the world will exceed the number of landlines users. Audio and video streaming have had a significant increase, parallel to the requirements of bandwidth and quality of service demanded by those applications. Mobile networks require that the applications and protocols that have worked successfully in fixed networks can be used with the same level of quality in mobile scenarios. Until the third generation of mobile networks, the need to ensure reliable handovers was still an important issue. On the eve of a new generation of access networks (4G) and increased connectivity between networks of different characteristics commonly called hybrid (satellite, ad-hoc, sensors, wired, WIMAX, LAN, etc.), it is necessary to transfer mechanisms of mobility to future generations of networks. In order to achieve this, it is essential to carry out a comprehensive evaluation of the performance of current protocols and the diverse topologies to suit the new mobility conditions.

Protecting Mobile Networks and Devices

Author : Weizhi Meng
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1498735924
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book Protecting Mobile Networks and Devices written by Weizhi Meng and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-11-25 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gathers and analyzes the latest attacks, solutions, and trends in mobile networks. Its broad scope covers attacks and solutions related to mobile networks, mobile phone security, and wireless security. It examines the previous and emerging attacks and solutions in the mobile networking worlds, as well as other pertinent security issues. The many attack samples present the severity of this problem, while the delivered methodologies and countermeasures show how to build a truly secure mobile computing environment.

Synchronizing 5G Mobile Networks

Author : Dennis Hagarty
Publisher : Cisco Press
ISBN 13 : 0136836275
Total Pages : 895 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (368 download)

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Download or read book Synchronizing 5G Mobile Networks written by Dennis Hagarty and published by Cisco Press. This book was released on 2021-06-17 with total page 895 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete guide to timing and synchronization in advanced service provider networks and enterprise applications As networks have advanced, so has the need for precise timing and synchronization--including highly accurate phase synchronization. Without it, networks become increasingly vulnerable to outages, data loss events, and inefficiencies that can be notoriously difficult to diagnose. 5G telecom networks have especially stringent requirements, but they also apply to a growing number of enterprise applications in finance, factory automation, IoT, media, and beyond. Synchronizing 5G Mobile Networks is the definitive, comprehensive guide to all aspects of timing and synchronization. Drawing on extensive experience developing and implementing timing and synchronization systems, three leading experts cover standards, protocols, clock design, architecture, solution design, deployment tradeoffs, day-to-day operations, troubleshooting, and more. This book will be valuable to professionals with diverse backgrounds, even those with no timing or synchronization experience. It will be especially useful to engineers and consultants designing or implementing mobile networks; test engineers validating equipment or production solutions; students seeking careers with service providers or in advanced private networks; and technology leaders seeking to understand the growing role of time synchronization. Understand timing and synchronization concepts, goals, sources, and transport Explore timing applications in telecommunications and beyond Build synchronous networks with clocks, timing reference sources, time distribution, and timing signal consumption Review the role of standards development organizations in defining standards for timing and synchronization Drill down into the details of clocks, clock signals, and clock components Review traditional TDM-based techniques for frequency synchronization Explore precision time protocol (PTP) characteristics, features, profiles, and security Master best practices for designing and deploying timing in physical and packet-based networks Thoroughly understand timing metrics and end-to-end time error budgeting Establish accurate timing and synchronization in advanced 5G and LTE networks, including 5G New Radio and RAN environments Manage tradeoffs in synchronizing diverse cell sites, topologies, radio types, and mobile generations Verify, operate, monitor, and troubleshoot timing systems

5G for Future Wireless Networks

Author : Keping Long
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319728237
Total Pages : 712 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book 5G for Future Wireless Networks written by Keping Long and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-12-31 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book constitutes the proceedings of the First International Conference on 5G for Future Wireless Networks, 5GWN 2017, held in Beijing, China, in April 2017. The 64 full papers were selected from 135 submissions and present the state of the art and practical applications of 5G technologies. The exponentially growing data traffic caused by the development of mobile Internet and smart phones requires powerful networks. The fifth generation (5G) techniques are promising to meet the requirements of this explosive data traffic in future mobile communications.

Green Heterogeneous Wireless Networks

Author : Muhammad Ismail
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 111908802X
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Green Heterogeneous Wireless Networks written by Muhammad Ismail and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-08-12 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the emerging research topic "green (energy efficient) wireless networks" which has drawn huge attention recently from both academia and industry. This topic is highly motivated due to important environmental, financial, and quality-of-experience (QoE) considerations. Specifically, the high energy consumption of the wireless networks manifests in approximately 2% of all CO2 emissions worldwide. This book presents the authors’ visions and solutions for deployment of energy efficient (green) heterogeneous wireless communication networks. The book consists of three major parts. The first part provides an introduction to the "green networks" concept, the second part targets the green multi-homing resource allocation problem, and the third chapter presents a novel deployment of device-to-device (D2D) communications and its successful integration in Heterogeneous Networks (HetNets). The book is novel in that it specifically targets green networking in a heterogeneous wireless medium, which represents the current and future wireless communication medium faced by the existing and next generation communication networks. The book focuses on multi-homing resource allocation, exploiting network cooperation, and integrating different and new network technologies (radio frequency and VLC), expanding the network coverage and integrating new device centric communication paradigms such as D2D Communications. Whilst the book discusses a significant research topic supported with advanced mathematical analysis, the resulting algorithms and solutions are explained and summarized in a way that is easy to follow and grasp. This book is suitable for networking and telecommunications engineers, researchers in industry and academia, as well as students and instructors.

Heterogeneous Cellular Networks

Author : Rose Qingyang Hu
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118555317
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (185 download)

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Download or read book Heterogeneous Cellular Networks written by Rose Qingyang Hu and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-04-03 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A timely publication providing coverage of radio resource management, mobility management and standardization in heterogeneous cellular networks The topic of heterogeneous cellular networks has gained momentum in industry and the research community, attracting the attention of standardization bodies such as 3GPP LTE and IEEE 802.16j, whose objectives are looking into increasing the capacity and coverage of the cellular networks. This book focuses on recent progresses, covering the related topics including scenarios of heterogeneous network deployment, interference management in the heterogeneous network deployment, carrier aggregation in a heterogeneous network, cognitive radio, cell selection/reselection and load balancing, mobility and handover management, capacity and coverage optimization for heterogeneous networks, traffic management and congestion control. This book enables readers to better understand the technical details and performance gains that are made possible by this state-of-the-art technology. It contains the information necessary for researchers and engineers wishing to build and deploy highly efficient wireless networks themselves. To enhance this practical understanding, the book is structured to systematically lead the reader through a series of case-studies of real world scenarios. Key features: Presents this new paradigm in cellular network domain: a heterogeneous network containing network nodes with different characteristics such as transmission power and RF coverage area Provides a clear approach by containing tables, illustrations, industry case studies, tutorials and examples to cover the related topics Includes new research results and state-of-the-art technological developments and implementation issues

5G Radio Access Network Architecture

Author : Sasha Sirotkin
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119550882
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (195 download)

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Download or read book 5G Radio Access Network Architecture written by Sasha Sirotkin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-12-07 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover how the NG-RAN architecture is, and isn't, ready for the challenges introduced by 5G 5G Radio Access Network Architecture: The Dark Side of 5G explores foundational and advanced topics in Radio Access Network (RAN) architecture and why a re-thinking of that architecture is necessary to support new 5G requirements. The distinguished engineer and editor Sasha Sirotkin has included numerous works written by industry insiders with state of the art research at their disposal. The book explains the relevant standards and technologies from an academic perspective, but also explains why particular standards decisions were made and how a variety of NG-RAN architecture options could be deployed in real-life networks. All major standards and technologies associated with the NG-RAN architecture are discussed in this book, including 3GPP, O-RAN, Small Cell Forum, IEEE, and IETF. Readers will learn about how a re-design of the RAN architecture would ensure that 5G networks can deliver their promised throughput and low latency KPIs consistently and sustainably. The book is structured as follows: An overview of the market drivers of the NG-RAN architecture, like spectrum models, 5G-relevant regulatory considerations, and 5G radio interface technical requirements An overview of the 5G System, from the core network, to the RAN, to the radio interface protocols and physical layer, with emphasis on how these are different compared to 4G Release-15 RAN architectures defined in 3GPP, O-RAN, and Small Cell Forum RAN architecture evolution in Release-16 and Release-17 Enabling technologies, like virtualization, open source technologies, multi-access edge (MEC) computing, and operations, administration, and management (OAM) NG-RAN deployment considerations, objectives, and challenges, like costs, spectrum and radio propagation considerations, and coverage Perfect for network designers and operators who require a solid understanding of the NG-RAN architecture, 5G Radio Access Network Architecture also belongs on the bookshelves of network engineers who aim to increase their understanding of the standards and technologies relevant to the NG-RAN architecture.

Design and Deployment of Small Cell Networks

Author : Alagan Anpalagan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107056713
Total Pages : 521 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Design and Deployment of Small Cell Networks written by Alagan Anpalagan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive one-stop resource for understanding small cell networks, from fundamental concepts to emerging trends, design tools, challenges and solutions.

Understanding 5G Mobile Networks

Author : Peter Curwen
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1800710380
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Understanding 5G Mobile Networks written by Peter Curwen and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-08 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding 5G Mobile Networks: A Multidisciplinary Primer offers the first manageable overview of 5G for a non-technical audience, and specifically a broad, multidisciplinary survey of the spectrum and the licensing and launch of 5G networks throughout the world, distinguishing standalone 5G from non-standalone 5G.

Encyclopedia of Social Networks

Author : George A. Barnett
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1506338259
Total Pages : 1341 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Social Networks written by George A. Barnett and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2011-09-07 with total page 1341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This two-volume encyclopedia provides a thorough introduction to the wide-ranging, fast-developing field of social networking, a much-needed resource at a time when new social networks or "communities" seem to spring up on the internet every day. Social networks, or groupings of individuals tied by one or more specific types of interests or interdependencies ranging from likes and dislikes, or disease transmission to the "old boy" network or overlapping circles of friends, have been in existence for longer than services such as Facebook or YouTube; analysis of these networks emphasizes the relationships within the network . This reference resource offers comprehensive coverage of the theory and research within the social sciences that has sprung from the analysis of such groupings, with accompanying definitions, measures, and research. Featuring approximately 350 signed entries, along with approximately 40 media clips, organized alphabetically and offering cross-references and suggestions for further readings, this encyclopedia opens with a thematic Reader′s Guide in the front that groups related entries by topics. A Chronology offers the reader historical perspective on the study of social networks. This two-volume reference work is a must-have resource for libraries serving researchers interested in the various fields related to social networks.