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1 online resource (xvi, 262 pages) : illustrations |
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Summary |
Mobile communications users are demanding increased reliability, functionality, and accessibility; they want "always on" access to voice, e-mail, text, and multimedia services as they roam from home to auto to office to outdoor/indoor locations. In addition, there is an increasing deamnd to replace separate landline/mobile telephones with a single handset that can be used wherever its owner might be. Answering those customer needs, fixed/mobile convergence (FMC) marries the mobility provided by cellular networks with the extended connectivity provided by 802.11-based WiFi services and integrates them with landline networks using a single handset. This book provides the theoretical and practical background necessary to successfully plan, develop, and deploy effective FMC networks. This book discusses the various 802.11 and VoIP protocols used in FMC networks, open and proprietary communications protocols, integration of FMC networks to wired telephone networks, mobilizing applications such as text messaging and video, security issues, mobile handset requirements for FMC networks, and the administration/management of FMC networks. Special attention is given to selecting appropriate components for FMC, and numerous case histories and examples from the author's experience are provided. This book is an essential tutorial and reference for any RF/wireless, communications, and networking professional who will work with the next generation of wireless networks |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Unbounded mobile communications -- Mobile communications : state of the technology -- Unbounded mobile communications : what is it? -- UMC : an overview of technology requirements and considerations -- UMC : current market solution overview -- UMC : layer 1 and 2 media requirements -- VoIP : layers 3 and 4, the IP infrastructure -- Voice-optimized networks : the network orphan -- Mobile handset solutions -- Hotspot and hotzone access -- Security considerations -- PBX features and integration -- UMC management and statute conformance considerations -- Mobilizing applications -- The final challenge : sales/support channel considerations -- Unbounded mobile communications : beyond FMC. |
Note |
Print version record. |
Language |
English. |
Subject |
Mobile communication systems.
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Convergence (Telecommunication)
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Internet telephony.
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Radiocommunications mobiles.
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Convergence (Télécommunications)
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Téléphonie Internet.
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COMPUTERS -- System Administration -- Email Administration.
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Convergence (Telecommunication)
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Internet telephony
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Mobile communication systems
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Other Form: |
Print version: Watson, Richard. Fixed/mobile convergence and beyond. Amsterdam ; Boston : Newnes/Elsevier, ©2009 0750687592 9780750687591 (OCoLC)233617617 |
ISBN |
9780750687591 |
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0750687592 |
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9780080943237 (electronic bk.) |
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0080943233 (electronic bk.) |
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1282711709 |
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9781282711709 |
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9786612711701 |
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6612711701 |
Standard No. |
AU@ 000047499918 |
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CHBIS 006041487 |
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CHNEW 001008788 |
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CHVBK 170447790 |
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DEBBG BV039832856 |
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DEBBG BV042314717 |
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DEBSZ 405357494 |
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DEBSZ 430670753 |
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DEBSZ 434183970 |
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DEBSZ 449125769 |
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NZ1 15191404 |
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