UMTS networks and beyond - Kappler, Cornelia (Chichester, U.K. John Wiley & Sons, 2009)
UMTS motivation and context -- Standardization -- UMTS architecture and functionality -- UMTS radio interface technology : the physical layer -- Packet-switched domain : architecture and protocols -- Circuit-switched domain : architecture and protocols -- UMTS terrestrial radio access network : architecture and protocols -- User equipment : architecture and protocols -- IP multimedia subsystem : architecture and protocols -- Basic UMTS functionality -- Mobility -- Security -- Quality of service -- Session control -- Charging -- Policy control -- WLAN and other alternative access methods -- UMTS releases summary -- 4G motivation and context -- Evolution towards 4G : 3GPP -- Evolution towards 4G : non-3GPP technologies -- Beyond 4G?
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Universal Mobile Telecommunications System; Electronic books