GSM - Switching, Services and Protocols

Second Edition

Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, March 2001. ISBN: 047149903X.

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GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) is currently used in more than 140 countries worldwide for mobile telephony, and its application is steadily increasing in different areas.

This book has an instructive emphasis, focusing on the fundamentals of cellular radio systems, covering the standards and protocols extensively. All concepts of up-to-date second generation mobile communication networks are included, from GSM radio transmission through international roaming to mobile data services and network management.

Comprehensively revised and updated, this second edition of a highly successful text incorporates the latest advances in the field. It describes GSM phase 2+ services, covering the new data and speech services, service platforms (CAMEL, MExE, SAT), and the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). A special emphasis is put on the General Packet Radio Service (GPRS).

The authors offer a broad coverage of this leading edge topic. The book addresses a wide spectrum of readers, especially telecommunications engineers, researchers and developers. The highly graphical approach and numerous illustrations will also make it an indispensable text book for senior undergraduates and postgraduates in electrical and computer engineering.

Some remarkable features of this book:

• an excellent introduction into mobile telecommunications;
• a comprehensive overview of GSM;
• includes GSM phase 2+ (GPRS, WAP, ASCI, LCS, CAMEL, AMR, etc.);
• detailed chapter about GPRS (29 pages)
• well written, detailed insight in the area of GSM cellular radio;
• many graphic examples and detailed illustrations.