UMTS networks and beyond /
Universal Mobile Telecommunication System networks and beyond
Cornelia Kappler.
- Chichester, England : Wiley, 2009.
- xxxi, 353 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-336) and index.
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?