The wireless data handbook /

DeRose, James F.

The wireless data handbook / James F. DeRose. - New York : Wiley, c1999. - xxi, 388 p. : ill. 25 cm.

A Wiley-Interscience publication.

1 A short History of Data Radio,2 Data Network Types , 3 Public Netwok Characteristics , 4 Pbulic Terrestial Packet Switched Networks , 5 Public Terrestial Circuit Switched Networks, 6 Public Satellite Networks ,7 Hybrid Networks , 8 Fitting Applications to Public Offerings , 9 Subscriber Growth :History and Barriers , 10 Market Opportunity , 11 Airtime Price Projections , 12 Coverage Versus Capacity , 13 Understanding Airtime Protocols , 14 Estimating Airlink Capacity :Packs Systems , 15 Enabling "Soft "Technologies , 16 Device Alternatives , 17 Connectivity ,18 Systems and Subsystems , 19 User Applications , 20 Network Mythologies , and Appendixes .

Examines the wireless applications and the network that can serve them .Emphasizes on the deflating unrealistic vendor claims.

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