Fixed/mobile convergence and beyond : unbounded mobile communications / Richard Watson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watson, Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mobile communication systems.

Convergence (Telecommunication).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier / Newnes, c2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

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 integr

Contents:

Front Cover; Fixed/Mobile Convergence and Beyond: Unbounded Mobile Communications; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Unbounded Mobile Communications; Chapter 2: Mobile Communications: State of the Technology; Chapter 3: Unbounded Mobile Communications: What Is It?; Chapter 4: UMC: An Overview of Technology Requirements and Considerations; Chapter 5: UMC: Current Market Solution Overview; Chapter 6: UMC: Layer 1 and 2 Media Requirements; Chapter 7: VoIP: Layers 3 and 4, the IP Infrastructure; Chapter 8: Voice-Optimized Networks: The Network Orphan

Chapter 9: Mobile Handset SolutionsChapter 10: Hotspot and Hotzone Access; Chapter 11: Security Considerations; Chapter 12: PBX Features and Integration; Chapter 13: UMC Management and Statute Conformance Considerations; Chapter 14: Mobilizing Applications; Chapter 15: The Final Challenge: Sales/Support Channel Considerations; Chapter 16: Unbounded Mobile Communications: Beyond FMC; Glossary; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612711701

9781282711709

1282711709

9780080943237

0080943233

OCLC:

318339658