3G, 4G and Beyond: Bringing Networks, Devices and the Web Together, 2/e (Hardcover)

Extensively updated evaluation of current and future network technologies, applications and devices 

This book follows on from its successful predecessor with an introduction to next generation network technologies, mobile devices, voice and multimedia services and the mobile web 2.0.  Giving a sound technical introduction to 3GPP wireless systems, this book explains the decisions taken during standardization of the most popular wireless network standards today, LTE, LTE-Advanced and HSPA+.  It discusses how these elements strongly influence each other and how network capabilities, available bandwidth, mobile device capabilities and new application concepts will shape the way we communicate in the future.  This Second Edition presents a comprehensive and broad-reaching examination of a fast-moving technology which will be a welcome update for researchers and professionals alike. 

Key features:

• Fully updated and expanded to include new sections including VoLTE, the evolution to 4G, mobile Internet access, LTE-Advanced, Wi-Fi security and backhaul for wireless networks
• Describes the successful commercialization of Web 2.0 services such as Facebook, and the emergence of app stores, tablets and smartphones
• Examines the evolution of mobile devices and operating systems, including ARM and x86 architecture and their application to voice-optimized and multimedia devices

全面更新的現有和未來網路技術、應用和設備評估

本書延續了其成功的前作，介紹了下一代網路技術、移動設備、語音和多媒體服務以及移動網路2.0。本書提供了對3GPP無線系統的技術介紹，解釋了當今最流行的無線網路標準LTE、LTE-Advanced和HSPA+在標準化過程中所做的決策。它討論了這些元素如何相互影響，以及網路能力、可用頻寬、移動設備能力和新的應用概念將如何塑造我們未來的通訊方式。第二版全面而廣泛地探討了這個快速發展的技術，將為研究人員和專業人士提供一個受歡迎的更新。

主要特點：
- 全面更新和擴展，包括新的章節，如VoLTE、向4G的演進、移動網路訪問、LTE-Advanced、Wi-Fi安全和無線網路的回程連接
- 描述了Web 2.0服務（如Facebook）的成功商業化，以及應用商店、平板電腦和智能手機的出現
- 研究了移動設備和操作系統的演進，包括ARM和x86架構及其在語音優化和多媒體設備上的應用