Advances in 3G Enhanced Technologies for Wireless Communications (Artech House Mobile Communications Series)

This text is based on selected papers from the Fourth IEEE Workshop on Emerging Technologies in Circuits and Systems Third Generation (3G) Mobile Technologies and Applications, held from November 29 to December 1, 2002 in Hong Kong. Sixteen international specialists contribute seven chapters examining the concepts behind 3G standards and identifying directions for future research. Coverage includes WCDMA enhanced technologies, downlink performance enhancements in CDMA cellular systems, the evolution of GSM/EDGE toward 3G mobile services, CDMA2000 high-rate packet data system, peak-to-average ratio of CDMA systems, IP mobility framework for supporting wireless and mobile Internet, and the software radio as a possible technique for implementing 3G and future mobile systems incorporating multiple standards. For research engineers and postgraduate students. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)