Cellular Communications: A Comprehensive and Practical Guide

Even as newer cellular technologies and standards emerge, many of the fundamental principles and the components of the cellular network remains the same. Presenting a simple yet comprehensive view of cellular communications technologies, Cellular Communications provides an end–to–end perspective of cellular operations, ranging from physical layer details to call set–up and from the radio network to the core network. This self–contained source for practitioners and students represents a comprehensive survey of the landscape of commercially deployed 1G, 2G, and 3G technologies and provides a glimpse of emerging 4G technologies.