Mobile Radio Networks: Networking and Protocols

The new edition of a text that presents an engineering-oriented overview of mobile radio network technologies. Walke (Aachen U. of Technology, Germany) has expanded the work to include system descriptions of General Packet Radio Service, Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution, Universal Mobile Telecommunication System, and other recently introduced systems. Also added to the new edition is discussions of traffic performance behavior under normal traffic load conditions. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)