Mobile Broadcasting with Wi: MAX. Principles, Technology and Applications

✍ Scribed by Amitabh Kumar (Auth.)

• Publisher: Focal Press
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 619
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Written exclusively from broadcasters perspective, Mobile Broadcasting with WiMAX will help you move ahead in the use of WiMAX technologies. Whether you are an engineer, content provider, manager, or operator and planning such services, this book helps you understand the dimensions of this new medium and integration of communication, broadcasting and Multimedia technologies. The book oulines migrating to a new generation of broadcasting which integrates the Mobile, Wireless and Fixed network domains, then gives you a complete picture on what is happening in the field.

The book is divided into five parts as follows:

PART I Gives an introduction to Broadband Wireless Technologies and Mobile WiMAX. Wi-Fi including 802.11a,b,n and g, WiMAX technologies with focus on Mobile WiMAX 802.16e, and provides a global overview of deployment of Wireless broadband networks.

PART-II is about Mobile Multimedia broadcasting and Mobile TV technologies, based on both cellular and broadband wireless.

PART III covers Resources for Mobile multimedia broadcasting and comprises of four structured chapters on Spectrum for WiMAX networks, WiMAX terrestrial broadcasting networks, client devices for WiMAX and an update of on chipsets developments.

Part IV is devoted to the Network Architectures and the integration of WiMAX with other networks, both fixed and mobile.

Part V deals with Software architectures and Applications which help the process of mobile multimedia broadcasting. Case studies of prominent networks are given with country specific examples.

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
Prologue, Pages xiii-xv
Preface, Pages xvii-xxii
Chapter 1 - Why WiMAX For Broadcasting?, Pages 3-19
Chapter 2 - Introduction to Broadband Wireless Networks, Pages 21-52
Chapter 3 - Introduction to Mobile Multimedia, Pages 53-70
Chapter 4 - Understanding WiMAX, Pages 73-126
Chapter 5 - Design of WiMAX Transmission Networks, Pages 127-158
Chapter 6 - Broadband Wireless Networks: Deployment Status Worldwide, Pages 159-176
Chapter 7 - Standards Convergence in Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting, Pages 177-192
Chapter 8 - Chipsets For WiMAX Devices, Pages 193-212
Chapter 9 - Customer Premises Equipment (CPES) For WiMAX, Pages 213-234
Chapter 10 - Software Architectures for Mobile Multimedia Wireless Devices, Pages 235-262
Chapter 11 - Spectrum For WiMAX Networks, Pages 263-298
Chapter 12 - Mobile WiMAX Networks, Pages 299-328
Chapter 13 - Broadcasting Mobile Multimedia Using WiMAX-Network Architectures, Pages 331-354
Chapter 14 - Mobile TV Technologies: A Strategic Overview, Pages 355-377
Chapter 15 - IPTV and WiMAX, Pages 379-410
Chapter 16 - Mobile Broadcasting Using WiMAX: A Technology Overview, Pages 413-438
Chapter 17 - Broadcast Applications of WiMAX Networks, Pages 439-468
Chapter 18 - WiMAX and Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting: Interactive Applications, Pages 469-486
Chapter 19 - Content Security in WiMAX Networks, Pages 487-506
Chapter 20 - Business case for WiMAX, Pages 507-527
Chapter 21 - Case Studies of WiMAX Networks, Pages 529-554
Chapter 22 - WiMAX Services: The Future, Pages 555-568
Glossary, Pages 569-585
Index, Pages 587-596