Elsevier S & T

The Wireless Internet Explained

Rhoton, John

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Table of contents
  • Cover
  • Copyright Pageiv
  • Contentsvii
  • Prefacexi
  • Acknowledgmentsxv
  • Chapter 1. Wireless Technology1
  • 1.1 Introduction1
  • 1.2 Mobile and wireless2
  • 1.3 The world before wires3
  • 1.4 Wireline communication4
  • 1.5 Emergence of wireless6
  • 1.6 Why wireless?8
  • 1.7 Wireless physics10
  • 1.8 Radio transmission17
  • 1.9 Wireless network architecture20
  • 1.10 What are the implications of wireless?22
  • 1.11 Summary23
  • Chapter 2. Air Interfaces25
  • 2.1 Air ownership25
  • 2.2 Licensing airwaves26
  • 2.3 Ownership and billing28
  • 2.4 Interface characteristics28
  • 2.5 Current interfaces38
  • 2.6 Wireless PANs39
  • 2.7 Wireless LANs41
  • 2.8 Wireless MANs45
  • 2.9 Wireless WANs46
  • 2.10 Satellite communications53
  • 2.11 Summary55
  • Chapter 3. Mobile Devices59
  • 3.1 Device types60
  • 3.2 Platforms63
  • 3.3 Applications66
  • 3.4 Synchronization70
  • 3.5 Extensibility73
  • 3.6 Smart cards74
  • 3.7 Voice processing75
  • 3.8 Management78
  • 3.9 Trends in mobile devices81
  • 3.10 Summary82
  • Chapter 4. Infrastructure85
  • 4.1 Networks87
  • 4.2 Frameworks91
  • 4.3 SMS„Short Message Service92
  • 4.4 WAP96
  • 4.5 i-mode104
  • 4.6 IrDA107
  • 4.7 Bluetooth108
  • 4.8 Pure IP networks114
  • 4.9 Summary115
  • Chapter 5. Applications117
  • 5.1 Why are mobile applications different from traditional applications?117
  • 5.2 Evolution of applications118
  • 5.3 Enabling applications for wireless access121
  • 5.4 Consumer applications130
  • 5.5 Enterprise applications132
  • 5.6 Vertical applications144
  • 5.7 Optimized wireless applications145
  • 5.8 Increasing the value147
  • 5.9 Summary149
  • Chapter 6. Security151
  • 6.1 Device security151
  • 6.2 Air security156
  • 6.3 Supplementary security166
  • 6.4 Enterprise requirements171
  • 6.5 Secure transactions172
  • 6.6 Summary174
  • Chapter 7. Implementation177
  • 7.1 Architecture/design177
  • 7.2 Development198
  • 7.3 Management203
  • 7.4 Summary204
  • Chapter 8. Future Directions207
  • 8.1 Mobile architectures207
  • 8.2 Air interfaces210
  • 8.3 Networks217
  • 8.4 Presentation224
  • 8.5 Development tools225
  • 8.6 Applications226
  • 8.7 Pervasive use229
  • 8.8 Summary230
  • List of Acronyms233
  • Index237
Book details
  • Vendor Elsevier S & T
  • SKU 9781555582579
  • ISBN-13 9780080521183
  • Author Rhoton, John
  • Category Computers
  • Subject General

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The Wireless Internet Explained covers the full spectrum of wireless technologies from a wide range of vendors, including initiatives by Microsoft and Compaq. The Wireless Internet Explained takes a practical look at wireless technology. Rhoton explains the concepts behind the physics, and provides an overview that clarifies the convoluted set of standards heaped together under the umbrella of wireless. It then expands on these technical foundations to give a panorama of the increasingly crowded landscape of wireless product offerings. When it comes to actual implementation the book gives abundant down-to-earth advice on topics ranging from the selection and deployment of mobile devices to the extremely sensitive subject of security.

Written by an expert on Internet messaging, the author of Digital Press's successful Programmer's Guide to Internet Mail and X.400 and SMTP: Battle of the E-mail Protocols, The Wireless Internet Explained describes and evaluates the current state of the fast-growing and crucial field of wireless communications.

Covers phone-based systems, PDAs and the wireless office
Describes and evaluates the current state of the fast-
growing and crucial field of wireless communications