TY  - BOOK
AU  - DeRose,James F
TI  - The wireless data handbook
SN  - 0471316512 (alk. paper)
U1  - 621.38456 21
PY  - 1999///
CY  - New York
PB  - Wiley
KW  - Wireless communication systems
N1  - "A Wiley-Interscience publication."; Includes bibliographical references and index; Part 1 Getting started: a short history of data radio -- data network types -- key public network characteristics -- public terrestrial packet switched -- public terrestrial circuit switched networks -- public satellite networks -- hybrid networks. Part 2 Business - 101 prices and quantity fixations: fitting applications to public offerings -- subscriber growth: history and barriers -- market opportunity -- airtime price projections. Part 3 Business 102 - other things are important, too: coverage vs capacity. Part 4 Some primitive technical considerations: understanding airtime protocols -- estimating airlink capacity -- enabling "soft" technologies -- device alternatives -- connectivity -- systems and subsystems -- user applications -- network mythologies
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/wiley033/99030369.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/onix04/99030369.html
ER  -