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[...]... Random Access Algorithm 4.11.1 Why a New Random Access Scheme for GPRS? 4.11.2 Stabilisation of the Random Access Algorithm 4.11.3 Prioritisation at the Random Access 4.11.4 The GPRS Random Access Algorithm 4.12 EGPRS 4.12.1 EGPRS Coding Schemes and Link Quality Control 4.12.2 Other EGPRS Additions and Issues 4.12.3 EDGE Compact 4.12.4 Further Evolution of GPRS 5 Models for the Physical Layer and for. .. of multiple access protocols for mobile cellular communications in general, which are the main topic of this book Accordingly, its starting point was the Ph.D thesis It was then substantially expanded to cover multiple access in GSM/GPRS and in UMTS, as well as latest trends in the industry towards the merging of wireless communications and IPbased data communications, including their impact on multiple. .. frequency channels) in GSM Multiple Access Interference Mobile Allocation Index Offset (for frequency hopping in GSM) Mobile Broadband System Modulation and Coding Scheme 1 (for EGPRS, MCS-1 to MCS-9) Multidimensional PRMA Multidimensional FRMA Mobile Equipment Media Gateway Control Function Media GateWay Multiple- Input Multiple- Output Mobility Management (GSM and UMTS) Mobile Originated Master Packet... medium access control (MAC) layer From an OSI layering perspective, the generic term multiple access spans often both layer 1, the physical layer, and the lower sub-layer of layer 2, the MAC (sub-)layer We associate ‘basic multiple access schemes’ with the physical layer, and multiple access protocols with the MAC (sub-)layer Unlike the few books dealing exclusively with multiple access protocols, ... adopting more and more IP-based technologies Possible 4G scenarios are also discussed This book is therefore a valuable source of information for anybody interested in the latest trends in mobile communications, which is accessible in Chapters 1 to 4, 10 and 11 without having to delve into lots of maths Chapters 5 to 9 are more geared towards researchers and designers of multiple access protocols and other... Assessment of MD PRMA and MD FRMA Performances 8.3.1 Impact of Acknowledgement Delays on MD PRMA Performance 8.3.2 MD FRMA vs MD PRMA 8.3.3 Performance of MD FRMA in TDD Mode 8.3.4 Impact of Voice Model Parameters on MD PRMA Performance 8.4 Combining Backlog-based and Load-based Access Control 8.4.1 Accounting for Multiple Access Interference 8.4.2 Performance of Combined Load- and Backlog-based Access Control... Specifications (similarly R96, R98, R99) Routing Area Radio Access Bearer Research and technology development in Advanced Communications technologies in Europe Random Access CHannel (GSM, UTRA transport channel) Resource Auction Multiple Access Radio Access Network Random Access Protocol Reservation-Code Multiple Access Reservation State Radio Frequency Right Hand Side (of an equation) Radio Link Control Radio... Ahgvami, the director of the Centre for Telecommunications Research at King’s College London, who supervised numerous research projects on third generation (3G) mobile communication systems at his centre, was intrigued by both code-division multiple access (CDMA) and packet reservation multiple access (PRMA) In the early 1990s, these were two prime multiple access candidates for 3G systems, the latter essentially... Control Protocol (for IP) Hybrid Time-Division Code-Division Multiple Access Hybrid Time-Division Synchronous Code-Division Multiple Access Time-Division Duplexing Time-Division Multiplexing Time-Division Multiple Access Transport Format Combination (UTRA) Transport Format Combination Indicator (UTRA) Transport Format Indicator (UTRA) Temporary Logical Link Identity (GPRS) Temporary Mobile Subscriber... Public Land Mobile Telecommunications System Fast Paging Slot Future Radio Wideband Multiple Access Systems Frame Reservation Multiple Access File Transfer Protocol G GERAN GGSN GSM/EDGE Radio Access Network Gateway GPRS Support Node ABBREVIATIONS GMM/SM GMSC GMSK GoS GSM GPRS GTP GPRS Mobility Management and Session Management Gateway MSC Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying Grade of Service Groupe Sp´ cial Mobile . w0 h0" alt="" MULTIPLE ACCESS PROTOCOLS FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS Multiple Access Protocols for Mobile Communications GPRS, UMTS and Beyond Alex Brand Swisscom Mobile, Switzerland Hamid Aghvami King’s. record for this book is available from the British Library British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Brand, Alex Multiple access protocols for mobile communications: GPRS, UMTS and beyond/ Alex. Combine CDMA and PRMA? 12 1.4.2 Hybrid CDMA/TDMA Multiple Access Schemes 14 1.4.3 Literature on Multiple Access Protocols for Packet CDMA 15 1.4.4 Access Control in Combined CDMA/PRMA Protocols