{"product_id":"9783540421627","title":"Signals and Communication Technology: The Physical Layer of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSignals and Communication Technology: The Physical Layer of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eSpringer, Andreas; Weigel, Robert\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt took more than 15 years of research, standardization work, and develop­ ment with an enormous effort of manpower to bring third generation (3G) wireless communication systems to life. The first research work on 3G sys­ tems started around 1988 [1]. At this time the striking success of second generation (2G) systems, especially of GSM (Global System for Mobile Com­ munications), was not yet evident. A substantial part of these early research activities took place in Europe and was sponsored by the European Commis­ sion in the course of research programs such as: Research and Development of Advanced Communications Technologies in Europe (RACE-I, RACE-2) and Advanced Communications Technology and Services (ACTS) [2]. Even before these activities, 3G systems were considered in 1992 at the WARC (World Administrative Radio Conference), where 230 MHz of spectrum around 2 GHz was identified for 3G, and in standardization bodies like the ITU (Interna­ tional Telecommunications Union) from a global perspective and ETSI (Eu­ ropean Telecommunications Standards Institute) in Europe. At the present time 3G networks are deployed or are already operating (e. g. , in Japan the first commercial 3G system started its service in October 2001). Unfortu­ nately, the initial idea to create one single 3G standard to allow for seam­ less world-wide roaming could not be realized. However, three of the five members of the so-called IMT-2000 (International Mobile Telecommunica­ tions, the official acronym for 3G systems) family of standards are based on Wideband-CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2002-06-11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783540421627\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-662-04937-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 234cm x156cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 298\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Berlin Heidelberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45578524229772,"sku":"9783540421627","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783540421627.jpg?v=1771519574","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783540421627","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}