1st Edition

Fixed Mobile Convergence Handbook

Edited By Syed A. Ahson, Mohammad Ilyas Copyright 2011
492 Pages 203 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

492 Pages 203 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

492 Pages 203 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Requirements for next generation networks (NGNs) are fueling an architectural evolution. Service providers are obliged to give users access to content anytime, anyhow, anywhere, on any device. This requires a converged infrastructure in which users across multiple domains can be served through a single unified domain and all network services and business units can be consolidated on a single IP... Read more

Fixed Mobile Convergence: The Quest for Seamless Mobility, D. Gallucci, S. Giordano, D. Puccinelli, N.S. Krishna Tejawsi, and S. Vanini

User-Centric Convergence in Telecom Networks, S. Albayrak, F. Sivrikaya, A.C. Toker, and M.A. Khan

Femtocell Networks: Technologies and Applications, E.Cheol Kim and J.Y. Kim

Fixed Mobile Convergence Based on 3G Femtocell Deployments, A. Fernández-Durán, M. Molina-García, and J.I. Alonso

Deployment Modes and Interference Avoidance for Next-Generation Femtocell Networks, I. Güvenç, M.E. Sahin, H.A. Mahmoud, and H. Arslan

Conversational Quality and Wireless Network Planning in Fixed Mobile Convergence, M. Molina-García, A. Fernández-Durán, and J.I. Alonso

Convergence and Interworking of Heterogeneous Wireless Access Networks, P. Talebi Fard and V.C.M. Leung

Application-Controlled and Power-Efficient Personal Area Network Architecture for FMC, S.R. Chaudhry and H.S. Al-Raweshidy

Mobility Management Protocols Design for IPv6-Based Wireless and Mobile Networks, L.- J. Zhang, L. Zhang, L. Marchand, and S. Pierre

SIP-Based Mobility Management and Multihoming in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks, C. Kiat Yeo, B. Sung Lee, T. Meng Lim, D.D. Nguyen, and Y. Xia

Vertical Handover System in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks, Y.-S. Kim, D.-H. Kwon, and Y.-J. Suh

A Framework for Implementing IEEE 802.21 Media-Independent Handover Services, W.-S. Lim and Y.-J. Suh

Converged NGN-Based IPTV Architecture and Services, E. Mikoczy and P. Podhradsky

Interconnection of NGN-Based IPTV Systems, M. O. van Deventer, P. Nooren, R. Kadlic, and E. Mikoczy

End-to-End QoS and Policy-Based Resource Management in Converged NGN, D. Sun and R. Nagarajan

Presence User Modeling and Performance Study of Single and Multi-Throttling on Wireless Links, V. Beltran and J. Paradells

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Biography

Syed Ahson is a senior software design engineer with Microsoft. As part of the Mobile Voice and Partner Services group, he is currently engaged in research on new and exciting end-to-end mobile services and applications. Before joining Microsoft, Syed was a senior staff software engineer with Motorola, where he contributed significantly in leading roles toward the creation of several iDEN, CDMA, and GSM cellular phones. He has extensive experience with wireless data protocols, wireless data applications, and cellular telephony protocols. Before joining Motorola, Syed worked as a senior software design engineer with NetSpeak Corporation (now part of Net2Phone), a pioneer in VoIP telephony software.

Dr. Mohammad Ilyas is associate dean for research and industry relations at the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida. Previously, he has served as chair of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and interim associate vice president for research and graduate studies. He received his Ph.D degree from Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada. His doctoral research was about switching and flow control techniques in computer communication networks. He received his BSc degree in electrical engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan, and his MS degree in electrical and electronic engineering at Shiraz University, Iran.