Local Multipoint Distribution System (LMDS)

Author: Clint Smith
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Publish Date: 2002-02-01
Features: This book is a specialized work on Local Multipoint Distribution Systems (LMDS), systematically discussing all the technologies and professional skills required to introduce this highly competitive broadband system into the market. The book covers a wide range of technologies:
· Basic technical solutions related to multipoint systems, including Demand-Based Bandwidth Allocation (DBA), TDM, ATM, VoIP, cable systems, Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN), FDD, and TDD.
· Understanding the wireless components that make up any multipoint system and the relationship between these components and the services and performance they provide.
· Business considerations, including marketing, services, dual-frequency strategies, traffic volume planning for users, funding requirements and operational costs, and funding authorization.
· RF design guidance for a new or existing system, along with technical design considerations for TDM, IP, and ATM networks related to the services provided, as well as demand calculations.
· Design principles for user terminals, including interface types, user location restrictions, user survey methods, and installation issues.
· Implementation considerations for any point-to-multipoint system, including land use confirmation, site selection processes, base station, primary user terminal, and central office construction and installation, as well as a base station site checklist.
This book is suitable for telecom technicians and telecom managers who are willing to engage in LMDS, FWPMP technology, and system research, as well as serving as a reference tool for readers when implementing LMDS systems and a training textbook for broadband wireless access technicians.