Space/Terrestrial Mobile Networks

<i>Space/Terrestrial Mobile Networks Internet Access and QoS Support</i> covers the design of a Global Mobile Broadband System (GMBS) based on the results of the European Commission's Framework Programme 5 Information Society Technologies (IST) Project SUITED. Many of the latest concept in mobility solutions, network design techniques and internet technologies are presented. The SUITED project has addressed a number of technical issues that are very much state-of-the-art. The presentation of such material in the form of a design of a real network provides a unique source of information. <p> This book: <ul> <li> Addresses the important topic of heterogeneous networks and the underlying tecyhnologies <li> Describes how to design an integrated satellite/terrestrial infrastructure where all the network components are fully merged together and integrated with the Internet Core network <li> Presents the service scenarios and system requirements of the Global Mobile Broadband System (GMBS) <li> Discusses the necessary QoS support and defines the novel admission control scheme Gauge &amp; Gate Reservation with Independent Probing (GRIP) <li> Covers mobility management including Mobile-IP support and a QoS Support Module (QASM) <li> Describes the functional and network architectures and presents signalling protocols for mobility management in GMBS <li> Presents the design of signalling protocols and their implementation using the Specification and Description Language (SDL) </ul> <p> <i>Space/Terrestrial Mobile Networks Internet Access and QoS Support</i> has an accessible and practical approach to the subject and addresses in detail, the important topic of heterogeneous networks and the underlying technologies that make this concept possible.