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A Guide to the Wireless Engineering Body of Knowledge (WEBOK) Section 1 – Wireless Engineering Framework INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 5 Section 2 – Wireless Engineering Knowledge Areas Chapter 1 - WIRELESS ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES 1.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 8 1.2 CONTENTS ................................................................................................................... 9 1.3 DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS ............................................................................................10 1.4 MOBILITY MANAGEMENT .............................................................................................17 1.5 WIRELESS ACCESS TECHNOLOGY STANDARDIZATION ..............................................22 1.6 DIGITAL MOBILE CELLULAR TECHNOLOGY EVOLUTION—2G TO 3G ............................26 1.7 LOCAL, PERSONAL AND NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATIONS ...........................................46 1.8 BEYOND 3G AND FUTURE TRENDS .............................................................................53 CHAPTER 2 - NETWORK AND SERVICE ARCHITECTURE 2.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................67 2.2 CONTENTS ..................................................................................................................67 2.3 CIRCUIT-SWITCHED CELLULAR NETWORK ARCHITECTURE ........................................68 2.4 TCP/IP IN PACKET SWITCHED NETWORKS .................................................................71 2.5 VOIP/SIP FOR IP MULTIMEDIA .....................................................................................74 2.6 PACKET-SWITCHED MOBILE NETWORKS AND IMS .....................................................78 2.7 ALTERNATIVE NETWORK ARCHITECTURES—MESH NETWORKS ................................86 2.8 ALTERNATIVE NETWORK ARCHITECTURES—MOBILE AD HOC NETWORKS ................90 2.9 SERVICE ENABLER EVOLUTION ..................................................................................91 2.11 FUNDAMENTALS OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING .............................................................97 2.12 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................99 Chapter 3 - NETWORK MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY 3.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 103 3.2 CONTENTS ................................................................................................................. 103 3.3 THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE LIBRARY ................................. 103 3.4 THE ENHANCED TELECOM OPERATIONS MAP .......................................................... 107 3.5 THE SIMPLE NETWORK MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL (SNMP) ...................................... 111 3.6 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................ 114 3.8 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................ 135 CHAPTER 4 - RADIO FREQUENCY ENGINEERING, PROPAGATION AND ANTENNAS 4.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 137 4.2 CONTENTS ................................................................................................................. 137 4.3 ANTENNAS ................................................................................................................. 137 4.4 PROPAGATION ........................................................................................................... 150 4.5 RF ENGINEERING........................................................................................................ 167 4.6 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................ 179 Chapter 5 - FACILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE 5.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 183 5.2 CONTENTS .................................................................................................................183 5.3 AC AND DC POWER SYSTEMS ..................................................................................183 5.4 ELECTRICAL PROTECTION ........................................................................................ 185 5.5 HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING ...................................................... 189 5.6 EQUIPMENT RACKS, RACK MOUNTING SPACES, AND RELATED HARDWARE .......... 189 5.7 WAVEGUIDES AND TRANSMISSION LINES ................................................................ 190 5.8 TOWER SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS .............................................................. 192 5.9 DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEMS AND BASE STATION HOTELS............................... 193 5.10 PHYSICAL SECURITY, ALARM AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS ................................ 194 5.11 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS ....................... 195 5.12 REFERENCES .......................................................................................................... 197 Chapter 6 - AGREEMENTS , STANDARDS, POLICIES, AND REGULATIONS 6.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 198 6.2 CONTENTS ................................................................................................................. 198 6.3 AGREEMENTS ............................................................................................................ 199 6.4 STANDARDS ................................................................................................................ 201 6.5 POLICIES ..................................................................................................................... 204 6.6 REGULATIONS ............................................................................................................. 207 6.7 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................. 211 Chapter 7 - FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE 7.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 213 7.2 CONTENTS ................................................................................................................... 213 7.3 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING BASICS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS .................... 214 7.4 SIGNAL PROCESSING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS ............................................. 217 7.5 RF ENGINEERING......................................................................................................... 220 7.6 INSTRUMENTS AND MEASUREMENTS [WIT02] ............................................................. 223 7.7 COMMUNICATION NETWORKS ..................................................................................... 224 7.8 OTHER COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS ............................................................................ 229 7.9 GENERAL ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS ......................................... 231 7.10 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................ 233 SECTION 3 – APPENDICES APPENDIX A – CREATION OF THE WEBOK ......................................................................... 234 A.1 DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AREAS FOR THE WIRELESS INDUSTRY ................... 234 A.2 CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS ............................................................................................. 235 APPENDIX B – FUTHER RESOURCES .................................................................................. 237 APPENDIX C – SUMMARY OF THE KNOWLEDGE AREAS ..................................................... 244 APPENDIX D – GLOSSARY ................................................................................................. 250 APPENDIX E – ABOUT THE IEEE COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY ............................................ 256 ABOUT THE IEEE COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY ................................................................... 256 |