Unlicensed mobile access (UMA) technology offers seamless access to GSM and GPRS mobile services networks over unlicensed spectrum technologies, including Bluetooth, WiMAX, and Wi-Fi. This book provides a complete cross-reference source for UMA technology and UMA-relevant technologies. Presenting a fundamental introduction with definitions of concepts, explanations of protocols and emerging standards, as well as detailed discussions of applications, it covers important topics such as system/network architecture, capacity, mobility management, vertical handoff, routing, medium access control, scheduling, congestion control, adaptive channel assignment, and security.

Yan Zhang, Laurence T. Yang, Jianhua Ma

Architectures. UMA Technology: Architecture, Applications and Security. UMA and Related Technologies - The Road Ahead. Quality of Service Management in UMA. Radio Resource Management in IEEE 802.11-based UMA Networks. Security in IEEE 802.11-based UMA Networks,. Mobility Management between UMA Networks and Cellular Networks. Protocols and Security. Protocols and Decision Processes for Vertical Handovers. Piconet inter-connection strategies in IEEE 802.15.3 networks. Quality of Service in Wireless Local and Metropolitan Area Networks. Fast MAC Layer Handoff schemes in Wireless LANs. Security in Wireless LANs. Interference Mitigation in license-exempt 802.16 systems: a distributed approach. QoS capabilities in MANETs. Standards and Applications. WiMAX Architecture, Protocols, Security, and Privacy. A Detailed DSRC-WAVE Architecture. Supporting Heterogeneous Services in Ultra-Wideband based WPAN. A New UMA Paradigm: Class 2 Opportunistic Networks.