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TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Tables…………………………..………….………………………………………..……vi
List of Figures………………………………….…………………………………………….…vii
List of Abbreviations……………………..………….………………………………………….ix
ABSTRACT……………………………………………..……………………………………...xii
CHAPTER ONE
1. Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………....1
CHAPTER TWO
2. 3G…………………………………..…………………………………………………………..5
2.1. Introduction………………………………………………………………………...…..5
2.2. Technologies…………………………………………………………………………...5
2.2.1. WCDMA……………………………….………………………………………..5
2.2.2. CDMA2000………………………………………………………………….…..6
2.2.3. TD-SCDMA……………………………………………………………….…….6
2.3. Development…………………………………………………..……………………….7
2.4. Cases………………………………………………………………..…………….…….8
2.5. Conclusion……………………………………………………………………….……..9
CHAPTER THREE
3. IEEE 802.11, Wireless LAN…………………………………………………...……………..10
3.1. The background of IEEE 802.11…………………………………………….………10
3.2. Capacity……………………………………………………………………….….….11
3.3. The Physical Layer and MAC Layer…………………………………………...……14
3.3.1. The Physical Layer………………………………………………..……….….14
3.3.1.1. Introduction……………………………………………………….……14
3.3.1.2. PLCP and PMD…………………..………………………...……….……15
3.3.1.3. CS/CCA………………………………………………………….……….15
3.3.1.4. IEEE 802.11b, DSSS and HR-DSSS…………………………..…...…..16
3.3.1.4.1. Theory and Transmission method…………………………………16
3.3.1.4.2. Against interference……………………..…………………………17
3.3.1.4.3. PLCP and PMD of DSSS…………………….......................……..17
3.3.1.4.4. HR-DSSS and CCK…………………………………………..……18
3.3.1.4.5. PLCP and PMD of HR-DSSS………..……………....……………19
3.3.1.5. IEEE 802.11a and OFDM…………………………………………….…20
3.3.1.5.1. Background…………………………………………………..…….20
3.3.1.5.2. Principles…………………………………………………………..20
3.3.1.5.3. The IEEE 802.11a’s OFDM and its PLCP and PMD……………..22
3.3.1.6. IEEE 802.11g and the Physical Layer……………………………………24
3.3.1.6.1. Background and Backward Compatibility………….……...……24
3.3.1.6.2. ERP-OFDM and DSSS-OFDM………………………………..…..25
3.3.2. MAC Layer………………………………………………………………..…….27
3.3.2.1. Introduction……………………………………………...….……………27
3.3.2.2. DCF and PCF…………………………….……………………………..27
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