Next Generation Mobile Systems 3G and Beyond

TLDR: This chapter discusses the evolution of Mobile Networks and Services, and the approach to a Next-generation Architecture, which aims to achieve Seamless Mobility and Security in the Internet.

Abstract: Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgments. List of Contributors. I: A Vision for the Next Generation. 1. Evolution of Mobile Networks and Services. 1.1 The Evolution of Mobile Networks. 1.2 Trends in Mobile Services. 1.3 Why Next-generation (XG)Mobile Systems? 1.4 Next-generation Imperatives. 2. The All-IP Next-generation Network Architecture. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 3G Architectures. 2.3 Approach to a Next-generation Architecture. 2.4 Conclusions. II: Overview of Mobile Network Technologies. 3. Radio Access Technologies in Cellular Networks. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Background of Radio Access Technologies. 3.3 Radio Access Technologies in Wideband CDMA. 3.4 High-speed Transmission Technologies in HSDPA. 3.5 Radio Access Technologies for Next-generation Systems. 3.6 Broadband Radio Access Schemes for XG Systems. 3.7 Conclusions. 4. Wireless LAN Evolution 93 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Basic Technologies in IEEE 802.11 WLAN. 4.3 Evolution ofWLAN. 4.4 Mobility Support. 4.5 Quality of Service. 4.6 Security. 5. IP Mobility. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 The Internet Architecture. 5.3 Network Layer Mobility in the Internet. 5.4 Achieving Seamless Mobility. 5.5 Summary. 6. APIs and Application Platforms for Next-generation Mobile Networks. 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Background. 6.3 Standard Telecommunications APIs. 6.4 Advanced API Efforts. 6.5 Our Approach. 6.6 Discussion and Conclusions. III: Middleware and Applications. 7. Terminal Software Platform Technologies. 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Existing Terminal Software Platforms. 7.3 Runtime Environments. 7.4 Terminal Software Platform Security: Trusted Computing Group. 7.5 Terminal Software Platform Management: Over the Air Provisioning. 7.6 Research Directions. 7.7 Conclusions. 8. Multimedia Coding Technologies and Applications. 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Speech and Audio Coding Technologies. 8.3 Video Coding Technologies. 8.4 Mobile Multimedia Applications. 9. Wireless Web Services. 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 Web Services Architecture. 9.3 Web Service Technologies for Small Wireless Devices. 9.4 Web Services and the Open Mobile Alliance. 9.5 Conclusion. IV: Security. 10. Cryptographic Algorithms and Protocols for XG. 10.1 Introduction. 10.2 Secret-key Cryptography. 10.3 Public-key Cryptography. 10.4 Public-key Infrastructure. 10.5 Proving that a Cryptosystem is Secure. 10.6 Advanced Functionalities and Future Directions. 10.7 Conclusion. 11. Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting. 11.1 Evolution of AAA. 11.2 Common AAA Framework. 11.3 Technologies. 11.4 Emerging Research. 12. Security Policy Enforcement for Downloaded Code. 12.1 Introduction. 12.2 Standard DynamicMonitors: Java 2. 12.3 Selective DynamicMonitors. 12.4 Static Security Managers. 12.5 Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.