Internet Access and QoS Support RAY E. SHERIFF and Y. FUN HU, both of University of Bradford, UK, GIACINTO LOSQUADRO, PAOLO CONFORTO, and CLEMENTINA TOCCI , all of Alenia Spazio, Italy
* Addresses the important topic of heterogeneous networks and the underlying technologies
* 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
* Presents the service scenarios and system requirements of the Global Mobile Broadband System (GMBS)
* Discusses the necessary QoS support and defines the original admission control scheme Gauge & Gate Realistic Internet Protocol (GRIP)
* Covers mobility management including Mobile-IP support and a QoS Support Module (QASM)
* Derives the functional and network architectures and presents the complete signalling protocols for mobility management in GMBS
* Presents the design of signalling protocols and their implementation using SDL
