GSM, GPRS and EDGE Performance - Second Edition provides a complete overview of the entire GSM system. GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) is the digital transmission technique widely adopted in Europe and supported in North America. It features comprehensive descriptions of GSM's main evolutionary milestones - GPRS, (General Packet Radio Services) is a packet-based wireless communication service that promises data rates from 56 up to 114 Kbps and continuous connection to the Internet for mobile phone and computer users. AMR and EDGE (Enhanced Data GSM Environment), and such...

Assessing the quality of coastal waters is a vital issue for society and managers. Performing a holistic assessment, which incorporates not only physico-chemical but also biological and ecological notions, is a major challenge for scientists. Consequently, the design and implementation of biomonitoring tools has become a major field in applied ecology, resulting in an exacerbate market of biotic indices. In this book, we revise the offer of this market in the field of coastal waters, and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the available tools from the point of view of the users' needs....