elling unit), 503 advantages/disadvantages of, 60 Measurements, digital, XXX-XXXV applications of, 56-59 Media Access Control (MAC) addresses, 192, 478 characteristics of, 43, 55-56 Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP), 335 new wireless broadband era, 60-61 Media Gateway Controller (Megaco), 332-333 overview of, 54-55 Media gateway (MGW), IMS, 424, 699 RFID, 680-681 Media gateways, 319-321 satellites VS., 63 Media layer, IPT, 318 Middle-earth-orbit (MEO) satellites, 69 Media types. See Transmission media Middle tier, broadband, 428-431 MediaFLO, 710-712 Midspan meet, 123 Medicine, and teleimmersion, 1 Military Megaco (Media Gateway Controller), 332-333 augmented reality innovations, xlviii-xlix MEMS (microelectromechanical system) switches, intelligent robot squad applications, li 467-468 teleimmersion for training, 1 Index MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) antennas overview of, 623-625 HSDPA using, 603 VS. WiBro technology, 626-627 HSOPA using, 605 Mobitex, 585-586 IEEE 802.11n using, 646 Modems OFDM with, 572-574 ADSL, 504 overview of, 558-559 cable. See Cable modems VoWLAN support with, 651 CDPD network service, 583 Ministry of Information and Communication defined, 22 (MIC), 626 DSL, 494 MIS (management information services), 147 EFM standards options for, 482 Mitola radio, 692 modulation and, 154-159 MMW (millimeter wave) technology, 636-638 packet radio networks, 584 Mobile, broadband media options for, 490 PLT, 531 Mobile content, 712-713 RADSL, 508 Mobile embedded devices, xli-xlii Modulation Mobile-Fi (IEEE 802.20), 627-628 categories of, 157-158 Mobile gaming, 703-706 components of, 155-156 Mobile IP devices, 321, 693-695 modems and, 154 Mobile IPv6, 695 multicarrier, 158-159 Mobile Mesh protocol, 655 WiMax standard, 622 Mobile music, 689-690 wireless signal, 560-563 Mobile node, Mobile IP, 694-695 Monomode fiber, 74-76 Mobile phones Moonv6 project, 279-280 chipset, 707 Moore, Gordon, 315 futuristic entertainment on, 401-402 Moore's Law, xxx-xxxi, 314-315 handset revolution, 688-693 Mophun, 705-706