wordsmithing

Author: Larry Peterson

intro.rst

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 Chapter 1:  Introduction
 ===========================
 
-Cellular networks, which have a 40-year history that parallels the
+Mobile networks, which have a 40-year history that parallels the
 Internet’s, have undergone significant change. The first two generations
 supported voice and then text, with 3G defining the transition to
 broadband access, supporting data rates measured in hundreds of
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ The 5G mobile network, because it is on an
 evolutionary path and not a point solution, includes standardized
 specifications, a range of implementation choices, and a long list of
 aspirational goals. Because this leaves so much room for interpretation,
-our approach to describing 5G is grounded in two mutually-supportive
+xour approach to describing 5G is grounded in two mutually-supportive
 principles. The first is to apply a *systems lens*, which is to say, we
 explain the sequence of design decisions that lead to a solution rather
 than fall back on enumerating the overwhelming number of acronyms as a

preface.rst

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 The transition to 5G is happening, and unless you’ve been actively
 trying to ignore it, you’ve undoubtedly heard the hype. But if you are
-like 99% of the CS-trained, systems-oriented, cloud-savvy,
-Internet-biased people in the world, the cellular network is
+like 99% of the CS-trained, systems-oriented, Internet-raised,
+cloud-savvy people in the world, the cellular network is
 largely a mystery. You know it’s an important technology used in the
 last mile to connect people to the Internet, but you’ve otherwise
 abstracted it out of your scope-of-concerns. 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ the entire space. It has also been the case that the cellular network
 had been largely hidden inside proprietary devices, which has made it 
 impossible to figure it out for yourself. 
 
-This book is the result of a cellular networking expert teaching a 
+This book is the result of a mobile networking expert teaching a 
 systems person about 5G as we’ve collaborated on an open source 5G 
 implementation. The material has been used to train other software 
 developers, and we are hopeful it will be useful to anyone that wants a