Wireless Networks & Bluetooth Technology, Telecom & Datacom Systems, Communications Industries, Telecommunications Technology

Wireless Communications

Name: Wireless Communications
Author: Theodore S. Rappaport
ISBN: 9780780311671

by Theodore S. Rappaport

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Overview

Offering a wealth of practical information on the implementation realities of wireless communications, this book also contains up-to-date information on the major wireless communication standards from around the world.

KEY TOPICS: Covers every fundamental aspect of wireless communications, from cellular system design to networking, plus the world-wide standards, including ETACS, GSM, and PDC.

MARKET: For cellular radio engineers and technicians.

Technical introduction to the fastest growing engineering field, cellular radio and wireless personal communication. Combines many disciplines to present principles of design fundamentals, mobile radio propagation, modulation techniques, channel and speech coding, multiple access techniques and networking. Describes and compares existing and proposed world-wide cellular cordless and personal communication systems. Compiles the major wireless standards. Some familiarity with probability, communication theory and electromagnetics is assumed.

About the Author, Theodore S. Rappaport

Theodore S. Rappaport is the James S. Tucker Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and is the Series Editor for the Prentice Hall Communications Engineering and Emerging Technologies Series. In 1990 he founded the Mobile & Portable Radio Research Group at Virginia Tech, one of the first university research and educational programs focused on wireless communications. Rappaport has developed dozens of commercial products now used by major carriers and manufacturers. He has also created fundamental research and teaching materials used in industry short courses and in university classrooms around the globe. His current research focuses on new methods for analyzing and developing wireless broadband and portable Internet access in emerging frequency bands, and on the development, modeling, and practical use of 3-D site-specific propagation techniques for future wireless networks.

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A comprehensive text on wireless technology, for students or practicing engineers who are already familiar with technical concepts such as probability, communication theory, and basic electromagnetics. It covers the design fundamentals of cellular systems, including issues of frequency reuse, channel assignments, radio propagation, and both analog and digital modulation techniques. Speech coding, channel coding, diversity, spread spectrum, and multiple access are also discussed. A separate chapter is devoted to wireless networking, including SS7 and ISDN. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)