Overview
Wireless communications has recently created thousands of new jobs, many of them currently unfilled. Today, almost any electronic communications device (fax machines, hand-held computers, PDAs, and more) can be wireless.
Wireless Networking has already been hailed as a classic. It covers aspects of wireless networking from both an engineering and end-to-end application perspective. Thus, it addresses topics as diverse as antennas, coding, multiplexing, satellite technology, cellular technology, wireless protocols, and wireless LAN technology in depth.
The text is broken into four logical parts:
- Part 1: Fundamentals of Wireless Networking summarizes wireless fundamentals.
- Part 2: The Wireless Physical Layer covers the engineering of wireless components and the characteristics of the channel to the extent they will be explored.
- Part 3: Cellular Systems and Protocol Perspectives focuses on the specific air interface schemes and protocol elements used to address the problems of a communications system that makes use of wireless networking elements.
- Part 4: Emerging Systems examines four emerging trends in the rapidly changing field of Wireless Networking.
Instructors may wish to obtain a copy of the Instructor's Manual (0-13-092885-2).
Synopsis
Wireless communications has recently created thousands of new jobs, many of them currently unfilled. Today, almost any electronic communications device (fax machines, hand-held computers, PDAs, and more) can be wireless.
Wireless Networking has already been hailed as a classic. It covers aspects of wireless networking from both an engineering and end-to-end application perspective. Thus, it addresses topics as diverse as antennas, coding, multiplexing, satellite technology, cellular technology, wireless protocols, and wireless LAN technology in depth.
The text is broken into four logical parts:
- Part 1: Fundamentals of Wireless Networking summarizes wireless fundamentals.
- Part 2: The Wireless Physical Layer covers the engineering of wireless components and the characteristics of the channel to the extent they will be explored.
- Part 3: Cellular Systems and Protocol Perspectives focuses on the specific air interface schemes and protocol elements used to address the problems of a communications system that makes use of wireless networking elements.
- Part 4: Emerging Systems examines four emerging trends in the rapidly changing field of Wireless Networking.
Instructors may wish to obtain a copy of the Instructor's Manual (0-13-092885-2).
Booknews
For an overview course on the subject, Thurwachter (Purdue U.) touches on the fundamentals of wireless networking, including air interfaces, protocol architectures, and wireless layer protocols; the wireless physical layer, including digital and pulse modulation techniques, error-correcting codes, and antennas; cellular systems and protocol perspectives, covering voice telephony mechanisms and the provision of data services; and emerging systems, with a discussion of where standards are headed and how the Bluetooth specification works. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Editorials
For an overview course on the subject, Thurwachter (Purdue U.) touches on the fundamentals of wireless networking, including air interfaces, protocol architectures, and wireless layer protocols; the wireless physical layer, including digital and pulse modulation techniques, error-correcting codes, and antennas; cellular systems and protocol perspectives, covering voice telephony mechanisms and the provision of data services; and emerging systems, with a discussion of where standards are headed and how the Bluetooth specification works. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)