Overview

For cellular radio engineers and technicians. The leading book on wireless communications offers a wealth of practical information on the implementation realities of wireless communications. This book also contains up-to-date information on the major wireless communications standards from around the world. Covers every fundamental aspect of wireless communications, from cellular system design to networking, plus world-wide standards, including ETACS, GSM, and PDC. .

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Author:   Theodore S. Rappaport
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Prentice Hall
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.40cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   1.332kg
ISBN:  

9780130422323

ISBN 10:   0130422320
Pages:   736
Publication Date:   11 January 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Wireless Communication Systems. 2. Modern Wireless Communication Systems 3. The Cellular ConceptNSystem Design Fundamentals. 4. Mobile Radio Propagation: Large-Scale Path Loss 5. Mobile Radio Propagation: Small-Scale Fading and Multipath. 6. Modulation Techniques for Mobile Radio. 7. Equalization, Diversity, and Channel Coding. 8. Speech Coding. 9. Multiple Access Techniques for Wireless Communications. 10. Wireless Networking. 11. Wireless Systems and Standards. Appendix A. Trunking Theory. Appendix B. Noise Figure Calculations for Link Budgets. Appendix C. Rate Variance Relationships for Shape Factor Theory Appendix D. Approximate Spatial Autocovariance Function for Shape Factor Theory. Appendix E. Gaussian Approximations for Spread Spectrum CDMA. Appendix F. Q, erf & erfc Functions. Appendix G. Mathematical Tables, Functions, and Transforms. Appendix H. Abbreviations and Acronyms. Appendix I. References. Index.

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THEODORE S. RAPPAPORT is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas, and director of the Wireless Networking and Communications Group (WNCG.org). In 1990, he founded the Mobile and Portable Radio Research Group (MPRG) at Virginia Tech, one of the first university research and educational programs for the wireless communications field. He is the editor or co-editor of four other books on the topic of wireless communications, based on his teaching and research activities at MPRG.

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