Wireless communications and networking / Jon W. Mark and Weihua Zhuang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mark, Jon W.

Contributor:

Zhuang, Weihua.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wireless communication systems.

Physical Description:

xii, 356 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, [2003]

Summary:

Focusing on the fundamentals of wireless communications and networking, this book introduces readers to an overview of the salient features of first and second generation wireless cellular systems, and those perceived for the third generation, with a road map. It identifies the problems that cause information loss in point-to-point signal transmission through the wireless channel, and discusses techniques suitable for minimizing the information loss. With an acceptable transmission quality, the text proceeds to cover wireless communications in a cellular setting, treating the ramifications in terms of capacity maximization, support for multi-user transmissions, mobility management to facilitate user roaming, and global information delivery through wireless/wireline interworking. For individuals beginning their study of electrical and computer engineering.

Contents:

1. Overview of wireless communications and networking

2. Characterization of the wireless channel

3. Bandpass transmission techniques for mobile radio

4. Receiver techniques for fading dispersive channels

5. Fundamentals of cellular communications

6. Multiple access techniques

7. Mobility management in wireless networks

8. Wireless/wireline interworking.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-344) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

0130409057

OCLC:

51236921

Publisher Number:

9780130409058